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 in¹ 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 rule² 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.

The Thousand Years

1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand ^pthe key to the bottomless pit¹ 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.