Section 20:7–10

Satan rebelled for the last time

In this section, John saw that Satan was set free and left the Abyss. Then Satan deceived people all over the world and led them in a war against God. But God sent fire and the fire killed all the people in Satan’s army. Then God took Satan and threw him into the lake of fire.

Other examples of headings for this section are:

Satan rebelled a last time and God punished him
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The Defeat of Satan (Good News Translation)
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Satan’s last rebellion, ⌊defeat,⌋ and punishment

Paragraph 20:7–10

20:7a–b

Satan will be released: This clause is passive. Some languages must use an active clause. Probably the angel who bound Satan now released him. For example:

⌊the angel⌋ will release Satan

his prison: Satan was locked in the Abyss (20:1–3), so John refers to it as his prison. The word prison refers to a place in which people are locked inside so they cannot leave or escape. Another way to translate this phrase is:

the jail he was in

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