1. Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
2. He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for 1,000 years.
3. He threw him into the abyss, closed it, and put a seal on it so that he would no longer deceive the nations until the 1,000 years were completed. After that, he must be released for a short time.
4. Then I saw thrones, and people seated on them who were given authority to judge. I also saw the people who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of God’s word, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and who had not accepted the mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with the Messiah for 1,000 years.