Apocalipse 20:1-9

1 E vi descer do céu um anjo, que tinha a chave do abismo e uma grande cadeia na sua mão.

2 Ele prendeu o dragão, a antiga serpente, que é o Diabo e Satanás, e o amarrou por mil anos.

3 Lançou-o no abismo, o qual fechou e selou sobre ele, para que não enganasse mais as nações até que os mil anos se completassem. Depois disto é necessário que ele seja solto por um pouco de tempo.

4 Então vi uns tronos; e aos que se assentaram sobre eles foi dado o poder de julgar; e vi as almas daqueles que foram degolados por causa do testemunho de Jesus e da palavra de Deus, e que não adoraram a besta nem a sua imagem, e não receberam o sinal na fronte nem nas mãos; e reviveram, e reinaram com Cristo durante mil anos.

5 Mas os outros mortos não reviveram, até que os mil anos se completassem. Esta é a primeira ressurreição.

6 Bem-aventurado e santo é aquele que tem parte na primeira ressurreição; sobre estes não tem poder a segunda morte; mas serão sacerdotes de Deus e de Cristo, e reinarão com ele durante os mil anos.

7 Ora, quando se completarem os mil anos, Satanás será solto da sua prisão,

8 e sairá a enganar as nações que estão nos quatro cantos da terra, Gogue e Magogue, cujo número é como a areia do mar, a fim de ajuntá-las para a batalha.

9 E subiram sobre a largura da terra, e cercaram o arraial dos santos e a cidade querida; mas desceu fogo do céu, e os devorou;

Apocalipse 20:1-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO REVELATION 20

This chapter contains the binding of Satan, the saints' thousand years' reign with Christ, the loosing of Satan again, the destruction of him, and the Gog and Magog army, and the last judgment: the angel that is to bind Satan is described by his descent from heaven; by his having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand; and by the use he made of them, laying hold on Satan, binding him, casting him into the bottomless pit, and then shutting it up, and setting a seal on him; by all which he will be prevented from deceiving the nations for the space of a thousand years, Re 20:1-3. After this thrones are seen, with persons on them, to whom judgment is given; who are said to be such as had been martyrs for Jesus, and had not worshipped the beast, or professed his religion; whose happiness is represented by living and reigning with Christ a thousand years, when others will not; the second death will have no power on them; they will be the priests of God, and Christ, and reign with him during the said term, having a part in the first resurrection, Re 20:4-6. At the expiration of which term Satan will be loosed, and go out of prison, deceive the nations, and gather Gog and Magog to battle; who, being exceeding numerous, will cover the breadth of the earth, encompass the camp and city of the saints, when fire will come down from heaven and destroy them, and Satan will be cast into the lake of fire, where the beast and false prophet are, and be tormented for ever and ever, Re 20:7-10. And next an account is given of the general Judgment; and the judge is described by the throne he sat on, a white cloud, and by his majesty, which is such, that the heavens and the earth flee from before him, Re 20:11. And next the persons judged are described by their common state, the dead; by their age or condition, great and small, and by their position, standing before God; and then an account of the procedure, or rule of judgment; the books are opened, and the execution of judgment according to what is found in the books, Re 20:12 in order to which the sea, death, and the grave, give up the dead in them, and the two last are cast into the lake, and with them those who are not in the book of life, Re 20:13,14.