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Revelation 20

2 Satan being bound for a certain time, 7 And after let loose, vexeth the Church grievously 10.14 And after the world is judged, he and his are cast into the lake of fire.
1.And I saw an aAngel come down from heaven, having the bkey of the bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand.
2.And he took the dragon that old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, and he bound him ca thousand years,
3.And cast him into the bottomless pit, and he shut him up, and sealed the door upon him, that he should deceive the people no more, till the dthousand years were fulfilled: for after that he must be losed for a little season.
4.And I saw eseats: and they sate 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 did not worship the beast, neither his image, neither had taken his mark upon their foreheads, or on their hands: and they lived, and reigned with Christ a fthousand year.
5.But the rest of the gdead men shall not live again, until the thousand years be finished: this is the hfirst resurrection.
6.Blessed and holy is he, that hath part in the first resurrection: for on such the isecond death hath no power: but they kshalbe the Preasts of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a lthousand year.
7.*And when the thousand years are mexpired, Satan shalbe losed out of his prison,
8.And shall go out to deceive the people, which are in the four quarters of the earth: even nGog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is, as the sand of the sea.
9.And they went up into the plain of the earth, which compassed the tents of the Saints about, and the beloved city: but fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
10.And the devil that deceived them, was cast into a lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet shalbe tormented even day & night for evermore.
11.And I saw a great white throne, and oone that sat on it, from whose face fled away both earth and heaven, and their place was no more found.
12.And I saw the dead, both great and small stand before God: and the pbooks were opened, and *another book was opened, which is the book of life, and the dead were judged of those things, which were written in the books, according to their works.
13.And the sea gave up her dead, which were in her, and qdeath and hell delivered up the dead, which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14.And rdeath 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 was cast into the lake of fire.

Notes

1-a.
This Angel represents the order of the Apostles, whose vocation and office was from heaven: or may signify Christ, which should tread down the serpents head.
1-b.
Hereby he means the Gospel whereby hell is shut up to the faithful, and Satan is chained that he can not hurt them, yea and the ministers hereby open it to the infidels, but through their impiety and stubbornness.
2-c.
That is, from Christ’s nativity unto the time of Pope Sylvester the second: so long the pure doctrine should after a sort remain.
3-d.
After this term Satan had greater power then he had before.
4-e.
The glory and authority of them that suffer for Christ’s sake.
4-f.
That is, whiles they have remained in this life.
5-g.
He means them, which are spiritually dead: for in whom Satan lives, he is dead to God.
5-h.
Which is to receive Jesus Christ in true faith, and to rise from sin in newness of life.
6-i.
The death of the soul, which is eternal damnation.
6-k.
Shalbe true partakers of Christ and of his dignity.
6-l.
That is, forever.
7-*.
Ezek. 38.2
7-m.
After that the chain is broken and the true preaching of God’s word is corrupt.
8-n.
By them are meant divers and strange enemies of the Church of God, as the Turk, and Saracens and others, read Ezek. 38.2 by whom the Church of God should be grievously tormented.
11-o.
Which was Christ, prepared to judgement with glory and majesty.
12-*.
Phil. 4.3, chap. 3.5 and 21.27
12-p.
Every man’s conscience is as a book wherein his deeds are written, which shall appear when God opens the book.
13-q.
Understanding all kinds of death whereby men have been slain.
14-r.
Hell and death which are the last enemies, shalbe destroyed.