Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
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1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
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And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain.
2 And he laid hold on the dragon, the serpent of old, which is the Devil and Satan and bound him a thousand years
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He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
3 and cast him into the bottomless pit and shut him up and set a seal upon it, that he should deceive the Gentiles no more, until the thousand years should be fulfilled; and after it is necessary that he be loosed a little while.
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He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.
4 And I saw thrones, and those who sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them; and <em>I saw</em> the souls of those that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus and for the word of God and who had not worshipped the beast neither its image neither had received <em>its</em> mark upon their foreheads or in their hands; and they shall live and reign with Christ the thousand years.
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I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They 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 a thousand years.
5 But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This <em>is</em> the first resurrection.
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(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 <em>is</em> he that has part in the first resurrection; on such the second death has no authority, but they shall be priests of God and of the Christ and shall reign with him a thousand years.
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Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.
7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison
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When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison
8 and shall go out to deceive the Gentiles which are upon the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle; the number of whom <em>is</em> as the sand of the sea.
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and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—and to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore.
9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth and compassed the camp of the saints about and the beloved city; and fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them.
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They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God’s people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them.
10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet <em>are</em>, and they shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
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And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
11 And I saw a great white throne and him that was seated upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and their place was not found.
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Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, great and small, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened; which is <em>the book</em> of life; and the dead were judged by those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
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And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and Hades delivered up the dead which were in them; and the judgment of each one was according to their works.
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The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done.
14 And Hades and death were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
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Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
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Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.
The Jubilee Bible (from the Scriptures of the Reformation), edited by Russell M. Stendal, Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2010
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