Revelation 20:3

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. SHUT HIM. 'Aleph (') A B, Vulgate, Syriac, Andreas, omit "him." SET A SEAL UPON HIM, [ epanoo (G1883)] - sealed up the door of the abyss 'over' his head. A surer seal than his seal over Jesus in Joseph's tomb burst on the resurrection morn. Satan's binding at this juncture is not arbitrary, but the necessary consequence of the events, Revelation 19:20; just as Satan's being cast out of heaven, where he was previously accuser of the brethren, was the legitimate judgment passed on him through th...

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 and instruments to break the power of Satan. Christ shuts by his power, and seals by his authority. The church shall have a time of peace and prosperity, but all her trials are not yet over....

Verse Revelation 20:3. _HE SHOULD DECEIVE THE NATIONS NO MORE_] Be unable to blind men with superstition and idolatry as he had formerly done....

AND CAST HIM INTO THE BOTTOMLESS PIT - See the notes on Revelation 9:1. A state of peace and prosperity would exist as if Satan, the great disturber, were confined in the nether world as a prisoner. AND SHUT HIM UP - Closed the massive doors of the dark prison-house upon him. Compare the notes on Job 10:21. AND SET A SEAL UPON HIM - Or, rather, “upon it” - ἐπάνω αὐτοῦ epanō autou. The seal was placed upon the “door” or “gate” of the prison, not because this would fasten the gate or door of itself, and make it secure, for this was secured by the key, but because it prevented intrusion, or any secret opening of it without its being kno

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 Revelation 1:18, some have considered this angel to be Christ himself; but this is incorrect. As in Revelation 12:7, an angel is the immediate agent in this expulsion of Satan (_vide infra_)_._ HAVING THE KEY OF THE BOTTOMLESS PIT; _the abyss; _as in...

AND CAST HIM INTO THE BOTTOMLESS PIT,.... Or deep, into which the devils desired they might not be sent, and which they dreaded as a torment, it may be, because a place of confinement, Luke 8:31 for this is called a prison, Revelation 20:7 and is distinguished from the lake of fire, into which the devil is afterwards cast, Revelation 20:10. AND SHUT HIM UP; that so he might not rove about in the air, nor go to and fro in the earth, nor walk about like a roaring lion, seeking to affright, disturb, or devour: AND SET A SEAL UPON HIM; or upon the door of the pit, for further security, as was upon the stone at the mouth of the lion's den,...

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 (Revelation 19:11) 3. The battle of Armageddon (Revelation 19:17) 4. The binding of Satan (Revelation 20:1) 5. The thousand-year reign (Revelation 20:4) Revelation 19:1 . Once more w

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: Revelation 12:3 *. Revelation 20:4. thrones: the imagery is suggested by Daniel 7:9. THEY SAT: the subject of the sentence is omitted, and we do not know who are here denominated as judges; probably, however, the saints and martyrs referred to in the subseq

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 Chiliasm, it will be better to read it as a whole before we deal with it in detail. 1 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven with the key of the abyss, and with a great chain in his hand. 2 And he laid hold of the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a 3 thousand years, and cast him into the abyss, and locked him in, and set a seal over him, that he might no longer deceive the nations, until the thousand years were completed. After that he must be set free for a little time. 4 And I saw thrones, and those who had received the privilege of judgment sat upon them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their witness

HIM. Greek."it" (the pit). SET, &C. Literally sealed _it_ over him. THAT. in order that. Greek. _hina._ SHOULD, &C.. should not (App-105) deceive (App-128). MORE. longer. FULFILLED. Compare App-125. AND. Omit. AFTER THAT. Greek. _meta tauta,_ as Revelation 1:19 (hereafter). SEASON. time. Greek. _chronos._ App-195. Satan is literal; the angel who binds him is literal; the abyss into which he is cast is literal; and the chain, whatever it may be composed of, is literal too....