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Revelation 20:1-3
Of the Dragon Bound and Loosed, of Gog and Magog, and of the Last Judgment.
Satan's binding for one thousand years:
Of the Dragon Bound and Loosed, of Gog and Magog, and of the Last Judgment.
Satan's binding for one thousand years:
CHAPTER XX. _An angel binds Satan a thousand years, and shuts him up in the_ _bottomless pit_, 1-3. _They who were beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, who have_ _part in the first resurrection, a...
AND I SAW AN ANGEL COME DOWN FROM HEAVEN - Compare the notes on Revelation 10:1. He does not say whether this angel had appeared to him before, but the impression is rather that it was a different one...
CHAPTER S 19-20:6 The Manifestation of the King and the Millennium _ 1. Heavenly hallelujahs and the marriage of the Lamb (Revelation 19:1)_ 2. Heaven opened and His visible manifestation (Revelati...
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MILLENNIUM. Revelation 20:1. key of the abyss: Revelation 9:1 *. CHAIN: _i.e_. manacle or handcuff. Revelation 20:2. dragon:...
THE THOUSAND YEAR REIGN OF CHRIST AND THE SAINTS (Revelation 20:1-15) Since the great importance of this chapter is that it is what might be called the foundation document of Millennarianism or Chili...
SAW. App-133. COME. coming. FROM. App-104. HEAVEN. See Revelation 3:12. IN. upon. Greek. _epi._...
The Binding of Satan. The First Resurrection. Chap. 20 Revelation 20:1-6 1. _the bottomless pit_ See on Revelation 9:1. _in his hand_ Lit. ON HIS HAND hung over it....
Revelation 20:1-6. THE BINDING OF SATAN. THE FIRST RESURRECTION...
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_SATAN IS BOUND REVELATION 20:1-3:_ Revelation twenty provides a look at the final judgment. We observe that Satan falls and that the people of God enjoy victory. The theme of the book of Revelation c...
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_REVELATION 20:1_.— This chapter represents a new state of the church, upon its deliverance from the persecution and corruption of the third period, or during the reign of the two beasts, or 1260 prop...
AND I SAW AN ANGEL COME DOWN FROM HEAVENS &C.— After the destruction of the beast, and the false prophet,there still remains the _dragon,_ who had delegated his power unto them; _that old serpent, whi...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 65 Text Revelation 20:1-3 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. 2 And he laid hold on the dragon, the old...
_TOMLINSON'S COMMENTS_ CHAPTER XX THE THOUSAND YEARS _Text (Revelation 20:1-15)_ INTRODUCTION 1 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his ha...
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. The destruction of his representatives, the beast and the false prophet, to whom he gave...
__ Temple Section-The Great Dinner 11 Contrast this scene with His entry into Jerusalem (Mat_21:1-9 etc.). There He presented Himself as their _ King_, lowly, and mounted as any poor peasant would r...
SATAN CONQUERED. THE LAST JUDGMENT In this chapter the visions of the overthrow of Christ's enemies are continued. The devil is bound for 1,000 years (Revelation 20:1); the martyrs reign with Christ f...
FOR A THOUSAND YEARS the devil will be bound and shut up in the abode of spiritual evil (the 'abyss,' see on Revelation 9:1, not 'the lake of fire,' which is the place of final punishment, see on Reve...
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 20 THE RULE OF CHRIST - REVELATION 20:1-15 THE *ANGEL BINDS *SATAN - REVELATION 20:1-3...
THE BINDING OF SATAN. (1) AND I SAW AN ANGEL COME DOWN... — Rather, _And I saw an angel descending out of the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain on_ (not merely in his hand, but ha...
CHAPTER XVI. JUDGMENT OF SATAN AND OF THE WICKED. Revelation 20:1. IN now approaching chap. 20, with its yet unsolved difficulties of interpretation, it is of essential importance to observe, in the...
The dragon is flung by an angel, not by God or messiah, into the pit of the abyss which formed his original haunt (_cf._ on Revelation 9:1), and there locked up, like an Arabian jin, so as to leave th...
THE MILLENNIAL REIGN Revelation 20:1 In the preceding chapter the beast and the false prophet are depicted as meeting their punishment in the lake of fire. In this, the devil, death, and Hades are co...
Victory having been gained over the earthly manifestation of godlessness, it remains to deal with the power lying behind. The archenemy is described as "the dragon," "the old serpent," "the devil," an...
THE BINDING OF SATAN One of God's angelic messengers is portrayed as being sent down from heaven with a key to the abyss. In the New Testament, “abyss” is particularly used of the abode of demons and...
And (1) I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key (2) of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. (1) Now follows the third part of the prophetic history, which is of the victory b...
CONTENTS The Overthrow of Satan. The Devil is seized, and bound for a thousand Years. Christ's Reign with his Saints. Satan for a short Time loosed. The general Judgment. The Devil cast into the Lake...
(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, a...
