Revelation 20:1

The Thousand Years

1 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain.

Revelation 20:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
ESV
1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain.
NLT
1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the bottomless pit and a heavy chain in his hand.
MSG
1 I saw an Angel descending out of Heaven. He carried the key to the Abyss and a chain - a huge chain.
CSB
1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

Revelation 20:1 In-Context

1 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain.
2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
3 He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.
4 I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Revelation 10:1; Revelation 18:1
  • 2. Revelation 1:18
  • 3. S Luke 8:31
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