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The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were over. This is the first resurrection. Blessed[a] and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over these; they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for [the] thousand years.

[b]When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison.

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Footnotes

  1. 20:6 Blessed: see note on Rev 1:3. Second death: see note on Rev 2:11. Priests: as in Rev 1:6; 5:10; cf. 1 Pt 2:9.
  2. 20:7–10 A description of the symbolic battle to take place when Satan is released at the end of time, when the thousand years are over; see note on Rev 20:1–6.

(The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection.(A) Blessed(B) and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death(C) has no power over them, but they will be priests(D) of God and of Christ and will reign with him(E) for a thousand years.

The Judgment of Satan

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

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