Revelation 20:7-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 [a]When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison. 8 He will go out to deceive the nations at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog,[b] to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea.(A) 9 They invaded the breadth of the earth[c] and surrounded the camp of the holy ones and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.(B)
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- 20:7–10 A description of the symbolic battle to take place when Satan is released at the end of time, when the thousand years are over; see note on Rev 20:1–6.
- 20:8 Gog and Magog: symbols of all pagan nations; the names are taken from Ez 38:1–39:20.
- 20:9 The breadth of the earth: Palestine. The beloved city: Jerusalem; see note on Rev 14:1.
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