²⁵ For he must reign^(A) until he has put all his enemies under his feet.^(B)

² He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan,^(A) and bound him for a thousand years.^(B)

³ He threw him into the Abyss,^(A) and locked and sealed^(B) it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations^(C) anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.

⁴ I saw thrones^(A) on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge.^(B) And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded^(C) because of their testimony about Jesus^(D) and because of the word of God.^(E) They^[a] had not worshiped the beast^(F) or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands.^(G) They came to life and reigned^(H) 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.^(A)

⁶ Blessed^(A) and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death^(B) has no power over them, but they will be priests^(C) of God and of Christ and will reign with him^(D) for a thousand years.

The Judgment of Satan

⁷ When the thousand years are over,^(A) Satan will be released from his prison