Revelation 20:7
5 The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years were complete. This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy are those who share 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.
When the thousand years are complete, Satan will be released from his prison,
8 and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore.
9 And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When the thousand years are complete, Satan will be released from his prison,
- KJV
- And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
- WEB
- And after the thousand years, Satan will be released from his prison
- ASV
- And when the thousand years are finished, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
- DARBY
- And when the thousand years have been completed, Satan shall be loosed from his prison,
- BLB
- And when the thousand years should be completed, Satan will be released out of his prison,
- ÅB
- Og når de tusen år er til ende, skal Satan løses av sitt fengsel.
- OTB
- Når de tusen år er avsluttet, skal Satan slippes fri fra sitt fengsel,
- B1930
- Og når de tusen år er til ende, skal Satan løses av sitt fengsel.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 20:2
He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
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