Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Revelation 20

66 catchwords754 parallels

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Revelation 20 . 1 , Satan bound for a thousand years; Revelation 20 . 6 , The first resurrection; they blessed that have part therein; Revelation 20 . 7 , Satan let loose again; Revelation 20 . 8 , Gog and Magog; Revelation 20 . 10 , The devils cast into the lake of fire and brimstone; Revelation 20 . 12 , The last and general resurrection.

Revelation 20:1

Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.

Revelation 20:1 · BSB

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Revelation 20:2

He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

Revelation 20:2 · BSB

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Revelation 20:3

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.

Revelation 20:3 · BSB

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Revelation 20:4

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.

Revelation 20:4 · BSB

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Revelation 20:5

The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years were complete. This is the first resurrection.

Revelation 20:5 · BSB

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Revelation 20:6

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.

Revelation 20:6 · BSB

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Revelation 20:7

When the thousand years are complete, Satan will be released from his prison,

Revelation 20:7 · BSB

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Revelation 20:8

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.

Revelation 20:8 · BSB

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Revelation 20:9

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.

Revelation 20:9 · BSB

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Revelation 20:10

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.

Revelation 20:10 · BSB

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Revelation 20:11

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.

Revelation 20:11 · BSB

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Revelation 20:12

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.

Revelation 20:12 · BSB

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Revelation 20:13

The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.

Revelation 20:13 · BSB

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Revelation 20:14

Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire.

Revelation 20:14 · BSB

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Revelation 20:15

And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

Revelation 20:15 · BSB

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web21 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Revelation 20:1-10 → Genesis 3:15, Revelation 20:1-3 → Isaiah 24:21-22, Revelation 20:11 → Daniel 7:9, Revelation 20:12 → Daniel 12:1-2, Revelation 20:4 → Daniel 7:9-11, Revelation 20:8 → Ezekiel 38:2-8, Revelation 20:9-10 → 2 Kings 1:10-14
Echoes Revelation 20:6 → Exodus 19:6
Trajectories
Book of Life (God's Record of the Elect), Cain (Seed of Serpent), Census Ransom (Royal Accountability), Conquest of Canaan (Victory in Christ), Esau (The Profane Person), False Prophets (Way of Cain), Fire from Heaven (Divine Acceptance and Judgment), Kingdom of Priests and Holy Nation, Scapegoat (Removal of Sins)
Longitudinal Themes
Divine Warrior, Justice and Mercy
Chiasms
Shaped Revelation 19:19–20:10, Revelation 20:11–21:1
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