Revelation 20:1

I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

World English Bible British with Deuterocanon

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

2He seized the dragon, the old serpent, who is the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole inhabited earth, and bound him for a thousand years,

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Cross References

Luke 8:31They begged him that he would not command them to go into the abyss.

Jude 1:6Angels who didn’t keep their first domain, but deserted their own dwelling place, he has kept in everlasting bonds under darkness for the judgement of the great day.

Revelation 9:1The fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from the sky which had fallen to the earth. The key to the pit of the abyss was given to him.

Revelation 18:1After these things, I saw another angel coming down out of the sky, having great authority. The earth was illuminated with his glory.

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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