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[1]AndI saw an Angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand.
[2]Andhe took the dragon that old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, and he bound him a thousand years,
[3]Andcast him into the bottomless pit, and he shut him up, and sealed the door upon him, that he should deceive the people no more, till the thousand years were fulfilled: for after that he must be loosed for a little season.
[4]AndI saw seats: and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them, and I saw the souls of them, that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which did not worship the beast, neither his image, neither had taken his mark upon their foreheads, or on their hands: and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand year.
[5]Butthe rest of the dead men shall not live again, until the thousand years be finished: this is the first resurrection.
[6]Blessedand holy is he, that hath part in the first resurrection: for on such the second death hath no power: but they shall be the Priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand year.
[7]Andwhen the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
[8]Andshall go out to deceive the people, which are in the four quarters of the earth: even Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is, as the sand of the sea.
[9]Andthey went up into the plain of the earth, which compassed the tents of the Saints about, and the beloved city: but fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
[10]Andthe devil that deceived them, was cast into a lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet shall be tormented even day and night forevermore.
[11]AndI saw a great white throne, and one that sat on it, from whose face fled away both the earth and heaven, and their place was no more found.
[12]AndI saw the dead, both great and small stand before God: and the books were opened, and another book was opened, which is the book of life, and the dead were judged of those things, which were written in the books, according to their works.
[13]Andthe sea gave up her dead, which were in her, and death and hell delivered up the dead, which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
[14]Anddeath and hell were cast into the lake of fire: this is the second death.
[15]Andwhosoever was not found written in the book of life, was cast into the lake of fire.
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