Revelation — Chapter 20

📖 Revelation — Chapter 20 (KJV)

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Red lettering identifies words spoken by Jesus; it is an editorial reading aid. Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.

Revelation 20:1 And ^RI saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

Rev 10:1; Rev 18:1

Revelation 20:2 And ^Rhe laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

Gen 3:15; Isa 27:1

Revelation 20:3 And ^Rcast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

Rev 20:1; Rev 17:8

Revelation 20:4 And I saw ^Rthrones, 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 had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

Dan 7:9,18,22,27; Matt 19:28

Revelation 20:5 But ^Rthe rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

Rev 20:8-9; Rev 19:20-21

Revelation 20:6 ^RBlessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

Rev 20:5; Rev 14:13

Revelation 20:7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

Revelation 20:8 And shall go out ^Rto deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.

Rev 20:3,10

Revelation 20:9 And they ^Rwent up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.

Isa 8:7-8; Ezek 38:9,16

Revelation 20:10 And ^Rthe devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

Rev 20:2-3,8

Revelation 20:11 And ^RI saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

Rev 20:2; Rev 19:11

Revelation 20:12 And ^RI saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

Rev 20:11; Dan 12:2

Revelation 20:13 And ^Rthe sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

John 5:28-29

Revelation 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. ^RThis is the second death.

Rev 20:6; Rev 21:8

Revelation 20:15 And ^Rwhosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Mark 16:16; John 3:18-19,36

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📖 What We’re Reading

Revelation 20:1–6 — Binding, witness, and the first resurrection

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

John sees Satan bound and faithful witnesses reigning with Christ, described in connection with the first resurrection and a thousand years.

Key Truth: Read the stated vision carefully without supplying a speculative timetable.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Revelation 20:7–10 — The final rebellion defeated

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

After Satan's release and deceptive gathering, God ends the rebellion and the devil enters lasting judgment.

Key Truth: Trust God's ultimate defeat of deception.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Revelation 20:11–15 — The great white throne

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The dead stand before the throne and books are opened; death and hell are judged, with the book of life central.

Key Truth: Live with sober awareness of final accountability.

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Related Scripture (KJV)

Daniel 7:10 — Daniel's opened books before judgment offer related imagery.

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How can final accountability encourage honest conduct now?

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