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| 20:1 | And I saw a messenger coming down out of the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain over his hand, |
| 20:2 | and he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is Devil and Adversary, and did bind him a thousand years, |
| 20:3 | and 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. |
| 20:4 | And 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; |
| 20:5 | and the rest of the dead did not live again till the thousand years may be finished; this `is' the first rising again. |
| 20:6 | Happy and holy `is' 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. |
| 20:7 | And when the thousand years may be finished, the Adversary shall be loosed out of his prison, |
| 20:8 | and 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 `is' as the sand of the sea; |
| 20:9 | and 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; |
| 20:10 | and the Devil, who is leading them astray, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where `are' the beast and the false prophet, and they shall be tormented day and night -- to the ages of the ages. |
| 20:11 | And 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; |
| 20:12 | and 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; |
| 20:13 | and 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; |
| 20:14 | and the death and the hades were cast to the lake of the fire -- this `is' the second death; |
| 20:15 | and if any one was not found written in the scroll of the life, he was cast to the lake of the fire. |
| 20:1 | And I sawe an angell come doune from heven havinge the kaye of the bottomlesse pyt and a gret chayne in his honde. |
| 20:2 | And he toke the drago that olde serpet which is the devyll and Satanas and he bounde him a thousand yeares: |
| 20:3 | and cast him into the bottomlesse pit and he bounde him and set a seale on him yt he shuld desceaue the people no moare tyll the .M. yeares were fulfilled. And after yt he muste be loosed for a litell season. |
| 20:4 | And I sawe seattes and they sat apon them and iudgement was geven vnto them: and I sawe the soules of them that were behedded for the witnes of Iesu and for the worde of God: which had not worshypped the best nether his ymage nether had taken his marke vpon their forheddes or on their hondes: and they lyved and raygned with Christ a .M. yere: |
| 20:5 | but the wother of the deed men lyved not agayne vntyll the .M. yere were fynisshed. This is that fyrst resurreccion. |
| 20:6 | Blessed and holy is he that hath parte in the fyrst resurreccion. For on suche shall the seconde deeth have no power for they shalbe the prestes of God and of Christ and shall raygne with him a .M. yere. |
| 20:7 | And when the .M. yeares are experied Satan shalbe lowsed out of his preson |
| 20:8 | and shall goo oute to deceave the people which are in the foure quarters of the erth Gog and Magog to gadder them to gedder to batayle whose nombre is as the sonde of the see: |
| 20:9 | and they went vp on the playne of the erth and compased the tentes of the saynctes about and the beloved cite. And fyre cam doune from God out of heven and devoured them: |
| 20:10 | and the devyll that desceaved them was cast into a lake of fyre and brymstone where the beest and the falce prophet were and shalbe tormented daye and nyght for ever more. |
| 20:11 | And I sawe a grett whyte seate and him that sate on it from whose face fleed awaye both the erth and heave and their place was no more founde. |
| 20:12 | And I sawe the deed both grett and small stonde before God: And the bokes were opened and another boke was opened which is the boke of lyfe and the deed were iudged of thoo thynges which weer wrytten in the bokes accordinge to their dedes: |
| 20:13 | and the see gave vp her deed which were in her and deth and hell delyvered vp the deed which were in them: and they were iudged every man accordinge to his dedes. |
| 20:14 | And deth and hell were cast into the lake of fyre. This is that second deeth. |
| 20:15 | And whosoever was not founde written in the boke of lyfe was cast into the lake of fyre. |
| 20:1 | And I sawe an angell come downe from heauen, hauinge the keye of the bottomlesse pyt, and a gret chayne in his honde. |
| 20:2 | And he toke the dragon that olde serpent (which is the deuell and Satanas) and he bounde him a thousand yeares: |
| 20:3 | and cast him in to the bottomlesse pyt, and he bounde him, and set a seale on him, that he shuld disceaue the people nomoare, tyll the thousand yeares were fulfilled. And after that muste he be lowsed for a littell season. |
| 20:4 | And I sawe seates, and they sat vpon them, and the iudgement was geuen vnto them: and I sawe the soules of them that were beheaded for the witnes of Iesu, and for the worde of God: which had not worshipped the beest, nether his ymage, nether had taken his marke vpon their forheddes or on their hondes: and they lyved and raygned with Christ a .M. years |
| 20:5 | but the other of the deed men lyued not agayne, vntill the thousand yeare were fynisshed. This is that fyrst resurreccion. |
| 20:6 | Blessed and holy is he that hath parte in the fyrst resurreccion. On soch hath the seconde deeth no power, but they shalbe the prestes of God and of Christ, and shall raygne with him a thousand yeare. |
| 20:7 | And when the thousand yeares are expyred, Sathan shalbe lowsed out of his preson, |
| 20:8 | and shal go out to deceaue the people which are in the foure quarters of the earth. Gog and Magog, to gadder them togedder to batayle, whose nombre is as the sonde off the see: |
| 20:9 | and they went vp on the playne of the earth, and compased the tentes of the sayntes aboute, and the beloued cite. And fyre cam doune from God out of heauen, and deuoured them: |
| 20:10 | and the deuell that disceaued them, was cast in to a lake of fyre and brymstone, where the beest and the false prophet were, and shalbe tormented daye and night for euermore. |
| 20:11 | And I sawe a gret whyte seate, and him that sat on it, from whose face fled awaye both the earth and heauen, and their place was nomore founde. |
| 20:12 | And I sawe the deed, both gret and small stonde before God: And the bokes were opened, and another boke was opened, which is (the boke) of life, and the deed were iudged of tho thinges which were wrytten in the bokes accordinge to their dedes: |
| 20:13 | and the see gaue vp her deed, which were in her, and deeth and hell delyuered vp the deed, which were in them: and they were iudged euery man accordynge to his dedes. |
| 20:14 | And deth and hell were cast in to the lake of fyre. This is that second deeth. |
| 20:15 | And whosoeuer was not founde wrytten in the boke off life, was cast in to the lake of fyre. |
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