Bible Passage Scripture Block

And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

The sea gave up the dead in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead in them, and they were all judged according to what they had done. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire – the second death. Anyone whose name wasn’t written in the book of life was thrown there.

The book of Revelation is what John saw and was told to write down (1:1-2). Using “in the Spirit” as a structural marker, the book can be sectioned into four visions in particular:

• Vision One (1:9-3:22) – Jesus speaking to the seven churches
• Vision Two (4:1-16:21) – Seven seals, seven trumpets, seven bowls of wrath; “one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls” introduces the last two (and therefore possibly connected):
  • Vision Three (17:1-21:8) – Babylon the Harlot
  • Vision Four (21:9-22:5) – Jerusalem the Bride

In chapter 17, we begin to see judgment for “the prostitute” and the city “Babylon the great” and the “marriage supper of the Lamb” in heaven. In chapter 20, several images or statements are presented that occur only in this chapter of Revelation (listed below). The clear and final defeat of Satan in 20 follows with the ultimate and glorious victory of God in 21 and final warnings and a call to return in 22. The exclusive terms and concepts of Revelation chapter 20:

• the “thousand years” of Satan chained (vss 2-3, 7) and saints reigning with Christ (vss 4-6),
• the “first resurrection” (vss 5-6),
• the “second death” (vs 6, 14),
• the “great white throne” (v 11)