Revelation 20:2

He gripped the dragon, that old serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,

Montgomery New Testament

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

1And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, with the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

3and flung him into the bottomless pit, and shut and sealed it over him, so that he should seduce the nations no more, until the thousand years were completed. After that it is necessary to loose him for a little while.

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Cross References

Matthew 19:29"And every one who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my sake, shall many times as much, and fall heir to eternal life.

Luke 11:20"But if it is by the finger of God that I am casting out demons, then the kingdom of God is come upon you.

John 16:11"because the Prince 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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