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And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
Binding of Satan in the thousand years
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And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Revelation 20 links resurrection and reign
Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
First resurrection and thousand years
But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
Exact first resurrection wording
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
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And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Matthew 19:28 gives throne-and-judging language used in millennial readings
And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
Revelation 20:7 provides the end-of-thousand-years sequence
And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
Kingship on the earth
For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
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But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
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And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
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Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
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As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
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So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
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And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
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And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
Revelation 20:2 is part of the same binding passage
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
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And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
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And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
Revelation 20:1 is the opening of the same passage