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Today's Bible Reading :: Revelation 20 - 22 (KJV)

Revelation 20Listen to the passage

Revelation 21Listen to the passage

Revelation 22Listen to the passage

Revelation 20

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:1 - And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:2 - And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:3 - And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:4 - And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:5 - But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:6 - Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

Satan Freed, Doomed

(cf. Eze 38; 39 )
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:7 - And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:8 - And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:9 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:10 - And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

Judgment at the Throne of God

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:11 - And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:12 - And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:13 - And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:14 - And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:15 - And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Revelation 21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:1 - And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:2 - And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:3 - And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:4 - And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:5 - And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:6 - And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:7 - He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:8 - But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
(cf. Eze 48:30–35 )
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:9 - And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.

The New Jerusalem

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:10 - And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:11 - Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:12 - And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:13 - On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:14 - And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:15 - And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:16 - And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:17 - And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:18 - And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:19 - And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:20 - The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:21 - And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:22 - And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:23 - And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:24 - And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:25 - And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:26 - And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:27 - And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

Revelation 22

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:1 - And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:2 - In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:3 - And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:4 - And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:5 - And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:6 - And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:7 - Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:8 - And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:9 - Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.

The Final Message

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:10 - And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:11 - He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:12 - And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:13 - I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:14 - Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:15 - For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:16 - I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:17 - And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:18 - For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:19 - And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:20 - He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:21 - The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
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