The Thousand Years

201 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven , holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand . 2 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 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 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 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed . This is the first resurrection . 6 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 . 7 When the thousand years are completed , Satan will be released from his prison , 8 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 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 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 .

The Judgment at the Great White Throne

11 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 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 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 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire . This is the second death , the lake of fire . 15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life , he was thrown into the lake of fire .

The Message to Sardis

31 "To the angel of the church in Sardis write : He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars , says this : ' I know your deeds , that you have a name that you are alive , but you are dead . 2 'Wake up, and strengthen the things that remain , which were about to die ; for I have not found your deeds completed in the sight of My God . 3 'So remember what you have received and heard ; and keep it, and repent . Therefore if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief , and you will not know at what hour I will come to you. 4 'But you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments ; and they will walk with Me in white , for they are worthy . 5 ' He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments ; and I will not erase his name from the book of life , and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels . 6 ' He who has an ear , let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches .'

The Message to Philadelphia

7 "And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write : He who is holy , who is true , who has the key of David , who opens and no one will shut , and who shuts and no one opens , says this : 8 ' I know your deeds . Behold , I have put before you an open door which no one can shut , because you have a little power , and have kept My word , and have not denied My name . 9 'Behold , I will cause those of the synagogue of Satan , who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie -I will make them come and bow down at your feet , and make them know that I have loved you. 10 'Because you have kept the word of My perseverance , I also will keep you from the hour of testing , that hour which is about to come upon the whole world , to test those who dwell on the earth . 11 ' I am coming quickly ; hold fast what you have , so that no one will take your crown . 12 ' He who overcomes , I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God , and he will not go out from it anymore ; and I will write on him the name of My God , and the name of the city of My God , the new Jerusalem , which comes down out of heaven from My God , and My new name . 13 ' He who has an ear , let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches .'

The Message to Laodicea

14 "To the angel of the church in Laodicea write : The Amen , the faithful and true Witness , the Beginning of the creation of God , says this : 15 ' I know your deeds , that you are neither cold nor hot ; I wish that you were cold or hot . 16 'So because you are lukewarm , and neither hot nor cold , I will spit you out of My mouth . 17 'Because you say , " I am rich , and have become wealthy , and have need of nothing ," and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked , 18 I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich , and white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed ; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see . 19 ' Those whom I love , I reprove and discipline ; therefore be zealous and repent . 20 'Behold , I stand at the door and knock ; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door , I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me. 21 ' He who overcomes , I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne , as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne . 22 ' He who has an ear , let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches .' "