Revelation

The Great Millennium

Then, an angel came down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a large chain.

He seized the monster, the ancient serpent, specifically Satan or the Devil, and tied it up for a thousand years. 

He threw it into the abyss and closed its gate with the key, then secured it with locks, so it might not deceive the nations in the future until the thousand years are over. Afterward, it will be released for a short time.

There were thrones, and those seated on them were the ones with the authority to judge. I then saw the spirits of those who had been beheaded because they held the teachings of Jesus and the word of God. I saw all those who refused to worship the beast, its image, or receive its mark on their forehead or hand. They came back to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. 

The rest of the dead will not come back to life until the thousand years are over. This is the first resurrection. 

Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection, for the second death has no power over them; they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years. 

At the end of these thousand years, Satan will be released from his prison; 

then, he will go out to deceive the nations at the four corners of the earth, namely Gog and Magog, and gather them for war. What a multitude, so numerous, like the sand on the seashore! 

They invaded the land and surrounded the camp of the saints, the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and consumed them. 

And the Devil, the deceiver, was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet already are. Their torment will last day and night, forever and ever.

The Judgment

After that, I saw a magnificent throne and the one seated upon it. Suddenly, heaven and earth vanished, leaving no trace.

I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before the throne, while books were opened. Another book, the book of life, was also opened. Then the dead were judged based on the records of these books, each according to their deeds. 

The sea gave up the dead it had kept, along with death and the netherworld, so that everyone could be judged by their actions. 

Then death and the netherworld were cast into the lake of fire. This lake of fire is called the second death. 

All those not recorded in the book of life were thrown into the fiery pit.