啟示錄 20:1-3 CUNPTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 20:1-3

Satan bound for a thousand years. God sees the end from the beginning. If he pleases, he can disclose the future to others, although even then, by reason of the limitation of creature faculties, the unfolding of the future must be limited too. There is, moreover, one feature of that limit which cannot be too clearly recognized, viz. that inasmuch as man has no strictly creative power, and can only weave new patterns by putting together in different forms the materials ready to his hand, so... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 20:1-10

The restraint upon evil. Following most appropriately upon the foregoing description of a conflict, and the conquest by the truth and the power of righteousness, is a representation, in most significant imagery, of the restraint that is put upon evil by the prevalence of righteousness—the chaining back the clouds of night by the rising sun. The spirit of evil, "the dragon, the old serpent," "the devil and Satan," is "laid hold" by "an angel coming down out of heaven," and bound with "a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 20:2-3

And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan. These titles are an exact repetition of Revelation 12:9 (which see). And bound him a thousand years, and cast him into the bottomless pit . The abyss, as we have seen (on Revelation 12:1 ), is the present abode of Satan; the act of binding, therefore, is now over. This fact opposes the interpretation which makes "the thousand years" yet in the future. When, then, did this binding take place? Only one... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 20:3-6

The second scene in the history of redeemed humanity: the age of moral triumph. "And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him," etc. The first scene in the history of redeemed humanity—namely, the scene of moral struggle—occupied our attention in the last homily. The passage before us is a very glorious, though highly symbolic, view of the scene which will succeed it— the scene of moral triumph. This scene is, probably, many long centuries in the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 20:1

And I saw an angel come down from heaven - Compare the notes on Revelation 10:1. He does not say whether this angel had appeared to him before, but the impression is rather that it was a different one. The whole character of the composition of the book leads us to suppose that different angels were employed to make these communications to John, and that, in fact, in the progress of things disclosed in the book, he had contact with a considerable number of the heavenly inhabitants. The scene... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 20:2

And he laid hold on - Seized him by violence - ἐκράτησεν ekratēsen. The word denotes “the employment of strength” or “force”; and it implies that he had power superior to that of the dragon. Compare Matthew 14:3; Matthew 18:28; Matthew 21:46; Matthew 22:6; Matthew 26:4. We can at once see the propriety of the use of this word in this connection. The great enemy to be bound has himself mighty power, and can be overcome only by a superior. This may teach us that it is only a power from heaven... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 20:3

And cast him into the bottomless pit - See the notes on Revelation 9:1. A state of peace and prosperity would exist as if Satan, the great disturber, were confined in the nether world as a prisoner.And shut him up - Closed the massive doors of the dark prison-house upon him. Compare the notes on Job 10:21-22.And set a seal upon him - Or, rather, “upon it” - ἐπάνω αὐτοῦ epanō autou. The seal was placed upon the “door” or “gate” of the prison, not because this would fasten the gate or door... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 20:1-3

Revelation 20:1-3. And I saw an angel An especial minister of Providence; come down from heaven With a commission from God; having the key of the bottomless pit Invested with power to open or to shut it; see on Revelation 9:1; and a great chain in his hand Emblematical of his power to perform the work here assigned him. And he laid hold on the dragon Who, after the destruction of the beast and of the false prophet, (to whom he had delegated his power,) still remained; that old... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 20:1-3

19:11-20:15 THE TRIUMPH OF GODUp till now the visions have mainly been concerned with the power of evil and the sufferings of believers. Persecuted Christians have been encouraged to endure their trials by the assurance that God is still in control. He guards his people, allowing the wicked to exercise their power only within the limits that he has set according to his eternal plan. Leaving behind the subject of the power of evil in the world, the visions now move on to their climax. They... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 20:1

saw. App-133 . come = coming. from. App-104 . heaven. See Revelation 3:12 . in = upon. Greek. epi. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 20:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 20:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 20:2-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 20:3-6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 20:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 20:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 20:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 20:1-3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 20:1-3

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 20:1

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