Revelation 20 – NIV & CCBT

New International Version

Revelation 20:1-15

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.

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)

啟示錄 20:1-15

捆綁魔鬼一千年

1我又看見一位天使從天而降,手裡拿著無底坑的鑰匙和一條大鎖鏈。 2他捉住巨龍,就是那古蛇——魔鬼,又名撒旦,將牠捆綁一千年。 3他把牠扔進無底坑裡關起來,加上封印,使牠不能再欺騙各國的人。一千年期滿後,牠會暫時被釋放。

同掌王權一千年

4我看見許多寶座,上面坐著的人得到了審判的權柄。他們是為基督做見證、為了上帝的道而被斬首之人的靈魂。他們沒有拜獸和獸像,額上或手上也沒有蓋獸印。他們都一同復活,與基督同掌王權一千年。 5這是第一次的復活。其餘已死的人要等到那一千年過去後,才會復活。 6在第一次復活的時候復活的人是有福的,是聖潔的,他們不在第二次死亡的權勢之下。他們必作上帝和基督的祭司,與祂共掌王權一千年。

魔鬼的最終下場

7那一千年過後,撒旦會從被監禁的地方得到釋放。 8牠會再度欺騙天下各國,就是歌革瑪各,叫他們召集軍隊準備打仗,軍隊的數目多如海沙。 9他們傾巢而出,佈滿大地,將聖徒的陣營和上帝所愛的城團團圍住。那時烈火從天而降,燒滅了他們。 10那欺騙他們的魔鬼被扔進了怪獸和假先知所待的硫磺火湖中,在那裡晝夜受苦,直到永永遠遠!

最後的審判

11我又看見一個白色的大寶座和坐在上面的那位。在祂面前,天地都逃避了,消失得無影無蹤。 12我又看見死去的人,不論尊卑老少,都站在寶座前面。案卷都展開了,另有一卷,就是生命冊也打開了。死去的人都要憑案卷中有關他們行為的記錄受審判。 13海洋、死亡和陰間都交出了它們裡面的死人,使他們按著各人的行為受審判。 14之後,死亡和陰間也被扔進火湖裡,這火湖就是第二次的死。 15名字沒有記在生命冊上的都要被扔進火湖裡。