Revelation 20:1
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, who had the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand.
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Luke 8:31And they besought Him that He would not command them to go into the abyss:
Jude 1:6and the angels that kept not their primitive state, but left their proper abode, hath He reserved in everlasting chains, under darkness, to the judgement of the great day:
Revelation 9:1And the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star fall from heaven to the earth: and the key of the bottomless pit was given to him.
Revelation 18:1And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was enlightened 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 →