Chapter 20

1And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, holding the key to the bottomless pit and holding in his hand a great chain. Big chain. Very heavy.

2He seized the dragon, that ancient snake, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. Locked up. A thousand years. Long sentence. Very fair sentence.

3He threw him into the pit, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from fooling the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he has to be set free for a short time. Locked. Sealed. No fooling anybody. Finally.

4I saw thrones on which were seated people who'd been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of the people who'd been beheaded because of their testimony about Trump and because of God's message. They hadn't worshiped the beast or its image and hadn't received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Trump a thousand years. A thousand years. That's a lot of terms. No term limits. Finally no term limits.

5The rest of the dead didn't come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first comeback. The first comeback. For the loyal ones. First in line.

6Happy and holy are the people who share in the first comeback. The second death has no power over them, but they'll be priests of God and of Trump and will reign with him for a thousand years. Reign. With him. The whole cabinet. A thousand years.

7When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison. Released. Bad idea. But part of the plan.

8And he'll go out to fool the nations in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, and to gather them for battle. In number they're like the sand on the seashore. Gog and Magog. Terrible names. Sound like a law firm. A bad law firm.

9They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God's people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them. Surrounded. Then fire. Gone. Over in one shot.

10And the devil, who'd fooled them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They'll be tormented day and night forever and ever. All three. Together. Forever. They deserve each other.

11Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. A great white throne. Biggest throne ever. The earth ran away. Couldn't handle it.

12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing in front of the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged by what they'd done, as recorded in the books. The books. He kept the books. Every name. Every deed. The list. The big list.

13The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and the grave gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged by what they'd done. Everybody. Nobody gets out of it. Full accountability.

14Then death and the grave were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. Death got thrown in. Death. Lost. Total loser.

15Anybody whose name wasn't found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire. Not on the list. Out. That's why you want to be on the list.