¹⁷ Do not repay anyone evil for evil.^(A) Give careful thought to do what is honorable^(B) in everyone’s eyes. ¹⁸ If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.^{(C) 19} Friends, do not avenge yourselves; instead, leave room for God’s wrath, because it is written, Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay,^[a](D) says the Lord.

Satan Bound

20 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven holding the key to the abyss^(A) and a great chain^(B) in his hand. ² He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan,^[a](C) and bound^(D) him for a thousand years. ³ He threw him into the abyss, closed it, and put a seal on it^(E) so that he would no longer deceive the nations^(F) until the thousand years were completed. After that, he must be released for a short time.

The Saints Reign with Christ

⁴ Then I saw thrones, and people seated on them who were given authority to judge.^(G) I also saw the souls of those^(H) who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus^(I) and because of the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and who had not accepted the mark on their foreheads or their hands.^(J) They came to life^(K) and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.^{(L) 5} The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed.

This is the first resurrection. ⁶ Blessed^(M) and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! The second death^(N) has no power^[b] over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.^(O)

Satanic Rebellion Crushed

⁷ When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison ⁸ and will go out to deceive the nations^(P) at the four corners of the earth,^(Q) Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle.^(R) Their number is like the sand of the sea.^{(S) 9} They came up across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the encampment of the saints, the beloved city.^(T) Then fire came down from heaven^[c] and consumed them.^{(U) 10} The devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet are,^(V) and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.^(W)

The Great White Throne Judgment

¹¹ Then I saw a great white throne and one seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.^{(X) 12} I also saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened.^(Y) Another book was opened, which is the book of life,^(Z) and the dead were judged according to their works^(AA) by what was written in the books. ¹³ Then the sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades^(AB) gave up the dead that were in them; each one was judged according to their works. ¹⁴ Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire.^(AC) This is the second death, the lake of fire. ¹⁵ And anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.