Revelation 20:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Revelation 20:2

Satan Bound 1,000 Years

1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, ^ahaving the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

2 He laid hold of ^athe dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;

3 and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and ^aset a seal on him, ^bso that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while.

The Saints Reign with Christ 1,000 Years

4 And I saw ^athrones, and they sat on them, and ^bjudgment was committed to them. Then I saw ^cthe souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, ^dwho had not worshiped the beast ^eor his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they ^flived and ^greigned with Christ for a thousand years.

5 But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such ^athe second death has no power, but they shall be ^bpriests of God and of Christ, ^cand shall reign with Him a thousand years.

Satanic Rebellion Crushed

7 Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison

8 and will go out ^ato deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, ^bGog and Magog, ^cto gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea.

9 ^aThey went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them.

10 The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone ^awhere the beast and the false prophet are. And they ^bwill be tormented day and night forever and ever.

The Great White Throne Judgment

11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face ^athe earth and the heaven fled away. ^bAnd there was found no place for them.

12 And I saw the dead, ^asmall and great, standing before¹ God, ^band books were opened. And another ^cbook was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged ^daccording to their works, by the things which were written in the books.

Verse Comparison: Revelation 20:2

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American Standard Version
And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,

Amplified® Bible
And he gripped {and} overpowered the dragon, that old serpent [of primeval times], who is the devil and Satan, and [securely] bound him for a thousand years.

Contemporary English Version
He chained the dragon for a thousand years. It is that old snake, who is also known as the devil and Satan.

Darby English Version
And he laid hold of the dragon, the ancient serpent who is [the] devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

Good News Bible
He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent---that is, the Devil, or Satan---and chained him up for a thousand years.

International Standard Version
He captured the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and tied him up for a 1,000 years.

King James Version
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

New American Standard Bible
And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;

New International Version
He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

New King James Version
He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who we also know as the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;

Young's Literal Translation
and he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is Devil and Adversary, and did bind him a thousand years,

New English Translation
He¹ seized the dragon – the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan – and tied him up for a thousand years.

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