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, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain.

The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise from the bottomless pit and go to destruction. And the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because it was and is not and is to come.

And set

And a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet and with the signet of his lords, that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.

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

Should deceive

and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea.

And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world--he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of the beast it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived.

For they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.

with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and with the wine of whose sexual immorality the dwellers on earth have become drunk."

For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders,

The thousand

For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night.

But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

And after

And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison

General references

Or how can someone enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his house.

But no one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. Then indeed he may plunder his house.

but when one stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted and divides his spoil.