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

Matthew 27:66

Should deceive

The thousand

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 come down from heaven with the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

The animal that you saw was, and is no more; it is going to come up out of the abyss, but it is to go to destruction. The inhabitants of the earth, whose names from the foundation of the world have not been written in the book of life, will be amazed when they see that the animal was, and is no more, and yet is to come.

And set

And they went and set the guard and put a seal on the stone.

Should deceive

and will go out to lead astray the heathen in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, and to muster them for battle, in numbers like the sand of the seashore.

So the great dragon, the ancient serpent who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world, was hurled down to the earth, and his angels were hurled down with him.

It leads the inhabitants of the earth astray by the wonders it is allowed to do on behalf of the animal, telling the inhabitants of the earth to erect a statue to the animal that bears the mark of the sword-thrust and yet lives.

They are demon spirits that perform wonders, and they go out to the kings all over the world to muster them for battle on the great Day of God Almighty.

in whose idolatry the kings of the earth have joined, and with the wine of whose idolatry the inhabitants of the earth have been intoxicated."

for false Christs and false prophets will appear, and they will show great signs and wonders to mislead God's chosen people if they can.

But I am afraid that just as the serpent by his cunning deceived Eve, your thoughts will be led astray from their single-hearted fidelity to Christ.

The other's appearance, by the contrivance of Satan, will be full of power and pretended signs and wonders,

The thousand

But do not overlook this one fact, dear friends, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years and a thousand years are like one day.

And after

When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison,

General references

How can anyone get into a strong man's house and carry off his property unless he first binds the strong man? After that he can plunder his house.

But no one can go into a strong man's house and carry off his property unless he first binds the strong man; after that he can plunder his house.

But when somebody stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he strips him of the arms that he relied on, and divides up the spoils.