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I saw an Angel descending out of Heaven. He carried the key to the Abyss and a chain--a huge chain.

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And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain.

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Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

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Then I saw an angel come down from heaven with the key to the bottomless pit and a heavy chain in his hand.

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He grabbed the Dragon, that old Snake--the very Devil, Satan himself!-chained him up for a thousand years,

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He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

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He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;

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He seized the dragon--that old serpent, the Devil, Satan--and bound him in chains for a thousand years.

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dumped him into the Abyss, slammed it shut and sealed it tight. No more trouble out of him, deceiving the nations--until the thousand years are up. After that he has to be let loose briefly.

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He 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.

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and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while.

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The angel threw him into the bottomless pit, which he then shut and locked so Satan could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were finished. Afterward he would be released again for a little while.

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I saw thrones. Those put in charge of judgment sat on the thrones. I also saw the souls of those beheaded because of their witness to Jesus and the Word of God, who refused to worship either the Beast or his image, refused to take his mark on forehead or hand--they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years!

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I 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 for Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

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And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

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Then I saw thrones, and the people sitting on them had been given the authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony about Jesus, for proclaiming the word of God. And I saw the souls of those who had not worshiped the beast or his statue, nor accepted his mark on their forehead or their hands. They came to life again, and they reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

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The rest of the dead did not live until the thousand years were up. This is the first resurrection--

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(The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection.

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But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

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This is the first resurrection. (The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years had ended.)

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and those involved most blessed, most holy. No second death for them! They're priests of God and Christ; they'll reign with him a thousand years.

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Blessed and holy are those who have part 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.

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Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.

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Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. For them the second death holds no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him a thousand years.

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When the thousand years are up, Satan will be let loose from his cell,

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When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison

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Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison

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When the thousand years end, Satan will be let out of his prison.

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and will launch again his old work of deceiving the nations, searching out victims in every nook and cranny of earth, even Gog and Magog! He'll talk them into going to war and will gather a huge army, millions strong.

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and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth--Gog and Magog--to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore.

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and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea.

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He will go out to deceive the nations from every corner of the earth, which are called Gog and Magog. He will gather them together for battle--a mighty host, as numberless as sand along the shore.

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They'll stream across the earth, surround and lay siege to the camp of God's holy people, the Beloved City. They'll no sooner get there than fire will pour out of Heaven and burn them up.

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They 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.

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They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them.

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And I saw them as they went up on the broad plain of the earth and surrounded God's people and the beloved city. But fire from heaven came down on the attacking armies and consumed them.

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The Devil who deceived them will be hurled into Lake Fire and Brimstone, joining the Beast and False Prophet, the three in torment around the clock for ages without end.

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And 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.

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The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

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Then the Devil, who betrayed them, was thrown into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur, joining the beast and the false prophet. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

Rev.20.11

I saw a Great White Throne and the One Enthroned. Nothing could stand before or against the Presence, nothing in Heaven, nothing on earth.

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Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them.

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Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them.

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And I saw a great white throne, and I saw the one who was sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide.

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And then I saw all the dead, great and small, standing there--before the Throne! And books were opened. Then another book was opened: the Book of Life. The dead were judged by what was written in the books, by the way they had lived.

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And 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.

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And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books.

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I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God's throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to the things written in the books, according to what they had done.

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Sea released its dead, Death and Hell turned in their dead. Each man and woman was judged by the way he or she had lived.

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The 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 he had done.

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The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works.

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The sea gave up the dead in it, and death and the grave gave up the dead in them. They were all judged according to their deeds.

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Then Death and Hell were hurled into Lake Fire. This is the second death--Lake Fire.

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Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death.

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Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

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And death and the grave were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death--the lake of fire.

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Anyone whose name was not found inscribed in the Book of Life was hurled into Lake Fire.

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If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

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And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.

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And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.