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Revelation 20:2

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

3and he cast him to the abyss, and did shut him up, and put a seal upon him, that he may not lead astray the nations any more, till the thousand years may be finished; and after these it behoveth him to be loosed a little time.

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Cross References

Job 1:7And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Whence comest thou?' And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, 'From going to and fro in the land, and from walking up and down on it.'

Isaiah 27:1In that day lay a charge doth Jehovah, With his sword — the sharp, and the great, and the strong, On leviathan — a fleeing serpent, And on leviathan — a crooked serpent, And He hath slain the dragon that [is] in the sea.

Ezekiel 47:5And he measureth a thousand — a stream that I am not able to pass over; for risen have the waters — waters to swim in — a stream that is not passed over.

Matthew 19:29and every one who left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for my name's sake, an hundredfold shall receive, and life age-during shall inherit;

Luke 11:20but if by the finger of God I cast forth the demons, then come unawares upon you did the reign of God.

John 16:11and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world hath 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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