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8Yet truly, let this one thing not escape notice, most beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like one day.

6Blessed and holy is he who takes part in the First Resurrection. Over these the second death has no power. But they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and they shall reign with him for a thousand years.

4And I saw thrones. And they sat upon them. And judgment was given to them. And the souls of those beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus and because of the Word of God, and who did not adore the beast, nor his image, nor accept his character on their foreheads or on their hands: they lived and they reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

4For a thousand years before your eyes are like the days of yesterday, which have passed by, and they are like a watch of the night,

1And I saw an Angel, descending from heaven, holding in his hand the key of the abyss and a great chain. 2And he apprehended the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and he bound him for a thousand years. 3And he cast him into the abyss, and he closed and sealed it, so that he would no longer seduce the nations, until the thousand years are completed. And after these things, he must be released for a brief time. 4And I saw thrones. And they sat upon them. And judgment was given to them. And the souls of those beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus and because of the Word of God, and who did not adore the beast, nor his image, nor accept his character on their foreheads or on their hands: they lived and they reigned with Christ for a thousand years. 5The rest of the dead did not live, until the thousand years are completed. This is the First Resurrection. 6Blessed and holy is he who takes part in the First Resurrection. Over these the second death has no power. But they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and they shall reign with him for a thousand years.

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9The Lord is not delaying his promise, as some imagine, but he does act patiently for your sake, not wanting anyone to perish, but wanting all to be turned back to penance.

1The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, in order to make known to his servants the things that must soon occur, and which he signified by sending his Angel to his servant John;

1A prayer of Moses, the man of God. O Lord, you have been our refuge from generation to generation. 2Before the mountains became, or the land was formed along with the world: from ages past, even to all ages, you are God. 3And, lest man be turned aside in humiliation, you have said: Be converted, O sons of men. 4For a thousand years before your eyes are like the days of yesterday, which have passed by, and they are like a watch of the night, 5which was held for nothing: so their years shall be. 6In the morning, he may pass away like grass; in the morning, he may flower and pass away. In the evening, he will fall, and harden, and become dry.

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10Then the day of the Lord shall arrive like a thief. On that day, the heavens shall pass away with great violence, and truly the elements shall be dissolved with heat; then the earth, and the works that are within it, shall be completely burned up.