Revelation 20:1

AND I saw an angel descending from heaven, having the key of the abyss of hell, and a great chain in his hand:

Thomas Haweis 1795 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 seized on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

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Cross References

Luke 8:31And he besought him that he would not order them to go into the abyss.

Jude 1:6And the angels who preserved not their own primitive state, but deserted their proper abode, hath he reserved in everlasting chains under darkness, unto the judgment of the great day.

Revelation 9:1AND the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven to the earth; and to him was given the key of the pit of the abyss of hell.

Revelation 18:1AND after these things I saw an angel descending from heaven, having great authority; and the earth was enlightened by 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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