Revelation 20:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Cast

Revelation 20:1

Revelation 17:8

And set

Daniel 6:17

Matthew 27:66

Should deceive

The thousand

Psalm 90:4

2 Peter 3:8

And after

Revelation 20:7

General references

Matthew 12:29

Mark 3:27

Luke 11:22

Bible References

Cast

Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up from the abyss and go to destruction. Those who live on the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will be astonished when they see the beast that was, and is not, and will be present again.

And set

A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den. The king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signet rings of his nobles, so that nothing in regard to Daniel could be changed.

Then they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting the guard.

Should deceive

and will go out to deceive the nations at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the sea.

So the great dragon was thrown out—the ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan,

the one who deceives the whole world. He was thrown to earth, and his angels with him.

He deceives those who live on the earth because of the signs that he is permitted to perform on behalf of the beast, telling those who live on the earth to make an image of the beast who had the sword wound and yet lived.

For they are spirits of demons performing signs, who travel to the kings of the whole world to assemble them for the battle of the great day of God, the Almighty.

The kings of the earth committed sexual immorality with her, and those who live on the earth became drunk on the wine of her sexual immorality.”

False messiahs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

But I fear that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your minds may be seduced from a complete and pure devotion to Christ.

The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan’s working, with all kinds of false miracles, signs, and wonders,

The thousand

For in Your sight a thousand years
are like yesterday that passes by,
like a few hours of the night.

Dear friends, don’t let this one thing escape you: With the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.

And after

When the 1,000 years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison

General references

How can someone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can rob his house.

“On the other hand, no one can enter a strong man’s house and rob his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he will rob his house.

But when one stronger than he attacks and overpowers him, he takes from him all his weapons

he trusted in, and divides up his plunder.