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Revelation 20

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Revelation 20 . 1

1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.IPIsaiah 24:21-22CRevelation 19:19-20:10TOSKRevelation 20:1TTScapegoat (Removal of Sins)

Revelation 20 . 2

2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.IPGenesis 3:15CRevelation 19:19-20:10TOSKRevelation 20:2

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3 And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.CRevelation 19:19-20:10TOSKRevelation 20:3

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4 Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their 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 hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.IPDaniel 7:9-11CRevelation 19:19-20:10TOSKRevelation 20:4

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5 The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years were complete. This is the first resurrection.CRevelation 19:19-20:10TOSKRevelation 20:5

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6 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with Him for a thousand years.IPExodus 19:6CRevelation 19:19-20:10TOSKRevelation 20:6TTKingdom of Priests and Holy Nation

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7 When the thousand years are complete, Satan will be released from his prison,CRevelation 19:19-20:10TOSKRevelation 20:7

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8 and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore.IPEzekiel 38:2-8CRevelation 19:19-20:10TOSKRevelation 20:8

Revelation 20 . 9

9 And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.IP2 Kings 1:10-14CRevelation 19:19-20:10TOSKRevelation 20:9TTFire from Heaven (Divine Acceptance and Judgment)

Revelation 20 . 10

10 And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.CRevelation 19:19-20:10TOSKRevelation 20:10TTFalse Prophets (Way of Cain) Cain (Seed of Serpent) Conquest of Canaan (Victory in Christ)LTDivine Warrior

Revelation 20 . 11

11 Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.IPDaniel 7:9CRevelation 20:11-21:1TOSKRevelation 20:11TTBook of Life (God's Record of the Elect)LTJustice and Mercy

Revelation 20 . 12

12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.IPDaniel 12:1-2CRevelation 20:11-21:1TOSKRevelation 20:12TTCensus Ransom (Royal Accountability)

Revelation 20 . 13

13 The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.CRevelation 20:11-21:1TOSKRevelation 20:13

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14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire.CRevelation 20:11-21:1TOSKRevelation 20:14

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15 And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.CRevelation 20:11-21:1TOSKRevelation 20:15TTEsau (The Profane Person)

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