Revelation 20:1

And I saw a messenger coming down out of the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain over his hand,

Young's Literal Translation

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 laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is Devil and Adversary, and did bind him a thousand years,

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Cross References

Luke 8:31and he was calling on him, that he may not command them to go away to the abyss,

Jude 1:6messengers also, those who did not keep their own principality, but did leave their proper dwelling, to a judgment of a great day, in bonds everlasting, under darkness He hath kept,

Revelation 9:1And the fifth messenger did sound, and I saw a star out of the heaven having fallen to the earth, and there was given to it the key of the pit of the abyss,

Revelation 18:1And after these things I saw another messenger coming down out of the heaven, having great authority, and the earth was lightened from 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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