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Revelation 20:2

He took hold of the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

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In The King James Version

And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

In Context

1Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven. He had the key to the bottomless pit, and he had a great chain in his hand.

3He threw him into the bottomless pit. He shut it and sealed it over him. This was so that he would not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were over. After that, he must be set free for a short amount of time.

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Cross References

Job 1:7Yahweh said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Then Satan answered Yahweh and said, “From wandering on the earth, from going back and forth on it.”

Isaiah 27:1On that day Yahweh with his hard, great and fierce sword 1 will punish Leviathan the slithering serpent, Leviathan the squirming serpent, 1 and he will kill the monster that is in the sea. 1

Ezekiel 47:5Next he measured off another thousand cubits, but it was a river that I could not cross through because the water had risen and was deep enough to swim in—it was a river that could not be crossed.

Matthew 19:29Every one who has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, children, or land for my name's sake, will receive one hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

Luke 11:20But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

John 16:11and about judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 20:2-11

The Binding of Satan. ( a. d. 95.) 1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 3 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. 4 And I saw thrones, and they sat… Read the whole commentary →

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