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 Revelation 19:20). The meaning is, that for '1,000 years' the power of evil would not be able to gather... [ Continue Reading ]
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 for 1,000 years (Revelation 20:4). It is foretold that, at the end of the 1,000 years, Satan will be... [ Continue Reading ]
HIM UP] RV 'it.' SET A SEAL UPON HIM] RV 'sealed it over him.' DECEIVE] i.e. into attacking the Church: cp. Revelation 20:8; Revelation 20:10; Revelation 19:20; John 8:12; John 8:44. FULFILLED] RV 'finished.'... [ Continue Reading ]
THRONES] cp. Daniel 7:9; Daniel 7:22; Matthew 19:28. THEY] i.e. the martyrs. WITNESS] RV 'testimony,' i.e. the revelation made by Christ, 'the faithful witness': cp. Revelation 1:5; Revelation 1:9; Revelation 12:17; Revelation 19:10. MARK] cp. Revelation 13: [ Continue Reading ]
PRIESTS] cp. Revelation 1:6 note, Revelation 5:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
DECEIVE] see on Revelation 20:3.... [ Continue Reading ]
SHALL BE] RV 'they shal be.'... [ Continue Reading ]
THRONE] cp. Isaiah 6:1; Daniel 7:9.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE BOOKS] RV 'books': cp. Daniel 7:10. WORKS] cp. Matthew 16:27; Romans 2:6. 13, 14. HELL] RV 'Hades.'... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SECOND DEATH] RV 'the second death, even the lake of fire': cp. Revelation 2:11; Matthew 25:41.... [ Continue Reading ]