1Vi descer dos céus um anjo que trazia na mão a chave do Abismo e uma grande corrente.2Ele prendeu o dragão, a antiga serpente, que é o Diabo, Satanás, e o acorrentou por mil anos;3lançou-o no Abismo, fechou-o e pôs um selo sobre ele, para assim impedi-lo de enganar as nações, até que terminassem os mil anos. Depois disso, é necessário que ele seja solto por um pouco de tempo.4Vi tronos em que se assentaram aqueles a quem havia sido dada autoridade para julgar. Vi as almas dos que foram decapitados por causa do testemunho de Jesus e da palavra de Deus. Eles não tinham adorado a besta nem a sua imagem, e não tinham recebido a sua marca na testa nem nas mãos. Eles ressuscitaram e reinaram com Cristo durante mil anos.5(O restante dos mortos não voltou a viver até se completarem os mil anos.) Esta é a primeira ressurreição.6Felizes e santos os que participam da primeira ressurreição! A segunda morte não tem poder sobre eles; serão sacerdotes de Deus e de Cristo e reinarão com ele durante mil anos.
A Destruição de Satanás
7Quando terminarem os mil anos, Satanás será solto da sua prisão8e sairá para enganar as nações que estão nos quatro cantos da terra, Gogue e Magogue, a fim de reuni-las para a batalha. Seu número é como a areia do mar.9As nações marcharam por toda a superfície da terra e cercaram o acampamento dos santos, a cidade amada; mas um fogo desceu do céu e as devorou.10O Diabo, que as enganava, foi lançado no lago de fogo que arde com enxofre, onde já haviam sido lançados a besta e o falso profeta. Eles serão atormentados dia e noite, para todo o sempre.
Os Mortos São Julgados
11Depois vi um grande trono branco e aquele que nele estava assentado. A terra e o céu fugiram da sua presença, e não se encontrou lugar para eles.12Vi também os mortos, grandes e pequenos, em pé diante do trono, e livros foram abertos. Outro livro foi aberto, o livro da vida. Os mortos foram julgados de acordo com o que tinham feito, segundo o que estava registrado nos livros.13O mar entregou os mortos que nele havia, e a morte e o Hades[1] entregaram os mortos que neles havia; e cada um foi julgado de acordo com o que tinha feito.14Então a morte e o Hades foram lançados no lago de fogo. O lago de fogo é a segunda morte.15Aqueles cujos nomes não foram encontrados no livro da vida foram lançados no lago de fogo.
1Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit[1] and a great chain. (Ap 1:18; Ap 9:1)2And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, (2 Pe 2:4; Jd 1:6; Ap 12:9)3and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while. (Dn 6:17; Mt 27:66; Ap 20:1; Ap 20:8; Ap 20:10)4Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and 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 for a thousand years. (Sl 45:16; Dn 7:9; Dn 7:18; Dn 7:22; Mt 19:28; Mt 20:21; Mt 20:27; Jo 14:19; 2 Tm 2:11; 2 Tm 2:12; Ap 3:21; Ap 5:10; Ap 6:9; Ap 13:12; Ap 13:14; Ap 20:6; Ap 22:5)5The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection.6Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years. (Ap 1:6; Ap 2:11; Ap 14:13; Ap 20:4; Ap 20:14; Ap 21:8)
The Defeat of Satan
7And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison (Ap 20:2)8and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea. (Ez 38:2; Ez 39:1; Ap 16:14; Ap 20:3; Ap 20:10)9And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven[2] and consumed them, (Sl 132:13; Is 8:8; Ez 38:9; Ez 38:16; Hc 1:6; Hb 13:11; Hb 13:13; Ap 13:13)10and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. (Ap 16:13; Ap 19:20; Ap 20:3; Ap 20:8)
Judgment Before the Great White Throne
11Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. (Sl 102:26; Dn 2:35; Ap 12:8)12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. (Dn 7:10; Mt 16:27; Rm 14:10; 2 Co 5:10; Ap 3:5; Ap 11:18)13And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. (Ap 6:8; Ap 20:12)14Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. (Lc 20:36; 1 Co 15:26; Ap 20:6; Ap 20:13; Ap 21:4)15And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. (Mt 13:42; Mt 13:50)