Outline
I. Introduction (1:1-8)
IV. The Throne, the Scroll and the Lamb (chs. 4-5)
XVI. Conclusion and Benediction (22:6-21)
Revelation 20 NLT
1 Then I saw an angel coming down from
heaven with the key to the bottomless pit and a heavy chain in his hand.
2He seized the dragon—that old serpent, who
is the devil, Satan—and bound him in chains for a thousand years.
3The angel threw him into the bottomless
pit, which he then shut and locked so Satan could not deceive the nations
anymore until the thousand years were finished. Afterward he must be released
for a little while.
4 Then I saw thrones, and the people
sitting on them had been given the authority to judge. And I saw the souls of
those who had been beheaded for their testimony about Jesus and for proclaiming
the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his statue, nor accepted
his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They all came to life again, and
they reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
5 This is the first resurrection. (The
rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years had
ended.)
6 Blessed and holy are those who share
in the first resurrection. For them the second death holds no power, but they
will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him a thousand
years.
7When the thousand years come to an end,
Satan will be let out of his prison.
8 He will go out to deceive the
nations—called Gog and Magog—in every corner of the earth. He will gather them
together for battle—a mighty army, as numberless as sand along the
seashore.
9 And I saw them as they went up on the
broad plain of the earth and surrounded God’s people and the beloved city. But
fire from heaven came down on the attacking armies and consumed them.
10 Then the devil, who had deceived
them, was thrown into the fiery lake of burning sulfur, joining the beast and
the false prophet. There they will be tormented day and night forever and
ever.
11 And I saw a great white throne and
the one sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found
no place to hide.
12 I saw the dead, both great and small,
standing before God’s throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of
Life. And the dead were judged according to what they had done, as recorded in
the books.
13 The sea gave up its dead, and death
and the grave gave up their dead. And all were judged according to their
deeds.
14 Then death and the grave were thrown
into the lake of fire. This lake of fire is the second death.
15 And anyone whose
name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of
fire.
Revelation 21 NLT
1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new
earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was
also gone.
2 And I saw the holy city, the new
Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed
for her husband.
3 I heard a loud shout from the throne,
saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and
they will be his people. God himself will be with them.
4 He will wipe every tear from their
eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these
things are gone forever.”
5 And the one sitting on the throne
said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me, “Write this
down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true.”
6 And he also said, “It is finished! I
am the Alpha and the Omega—the Beginning and the End. To all who are thirsty I
will give freely from the springs of the water of life.
7 All who are victorious will inherit
all these blessings, and I will be their God, and they will be my
children.
8 “But cowards, unbelievers, the
corrupt, murderers, the immoral, those who practice witchcraft, idol
worshipers, and all liars—their fate is in the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
This is the second death.”
9Then one of the seven angels who held the
seven bowls containing the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come with
me! I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
10 So he took me in the Spirit to a
great, high mountain, and he showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out
of heaven from God.
11 It shone with the glory of God and sparkled
like a precious stone—like jasper as clear as crystal.
12 The city wall was broad and high,
with twelve gates guarded by twelve angels. And the names of the twelve tribes
of Israel were written on the gates.
13There were three gates on each side—east,
north, south, and west.
14 The wall of the city had twelve
foundation stones, and on them were written the names of the twelve apostles of
the Lamb.
15 The angel who talked to me held in
his hand a gold measuring stick to measure the city, its gates, and its
wall.
16 When he measured it, he found it was
a square, as wide as it was long. In fact, its length and width and height were
each 1,400 miles.
17 Then he measured the walls and found
them to be 216 feet thick (according to the human standard used by the
angel).
18The wall was made of jasper, and the city
was pure gold, as clear as glass.
19 The wall of the city was built on
foundation stones inlaid with twelve precious stones: the first was jasper, the
second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,
20 the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian,
the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth
chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.
21The twelve gates were made of pearls—each
gate from a single pearl! And the main street was pure gold, as clear as
glass.
22 I saw no temple in the city, for the
Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
23 And the city has no need of sun or
moon, for the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its
light.
24 The nations will walk in its light,
and the kings of the world will enter the city in all their glory.
25 Its gates will never be closed at the
end of day because there is no night there.
26 And all the nations will bring their
glory and honor into the city.
27 Nothing evil will
be allowed to enter, nor anyone who practices shameful idolatry and
dishonesty—but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
Revelation 22 NLT
1 Then the angel showed me a river with
the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the
Lamb.
2 It flowed down the center of the main
street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of
fruit, with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal
the nations.
3 No longer will there be a curse upon
anything. For the throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and his servants
will worship him.
4 And they will see his face, and his
name will be written on their foreheads.
5 And there will be no night there—no
need for lamps or sun—for the Lord God will shine on them. And they will reign
forever and ever.
6 Then the angel said to me,
“Everything you have heard and seen is trustworthy and true. The Lord God, who
inspires his prophets, has sent his angel to tell his servants what will happen
soon. ”
7 “Look, I am coming soon! Blessed are
those who obey the words of prophecy written in this book. ”
8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw
all these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the
feet of the angel who showed them to me.
9 But he said, “No, don’t worship me. I
am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers the prophets, as well as
all who obey what is written in this book. Worship only God!”
10 Then he instructed me, “Do not seal
up the prophetic words in this book, for the time is near.
11Let the one who is doing harm continue to
do harm; let the one who is vile continue to be vile; let the one who is
righteous continue to live righteously; let the one who is holy continue to be
holy.”
12 “Look, I am coming soon, bringing my
reward with me to repay all people according to their deeds.
13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the
First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”
14 Blessed are those who wash their
robes. They will be permitted to enter through the gates of the city and eat
the fruit from the tree of life.
15Outside the city are the dogs—the
sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idol worshipers, and all
who love to live a lie.
16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give
you this message for the churches. I am both the source of David and the heir
to his throne. I am the bright morning star.”
17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.”
Let anyone who hears this say, “Come.” Let anyone who is thirsty come. Let
anyone who desires drink freely from the water of life.
18 And I solemnly declare to everyone
who hears the words of prophecy written in this book: If anyone adds anything
to what is written here, God will add to that person the plagues described in
this book.
19 And if anyone removes any of the
words from this book of prophecy, God will remove that person’s share in the
tree of life and in the holy city that are described in this book.
20 He who is the faithful witness to all
these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon!” Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!
21 May the grace of
the Lord Jesus be with God’s holy people.
