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 by which Christ overcame the dragon, as I noted in (Revelation 7:1). This part must necessarily be jo... [ Continue Reading ]
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him (3) a thousand years, (3) The first of which (continuing this history with the end of the second chapter) in the 36 years from the passion of Christ, when the Church of the Jews being overthrown, Satan at... [ Continue Reading ]
And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations (4) no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed (5) a little season. (4) Namely, with that public and violent deceit which he attempted befor... [ Continue Reading ]
(6) And I saw (a) thrones, and they sat upon them, and (7) judgment was given unto them: and [I saw] the souls of them that were (8) beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which (9) had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received [his] mark upon their f... [ Continue Reading ]
(10) But the rest of the dead (11) lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This [is] the first resurrection. (10) Whoever shall lie dead in sin, and not know the truth of God. (11) They shall not be renewed with newness of the life by the enlightening of the gospel of the glory of... [ Continue Reading ]
Blessed and holy [is] he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the (12) second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, (13) and shall reign with him a thousand years. (12) That by this both body and soul, that is, the whole man is condemned and delivered to... [ Continue Reading ]
(14) And when the (15) thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, (14) The second history, of the latter victory of Christ, as was said in (Revelation 20:1). In which are summarily described the work, overthrow, and eternal punishment of Satan. (15) Of which I spoke. See... [ Continue Reading ]
(16) And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom [is] as the sand of the sea. (16) The work or act of Satan (which is the first part, as I distinguished in the verse before) to deceive the... [ Continue Reading ]
And they went up on the (b) breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and (17) fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. (b) As if he said, in so much that the whole face of the earth, however great it is, was filled. (17) The wrath of... [ Continue Reading ]
(18) And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet [are], and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. (18) The third part, eternal destruction against those that are overcome: as I noted in the same place.... [ Continue Reading ]
(19) And I saw a great (20) white throne, and him that sat on it, (21) from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. (19) The second part of this chapter, in which the judge is described in this verse, and the last judgment in the verse following. (20)... [ Continue Reading ]
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before (22) God; and the (23) books were opened: and another book was opened, which is [the book] (24) of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. (22) That is, Christ the judge; (2 Corin... [ Continue Reading ]
(25) And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. (25) This is a reply or an answer to an objection: for some man will say, "But they are dead, whom the sea, death and the grave h... [ Continue Reading ]
(26) And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. (26) The last enemy which is death shall be abolished by Christ (that he may no more make any attempt against us) (1 Corinthians 15:16) and death shall feed on the reprobate in hell for evermore, according to the rig... [ Continue Reading ]