Revelation 20 | English Standard Version

English Standard Version

The Thousand Years

1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit^[1] and a great chain. (Re 1:18; Re 9:1) 2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, (2Pe 2:4; Jud 1:6; Re 12:9) 3 and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while. (Da 6:17; Mt 27:66; Re 20:1; Re 20:8; Re 20:10)

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4 Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. (Ps 45:16; Da 7:9; Da 7:18; Da 7:22; Mt 19:28; Mt 20:21; Mt 20:27; Joh 14:19; 2Ti 2:11; 2Ti 2:12; Re 3:21; Re 5:10; Re 6:9; Re 13:12; Re 13:14; Re 20:6; Re 22:5)

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5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years. (Re 1:6; Re 2:11; Re 14:13; Re 20:4; Re 20:14; Re 21:8)

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The Defeat of Satan

7 And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison (Re 20:2) 8 and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea. (Eze 38:2; Eze 39:1; Re 16:14; Re 20:3; Re 20:10)

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9 And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven^[2] and consumed them, (Ps 132:13; Isa 8:8; Eze 38:9; Eze 38:16; Hab 1:6; Heb 13:11; Heb 13:13; Re 13:13)

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10 and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. (Re 16:13; Re 19:20; Re 20:3; Re 20:8)

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Judgment Before the Great White Throne

11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. (Ps 102:26; Da 2:35; Re 12:8) 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. (Da 7:10; Mt 16:27; Ro 14:10; 2Co 5:10; Re 3:5; Re 11:18)

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13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. (Re 6:8; Re 20:12) 14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. (Lu 20:36; 1Co 15:26; Re 20:6; Re 20:13; Re 21:4)

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15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. (Mt 13:42; Mt 13:50)

الكتاب المقدس

الألف سنة

1 ثُمَّ رَأَيْتُ مَلاكاً نَازِلاً مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، وَبِيَدِهِ مِفْتَاحُ الْهَاوِيَةِ وَسِلْسِلَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ 2 قَيَّدَ بِها التِّنِّينَ، أَيِ الْحَيَّةَ الْقَدِيمَةَ، وَهُوَ إِبْلِيسُ أَوِ الشَّيْطَانُ، وَسَجَنَهُ مُدَّةَ أَلْفِ سَنَةٍ، 3 وَطَرَحَهُ فِي الْهَاوِيَةِ وَأَغْلَقَهَا عَلَيْهِ، وَخَتَمَهَا، حَتَّى يَكُفَّ عَنْ تَضْلِيلِ الأُمَمِ، إِلَى أَنْ تَنْقَضِيَ الأَلْفُ سَنَةٍ. وَلَكِنْ لابُدَّ مِنْ إِطْلاقِهِ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ لِمُدَّةٍ قَصِيرَةٍ. 4 ثُمَّ رَأَيْتُ عُرُوشاً مُنِحَ الْجَالِسُونَ عَلَيْهَا حَقَّ الْقَضَاءِ. وَرَأَيْتُ نُفُوسَ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ الشَّهَادَةِ لِيَسُوعَ وَفِي سَبِيلِ كَلِمَةِ اللهِ، وَالَّذِينَ رَفَضُوا أَنْ يَسْجُدُوا لِلْوَحْشِ وَلِتِمْثَالِهِ، وَالَّذِينَ رَفَضُوا عَلامَتَهُ عَلَى أَيْدِيهِمْ وَجِبَاهِهِمْ، وَقَدْ عَادُوا إِلَى الْحَيَاةِ، وَمَلَكُوا مَعَ الْمَسِيحِ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ. 5 هَذِهِ هِيَ الْقِيَامَةُ الأُولَى. أَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ الأَمْوَاتِ فَلا يَعُودُونَ إِلَى الْحَيَاةِ حَتَّى تَنْقَضِيَ الأَلْفُ سَنَةٍ. 6 مَا أَسْعَدَ وَأَقْدَسَ مَنْ كَانَ لَهُمْ نَصِيبٌ فِي الْقِيَامَةِ الأُولَى! لَنْ يَكُونَ لِلْمَوْتِ الثَّانِي سُلْطَةٌ عَلَيْهِمْ، بَلْ يَكُونُونَ كَهَنَةً لِلهِ وَالْمَسِيحِ، وَيَمْلِكُونَ مَعَهُ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ.

دينونة الشيطان

7 فَحِينَ تَنْقَضِي الأَلْفُ سَنَةٍ، يُطْلَقُ الشَّيْطَانُ مِنْ سِجْنِهِ، 8 فَيَخْرُجُ لِيُضَلِّلَ الأُمَمَ فِي زَوَايَا الأَرْضِ الأَرْبَعِ، جُوجَ وَمَاجُوجَ، وَيَجْمَعُهُمْ لِلْقِتَالِ، وَعَدَدُهُمْ كَثِيرٌ جِدّاً كَرَمْلِ الْبَحْرِ! 9 فَيَصْعَدُونَ عَلَى سُهُولِ الأَرْضِ الْعَرِيضَةِ، وَيُحَاصِرُونَ مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبٍ مُعَسْكَرَ الْقِدِّيسِينَ وَالْمَدِينَةَ الْمَحْبُوبَةَ، وَلَكِنَّ نَاراً مِنَ السَّمَاءِ تَنْزِلُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَتَلْتَهِمُهُمْ. 10 ثُمَّ يُطْرَحُ إِبْلِيسُ الَّذِي كَانَ يُضَلِّلُهُمْ، فِي بُحَيْرَةِ النَّارِ وَالْكِبْرِيتِ، حَيْثُ الْوَحْشُ وَالنَّبِيُّ الدَّجَّالُ. هُنَاكَ سَوْفَ يُعَذَّبُونَ نَهَاراً وَلَيْلاً، إِلَى أَبَدِ الآبِدِينَ.

دينونة الأموات

11 ثُمَّ رَأَيْتُ عَرْشاً عَظِيماً أَبْيَضَ هَرَبَتِ السَّمَاءُ وَالأَرْضُ مِنْ أَمَامِ الْجَالِسِ عَلَيْهِ، فَلَمْ يَبْقَ لَهُمَا مَكَانٌ. 12 وَرَأَيْتُ الأَمْوَاتَ، كِبَاراً وَصِغَاراً، وَاقِفِينَ قُدَّامَ الْعَرْشِ. وَفُتِحَتِ الْكُتُبُ، ثُمَّ فُتِحَ كِتَابٌ آخَرُ هُوَ سِجِلُّ الْحَيَاةِ، وَدِينَ الأَمْوَاتُ بِحَسَبِ مَا هُوَ مُدَوَّنٌ فِي تِلْكَ الْكُتُبِ، كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ حَسَبَ أَعْمَالِهِ. 13 وَسَلَّمَ الْبَحْرُ مَنْ فِيهِ مِنَ الأَمْوَاتِ، وَسَلَّمَ الْمَوْتُ وَهَاوِيَةُ الْمَوْتَى الأَمْوَاتَ الَّذِينَ فِيهِمَا، وَحُكِمَ عَلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ بِحَسَبِ أَعْمَالِهِ. 14 وَطُرِحَ الْمَوْتُ وَهَاوِيَةُ الْمَوْتَى فِي بُحَيْرَةِ النَّارِ، هَذَا هُوَ الْمَوْتُ الثَّانِي. 15 وَكُلُّ مَنْ لَمْ يُوْجَد اسْمُهُ مَكْتُوباً فِي سِجِلِّ الْحَيَاةِ طُرِحَ فِي بُحَيْرَةِ النَّارِ!