Revelation 20:1
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Reve 20:1
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Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
Reve 20:2
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And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;
Reve 20:3
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and he threw him into the abyss, and shut {it} and sealed {it} over him, so that he would not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were completed; after these things he must be released for a short time.
Reve 20:4
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Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. And I {saw} the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
Reve 20:5
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The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. This is the first resurrection.
Reve 20:6
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Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.
Reve 20:7
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When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison,
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