1 The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.
4 John,
To the seven churches in the province of Asia:
Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, 6 and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.
7 “Look, he is coming with the clouds,”
and “every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him”;
and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.”
So shall it be! Amen.
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
9 I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.10 On the Lord’s Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, 11 which said: “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.”
12 I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 and among the lampstands was someone like a son of man,[d] dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. 14 The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. 15 His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. 16 In his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. His face was like the sunshining in all its brilliance.
17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. 18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.
19 “Write, therefore, what you have seen, what is now and what will take place later. 20 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
Revelation 20:1-15
The Thousand Years
1 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3 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.
4 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 about Jesus and because of the word of God. They 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 a thousand years. 5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) 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.
7 When the thousand years are over, 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—and to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore. 9 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. 10 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.
11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12 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. 13 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 they had done. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.
When Jesus comes to earth for the Second Advent, He will bring judgement...It will be perfect justice, because He is perfect...When St. John saw Him to write the Revelations, he fell at His feet as though he was dead...Then he placed His right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last...I AM the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I AM Alive for ever and ever!...And I hold the keys of death and Hades...
Jesus is the firstborn of the resurrection...When He comes back in His Second Coming, He will come in the clouds for everyone to see Him...He lives forever and eternally...“I AM the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “Who is, and Who was, and Who is to come, the Almighty.”...Jesus hold the keys to both death and our second death and the keys to Hades...
Jesus will have help and give this perfect authority to others to help in His judgement...All the souls of those who were persecuted and beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus, and who fought the evil one and his temptations, will come to life and live with Jesus for one thousand years...This will be the first resurrection...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...These great witnesses will get to feel His Great Presence...
Evil will be taken away for one thousand years, by a very Strong and Good Angel...The Strong Angel, has a key to the Abyss and the Angel will throw the evil one into this Abyss for one thousand years...Jesus will be helping and assisting the Good Angel, and maybe involved Himself with throwing evil into the Abyss, because of his powerful ways...He may be the Great Angel, because He holds the keys of both death and Hades...After that it is in God's Plan to set evil free for a short time...When the one thousand years are open evil will be released once again...The evil one will begin deceiving people and nations all over the world once again...We have not learned much from the one thousand years, in which Jesus had him bound and tied, and locked and sealed...The evil one will be judged and will finally be thrown into a 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...
Then One on a Great White Throne will come...We will see Him and understand the day of judgment is here, for once and for all...Many will flee, because they do not no what to expect...There will be no place for those who flee from the Great White Throne...All the Books of Life will be opened at that time...All of us who have died will be judged as recorded in the books...Each of us will be judged according to what they had done as recorded in His books...Then death and Hades will be thrown into the lake of fire...The lake of fire is the second death...Anyone whose name was not found written in the Book of Life will be thrown into the lake of fire...
He will judge us perfectly in mind and thought and according to His Teachings and Gospel...