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,

Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding 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 serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for 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 he threw him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he would not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were completed; after these things he must be released for a short 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;

Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for 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 come to life until the thousand years were completed. This is 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 is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years. Satan Freed, Doomed

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

When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released 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 will come out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together for the war; the number of them is like the sand of the seashore.

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 came up on the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, and fire came down from 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 thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. Judgment at the Throne of God

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;

Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was 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, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds.

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 were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds.

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

Then death and Hades were thrown 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 anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.