Rejoicing in Heaven

1 After this I heard what seemed to be the ^vloud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out,

3 Once more they cried out,

4 And the ^ctwenty-four elders and the ^dfour living creatures ^efell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, ^f“Amen. Hallelujah!” 5 And from the throne came a voice saying,

The Marriage Supper of the Lamb

6 Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, ^jlike the roar of many waters and ^klike the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out,

for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.

9 And the angel said¹ to me, ^o“Write this: ^pBlessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, ^q“These are the true words of God.” 10 Then ^rI fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is ^sthe spirit of prophecy.

The Rider on a White Horse

11 Then I saw ^theaven opened, and behold, a ^uwhite horse! The one sitting on it is called ^vFaithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. 12 ^wHis eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written ^xthat no one knows but himself. 13 He is clothed in a robe ^ydipped in² blood, and the name by which he is called is ^zThe Word of God. 14 And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. 15 ^aFrom his mouth comes a sharp sword ^bwith which to strike down the nations, and ^che will rule³ them ^dwith a rod of iron. He will ^etread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, ^fKing of kings and Lord of lords.

17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice ^ghe called to all the birds that fly directly overhead, “Come, gather for the great supper of God, 18 ^hto eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave,⁴ both small and great.” 19 And I saw ⁱthe beast and the kings of the earth with their armies ^jgathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army. 20 And the beast was captured, and with it ^kthe false prophet ^lwho in its presence⁵ had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who ^mworshiped its image. ⁿThese two were thrown alive into the ^olake of fire that burns with sulfur. 21 And the rest were slain by the sword that came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and all the birds were gorged with their flesh.

The Thousand Years

1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand ^pthe key to the bottomless pit⁶ and a great chain. 2 And he seized ^qthe dragon, ^rthat ancient serpent, who is the ^sdevil and ^tSatan, and bound him for a thousand years, 3 and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not ^udeceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while.

4 Then I saw ^vthrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw ^wthe 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 ^xforeheads or their hands. They came to life and ^yreigned with Christ for 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 is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such ^zthe second death has no power, but they will be ^apriests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.

The Defeat of Satan

7 And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, ^bGog and Magog, to ^cgather them for battle; ^dtheir number is like the sand of the sea. 9 ^eAnd they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but ^ffire came down from heaven⁷ and consumed them, 10 and the devil who had deceived them ^gwas thrown into the ^hlake of ⁱfire and sulfur where the beast and ^jthe false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

Judgment Before the Great White Throne

11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky ^kfled away, and ^lno place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and ^mbooks were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the ⁿbook of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. 13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, ^oDeath and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. 14 ^pThen Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

God Is King over All the Earth

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.