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Revelation 20:7-10

And when the thousand years are ended,   Satan will be released from his prison   and will come out   to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth,   Gog and Magog,   to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea.    And   they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded   the camp of the saints and   the beloved city, but   fire came down from heaven and consumed them,   and the devil   who had deceived them was   thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where   the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. It seems strange that after a thousand years of captivity Satan would be released once again.  What is even stranger is that after a thousand years of peace and prosperity on earth there would be such a large multitude to join him in that rebellion.  The only thing that is not strang...
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Revelation 20:1-6

Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven,   holding in his hand the key to   the bottomless pit and a great chain.    And he seized   the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and   bound him for a thousand years,   and threw him into   the pit, and shut it and   sealed it over him, so that   he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while.   Then I saw   thrones, and   seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw   the 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 foreheads or their hands.   They came to life and   reigned with Christ for a thousand years.    The rest of the dead did not come to life until th...
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Revelation 19:17-21

Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to   all the birds that fly directly overhead,   “Come, gather for   the great supper of God,   to 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, both small and great.”    And I saw   the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies   gathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army.    And the beast was captured, and with it   the false prophet   who in its presence had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who   worshiped its image. These two were   thrown alive into the lake of   fire that burns with sulfur.    And the rest were slain by the sword   that came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and   all...
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Revelation 19:11-16

Then I saw   heaven opened, and behold,   a white horse! The one sitting on it is called   Faithful and True, and   in righteousness he judges and makes war.  His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are   many diadems, and he has   a name written that no one knows but himself.  He is clothed in   a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is   The Word of God.  And the armies of heaven,   arrayed in fine linen, white and pure,   were following him on white horses.    From his mouth comes a sharp sword   with which to strike down the nations, and   he will rule them with a rod of iron.   He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.    On his robe and on his thigh   he has a name written,   King of kings and Lord of lords. The moment of history that we are all awaiting is described in this passage.  T...
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Revelation 19:6-10

Then I heard what seemed to be   the voice of a great multitude, like   the roar of many waters and   like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, “Hallelujah!   For the Lord our God   the Almighty   reigns.    Let us rejoice and exult   and give him the glory,   for   the marriage of the Lamb has come,   and   his Bride has made herself ready;   it was granted her to clothe herself   with fine linen, bright and pure”—   for the fine linen is   the righteous deeds of the saints.  And the angel said to me, “Write this:   Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me,   “These are the true words of God.”     Then   I 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 test...
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Revelation 19:1-4

After this I heard   what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out, “Hallelujah!    Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,   for   his judgments are true and just;   for he has judged   the great prostitute   who corrupted the earth with her immorality,   and   has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”  Once more they cried out, “Hallelujah!     The smoke from her goes up forever and ever.”   And   the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!”    And from the throne came a voice saying,   “Praise our God, all you his servants,   you who fear him,   small and great.” The reaction to the overthrow of Babylon and the judgments of God in heave are very different than those described on earth.  This judgment was met with lament and r...
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Revelation 18:21-24

Then   a mighty angel   took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,  “So will Babylon   the great city be thrown down with violence,   and will be found no more;   and   the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters,   will be heard in you no more,   and a craftsman of any craft   will be found in you no more,   and   the sound of the mill   will be heard in you no more,   and the light of a lamp   will shine in you no more, and   the voice of bridegroom and bride   will be heard in you no more, for   your merchants were the great ones of the earth,   and all nations were deceived   by your sorcery.    And   in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints,   and of   all who have been slain on earth.” The declaration of the judgment of Babylon is the culmination of the judgments that will fall upon the eart...
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