The Thousand Years
1And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. 2He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.
4I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They20:4 Or God; I also saw those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5(The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. 6Blessed 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.
The Judgment of Satan
7When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison 8and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—and to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore. 9They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God’s people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them. 10And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
The Judgment of the Dead
11Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. 14Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.
Ang 1,000 Taon
1Pagkatapos nito, may nakita akong anghel na bumababa mula sa langit. May hawak siyang susi ng kailaliman, at may malaki siyang kadena. 2Dinakip niya ang dragon – ang ahas noong unang panahon na tinatawag na diyablo o Satanas – at saka iginapos ng kadena sa loob ng 1,000 taon. 3Inihulog siya ng anghel sa kailaliman, saka isinara at sinusian, at tinatakan pa ang pintuan nito upang walang mangahas na magbukas. Ikinulong siya upang hindi makapandaya ng mga tao sa ibaʼt ibang bansa sa loob ng 1,000 taon. Pero pagkatapos ng 1,000 taon, pakakawalan siya sa loob ng maikling panahon.
4Pagkatapos, may nakita akong mga trono, at ang mga nakaupo roon ay binigyan ng karapatang humatol. Nakita ko rin ang kaluluwa ng mga taong pinugutan ng ulo dahil sa pangangaral nila tungkol kay Jesus at dahil sa pagpapahayag nila ng salita ng Dios. Ang mga ito ay hindi sumamba sa halimaw o sa imahen nito, at hindi tumanggap ng tatak nito sa noo o kanang kamay nila. Binuhay sila at binigyan ng karapatang maghari na kasama ni Cristo sa loob ng 1,000 taon. 5Ito ang unang pagkabuhay ng mga patay. (Ang ibang mga patay ay saka lang bubuhayin pagkatapos ng 1,000 taon.) 6Mapalad at banal ang mga kabilang sa unang pagkabuhay ng mga patay. Walang kapangyarihan sa kanila ang ikalawang kamatayan. Magiging mga pari sila ng Dios at ni Cristo, at maghaharing kasama niya sa loob ng 1,000 taon.
Ang Pagkatalo ni Satanas
7Pagkatapos ng 1,000 taon, pakakawalan si Satanas mula sa kanyang bilangguan. 8Lalabas siya at dadayain ang mga bansa sa buong mundo, na tatawaging Gog at Magog. Titipunin sila ni Satanas at isasama sa pakikipagdigma sa mga mananampalataya. At ang matitipon niyang mga sundalo ay kasindami ng buhangin sa tabing-dagat na hindi kayang bilangin. 9Kakalat sila sa buong mundo, at paliligiran nila ang kampo ng mga banal at ang pinakamamahal na lungsod. Pero pauulanan sila ng Dios ng apoy mula sa langit at mamamatay silang lahat. 10At si Satanas na dumaya sa kanila ay itatapon sa lawang apoy at asupre, na siya ring pinagtapunan ng halimaw at ng huwad at sinungaling na propeta. Magkakasama silang parurusahan at pahihirapan araw-gabi, magpakailanman.
Ang Huling Paghatol
11Pagkatapos, nakita ko ang malaki at puting trono at ang nakaupo roon. Ang langit at ang lupa ay biglang naglaho at hindi na nakita. 12At nakita ko ang mga namatay, tanyag at hindi, na nakatayo sa harap ng trono. Binuksan ang mga aklat, pati na ang aklat na listahan ng mga taong binigyan ng buhay na walang hanggan. At ang bawat isa sa kanila ay hinatulan ayon sa ginawa nila na nakasulat sa mga aklat na iyon. 13Kahit sa dagat sila namatay o sa lupa, naglabasan sila mula sa lugar ng mga patay. At hinatulan ang lahat ayon sa mga ginawa nila. 14-15At ang sinumang hindi nakasulat ang pangalan sa aklat na listahan ng mga taong binigyan ng buhay na walang hanggan ay itinapon sa lawang apoy. Pagkatapos, itinapon din doon ang kamatayan at ang Hades.20:14-15 Hades: Ang ibig sabihin, lugar ng mga patay. Ang parusang ito sa lawang apoy ay ang ikalawang kamatayan.
