Revelation 20:1

And I sawe an angell come doune from heven havinge the kaye of the bottomlesse pyt and a gret chayne in his honde.

Tyndale New Testament

In The King James Version

And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

In Context

2And he toke the dragon that olde serpet which is the devyll and Satanas and he bounde him a thousand yeares:

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Cross References

Luke 8:31And they besought him that he wolde not commaunde the to goo out into the depe.

Jude 1:6The angels also which kept not their fyrst estate: but lefte their awne habitacion he hath reserved in everlastinge chaynes vnder darcknes vnto the iudgement of the greate daye:

Revelation 9:1And the fyfte angell blewe and I sawe a stare fall from heven vnto the erth. And to him was geven the kaye of the bottomlesse pytt.

Revelation 18:1And after that I sawe another angell come from heven havinge gret power and the erth was lyghtned with hys bryghtnes.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 20:1

This chapter is thought by some to be the darkest part of all this prophecy: it is very probable that the things contained in it are not yet accomplished; and therefore it is the wiser way to content ourselves with general observations, rather than to be positive and particular in our explications of it. Here we have an account, I. Of the binding of Satan for a thousand years, ver. 1-3 . II. The reign of the saints with Christ for the same time, ver. 4-6 . III. Of the loosing of Satan, and the conflict of the… Read the whole commentary →

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