Revelation 20:1

King James Version (KJV)

And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

Translations

Revelation 20:1 - Amplified Bible

THEN I saw an angel descending from heaven; he was holding the key of the Abyss (the bottomless pit) and a great chain was in his hand.

Revelation 20:1 - American Standard Version

And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

Revelation 20:1 - Bible in Basic English

And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the great deep and a great chain in his hand.

Revelation 20:1 - Darby Bible

And I saw an angel descending from the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain in his hand.

Revelation 20:1 - English Standard Version

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

Revelation 20:1 - King James Version

And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

Revelation 20:1 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y vi a un ángel que descendìa del cielo, con la llave del abismo y una gran cadena en su mano.

Revelation 20:1 - The Message

I saw an Angel descending out of Heaven. He carried the key to the Abyss and a chain—a huge chain. He grabbed the Dragon, that old Snake—the very Devil, Satan himself!—chained him up for a thousand years, dumped him into the Abyss, slammed it shut and sealed it tight. No more trouble out of him, deceiving the nations—until the thousand years are up. After that he has to be let loose briefly.

Revelation 20:1 - New American Standard Bible

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

Revelation 20:1 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Vi entonces a un ángel que descendìa del cielo, con la llave del abismo y una gran cadena en su mano.

Revelation 20:1 - World English Bible

I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

Revelation 20:1 - Young's Living Translation

And I saw a messenger coming down out of the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain over his hand,

Revelation 20:1 - Additional Comments

This angel may be Christ, since (verse 2) he had power over Satan, to bind him.
The chain was probably to bind Satan.
The pit was Satan's prison; the key was the control of the lock to this prison.

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