Revelation 20:1
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
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Luke 8:31And they begged him that he would not command them to go out into the abyss.
Jude 1:6And the angels which did not keep their own domain, but left their proper abode, he has kept in eternal chains under darkness for the great day of judgment.
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 to the bottomless pit.
Revelation 18:1And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was illuminated 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 →