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written, which no man knoweth but himself. Chapter 20
13 And he was clothed with a garment sprin-
kled with blood; and his name is called, THE And I saw an angel coming down from heaven,
WORD OF GOD. having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great
chain in his hand.
14 And the armies that are in heaven followed
2 And he laid hold on the dragon the old ser-
him on white horses, clothed in fine linen, white
pent, which is the devil and Satan, and bound
and clean.
him for a thousand years.
15 And out of his mouth proceedeth a sharp
3 And he cast him into the bottomless pit,
two edged sword; that with it he may strike the
and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that
nations. And he shall rule them with a rod of
he should no more seduce the nations, till the
iron; and he treadeth the winepress of the fierce-
thousand years be finished. And after that, he
ness of the wrath of God the Almighty.
must be loosed a little time.
16 And he hath on his garment, and on his
4 And I saw seats; and they sat upon them;
thigh written: KING OF KINGS, AND LORD
and judgment was given unto them; and the
OF LORDS.
souls of them that were beheaded for the tes-
17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun,
timony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and
and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the
who had not adored the beast nor his image,
birds that did fly through the midst of heaven:
nor received his character on their foreheads, or
Come, gather yourselves together to the great
in their hands; and they lived and reigned with
supper of God:
Christ a thousand years.
18 That you may eat the flesh of kings, and 5 The rest of the dead lived not, till the thou-
the flesh of tribunes, and the flesh of mighty men, sand years were finished. This is the first resur-
and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on rection.
them, and the flesh of all freemen and bondmen, 6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the
and of little and of great. first resurrection. In these the second death hath
19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of no power; but they shall be priests of God and
the earth, and their armies gathered together to of Christ; and shall reign with him a thousand
make war with him that sat upon the horse, and years.
with his army. 7 And when the thousand years shall be fin-
20 And the beast was taken, and with him ished, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, and
the false prophet, who wrought signs before him, shall go forth, and seduce the nations, which are
wherewith he seduced them who received the over the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and
character of the beast, and who adored his im- Magog, and shall gather them together to bat-
age. These two were cast alive into the pool of tle, the number of whom is as the sand of the
fire, burning with brimstone. sea.
21 And the rest were slain by the sword of him 8 And they came upon the breadth of the
that sitteth upon the horse, which proceedeth earth, and encompassed the camp of the saints,
out of his mouth; and all the birds were filled and the beloved city.
with their flesh. 9 And there came down fire from God out of