1 A nd I saw a messenger coming down out of the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain over his hand,

And I saw an angel descending from the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain in his hand.

2 a nd he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is Devil and Adversary, and did bind him a thousand years,

And he laid hold of the dragon, the ancient serpent who is devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

3 a nd he cast him to the abyss, and did shut him up, and put a seal upon him, that he may not lead astray the nations any more, till the thousand years may be finished; and after these it behoveth him to be loosed a little time.

and cast him into the abyss, and shut and sealed over him, that he should not any more deceive the nations until the thousand years were completed; after these things he must be loosed for a little time.

4 A nd I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them, and the souls of those who have been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus, and because of the word of God, and who did not bow before the beast, nor his image, and did not receive the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand, and they did live and reign with Christ the thousand years;

And I saw thrones; and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them; and the souls of those beheaded on account of the testimony of Jesus, and on account of the word of God; and those who had not done homage to the beast nor to his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and hand; and they lived and reigned with the Christ a thousand years:

5 a nd the rest of the dead did not live again till the thousand years may be finished; this the first rising again.

the rest of the dead did not live till the thousand years had been completed. This the first resurrection.

6 H appy and holy he who is having part in the first rising again; over these the second death hath not authority, but they shall be priests of God and of the Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

Blessed and holy he who has part in the first resurrection: over these the second death has no power; but they shall be priests of God and of the Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

7 A nd when the thousand years may be finished, the Adversary shall be loosed out of his prison,

And when the thousand years have been completed, Satan shall be loosed from his prison,

8 a nd he shall go forth to lead the nations astray, that are in the four corners of the earth -- Gog and Magog -- to gather them together to war, of whom the number as the sand of the sea;

and shall go out to deceive the nations which in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the war, whose number as the sand of the sea.

9 a nd they did go up over the breadth of the land, and did surround the camp of the saints, and the beloved city, and there came down fire from God out of the heaven, and devoured them;

And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city: and fire came down out of the heaven and devoured them.

10 a nd the Devil, who is leading them astray, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet, and they shall be tormented day and night -- to the ages of the ages.

And the devil who deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where both the beast and the false prophet; and they shall be tormented day and night for the ages of ages.

11 A nd I saw a great white throne, and Him who is sitting upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven did flee away, and place was not found for them;

And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled, and place was not found for them.

12 a nd I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and scrolls were opened, and another scroll was opened, which is that of the life, and the dead were judged out of the things written in the scrolls -- according to their works;

And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is of life. And the dead were judged out of the things written in the books according to their works.

13 a nd the sea did give up those dead in it, and the death and the hades did give up the dead in them, and they were judged, each one according to their works;

And the sea gave up the dead which in it, and death and hades gave up the dead which in them; and they were judged each according to their works:

14 a nd the death and the hades were cast to the lake of the fire -- this the second death;

and death and hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.

15 a nd if any one was not found written in the scroll of the life, he was cast to the lake of the fire.

And if any one was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.