The City of God, Exposition of Revelation · Chapter 20
XX. CHAP. Of the Revelations.
ANd I ſaw an Angel come down from Heaven, having the Key of the bottomleſs Pit, and a great Chain in his hand.
2. And he laid hold on the Dragon that old Serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a thouſand years.
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.
4. And I ſaw Thrones, and they ſat upon them, and Judgement 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 their marks upon their foreheads or in their hands, and they lived and Reigned with Chriſt a thouſand years.
5. But the rest of the dead lived not again, till the thouſand years were finiſhed. This is the firſt Reſurrection.
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.
7. And when the thouſand years are expired Saton ſ…all be …d … of his priſon,
8. And ſhall go out to deceive the Nations, which are in the quarters of the Earth Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battel, the number of whom is as the Land of the Sea.
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.
10. And the Devil that deceived them was caſt into the Lake of Fire and Brimſtone, where the Beaſt and falſe Prophet are, and they ſhall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
11. And I ſaw a great white Throne, and him that ſat on it from whoſe face the Earth and Heaven fled away, and there was found no place for them.
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.
13. And the Sea gave up their dead which were in it, and Hell delivered up the dead which were in them, and they were judged every man according to their works.
14. And Death and Hell were caſt into the Lake of Fire; this is the ſecond death.
15 And whoſoever was not found written in the Book of Life, were caſt into the Lake of Fire.