What is happening here?
An angel binds Satan for a thousand years, during which he cannot deceive the nations as before. John sees thrones and those who were beheaded for Christ living and reigning with Him; this is called the first resurrection. After the thousand years Satan is released, deceives Gog and Magog, is finally cast into the lake of fire, and the dead stand before the great white throne for final judgment.
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