1. And I saw an Angel, descending from heaven, holding in his hand the key of the abyss and a great chain.
2. And he apprehended the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and he bound him for a thousand years.
3. And he cast him into the abyss, and he closed and sealed it, so that he would no longer seduce the nations, until the thousand years are completed. And after these things, he must be released for a brief time.
4. And I saw thrones. And they sat upon them. And judgment was given to them. And the souls of those beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus and because of the Word of God, and who did not adore the beast, nor his image, nor accept his character on their foreheads or on their hands: they lived and they reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
5. The rest of the dead did not live, until the thousand years are completed. This is the First Resurrection.
6. Blessed and holy is he who takes part in the First Resurrection. Over these the second death has no power. But they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and they shall reign with him for a thousand years.