It is necessary that we should all bear in mind, if we have not observed it before, that Revelation 17:1-18 does not pursue the chronological course of the prophecy. It is a description, and not one o...
A Thousand Years I. INTRODUCTION A. Last week we saw the KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS victorious at the battle of Armageddon! 1. All those that opposed the lord and His saints were killed and a...
We now come, evil power having been set aside, to the exercise of judicial authority in peace; and this is conferred on the saints. The prophet does not merely see the thrones as set in Daniel 7., but...
AND I SAW AN ANGEL COME DOWN FROM HEAVEN,.... All Christ's enemies, and Satan's instruments being removed, the devil is left alone, and only stands in the way of Christ's kingdom; and what will be don...
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. Ver. 1. _And I saw an angd_] Constantine the Great, the Church's male child, Revelation 1...
_And I saw an angel_ An especial minister of Providence; _come down from heaven_ With a commission from God; _having the key of the bottomless pit_ Invested with power to open or to shut it; see on Re...
SATAN BOUND FOR 1000 YEARS Though the Beast and the False Prophet have been (inRevelation 19:1) consigned to the Lake of Fire, the wicked spirit Satan who influenced them is not immediately sent there...
_ 1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and...
1-3 Here is a vision, showing by a figure the restraints laid on Satan himself. Christ, with Almighty power, will keep the devil from deceiving mankind as he has hitherto done. He never wants power an...
REVELATION CHAPTER 20 REVELATION 20:1 Satan bound for a thousand years. REVELATION 20:4 The first resurrection. REVELATION 20:7 Satan again let loose gathereth Gog and Magog to battle, who are devo
Revelation 20:1 Then G2532 saw G1492 (G5627) angel G32 down G2597 (G5723) from G1537 heaven G3772 having...
VISION 8 THE HISTORY OF SATAN AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD (REVELATION 20:1). This passage is of special significance. Indeed it determines greatly what view we take of the whole overall doctrine of the Sec...
‘And I saw an angel coming down out of Heaven having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand, and he laid hold on the monster, the old Serpent who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for...
Revelation 20:1. AND I SAW AN ANGEL COMING DOWN OUT OF HEAVEN, HAVING THE KEY OF THE ABYSS AND A GREAT CHAIN UPON HIS HAND. We have here the second angel after the appearance of the Lord Himself at ch...
It is unnecessary to say anything of the difficulties attending the interpretation of the passage upon which we now enter, or to bespeak the indulgence of the reader. Let it be enough in the meantime...
COMING DOWN OUT OF HEAVEN (καταβαινοντα εκ του ουρανου). As in Revelation 10:1; Revelation 18:1.THE KEY OF THE ABYSS (την κλειν της αβυσσου). As in Revelation 9:1.A GREAT CHAIN (αλυσιν...
CONTENTS: Satan bound for the Kingdom age. The first resurrection. Satan loosed at the end of the millenium, and his final doom. Judgment of the great White Throne. CONCLUSION: When the Tribulation da...
Revelation 20:1. _I saw an angel come down from heaven,_ the high sheriff, as it were, with a divine commission, probably the same angel who had descended with glory like a morning star, and unlocked...
AND TIED HIM UP FOR A THOUSAND YEARS. Christ broke the power of Satan by dying on the cross (Luke 9:31)_. In the vision,_ we see Satan tied up with a heavy chain, thrown into the abyss, which is then...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 20:1 These verses, the last of three “interludes” in Revelation 1:1 (see note on 7:1–17), are among the most controversia
John saw an angel come down from heaven with the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on Satan and bound him for a thousand years and cast him into the bottomless...
THE THOUSAND YEARS _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ EMINENT expositors, ancient and modern, regard the opening of this chapter as referring to an early period in the history of the Church, but there a...
EXPOSITION REVELATION 20:1 AND I SAW AN ANGEL COME DOWN FROM HEAVEN; _coming down out of heaven. _The usual mode of introducing a new vision (cf. Revelation 4:1, etc.). On account of...
CHAPTER 20 - THE DEAD RISE, SATAN IS JUDGED _ _ _ 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 DRA...
I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand (Revelation 20:1). Now, earlier under the fifth trumpet there was a fallen angel that had the k...
2 Peter 2:4; Jude 1:6; Luke 8:31; Revelation 1:18; Revelation 10:1;...
Of the bottomless pit. See on ch. Revelation 9:1. This is to be distinguished from the lake of fire. Compare ver. 10. Chain [α λ υ σ ι ν]. See on Mark 5:4. Only here in John's writings. In his hand...
THE FIRST AND LAST RESURRECTIONS Revelation 20:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Perhaps we had better take up briefly the various judgments as preparatory for the study of the first and last resurrections. The...
And I saw an angel decending out of heaven — Coming down with a commission from God. Jesus Christ himself overthrew the beast: the proud dragon shall be bound by an angel; even as he and his angels we...
This chapter begins with. fresh and glorious vision which St. John had of an angel's descending from heaven, to bind Satan for. thousand years; and herein we have observable, 1. The person binding, TH...