啟示錄 20:1-3 CUNPTS

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 20:2

laid hold on. Greek. krateo. Compare App-172 . on = of. dragon. See Revelation 12:3 . that = the. Satan. The texts add "the". See App-19 . thousand years. i.e. the millennium. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 20:3

him. Greek."it" (the pit). set, &c. Literally sealed it over him. that = in order that. Greek. hina. should, &c. = should not ( App-105 ) deceive ( App-128 ). more = longer. fulfilled. Compare App-125 . and. Omit. after that. Greek. meta tauta, as Revelation 1:19 (hereafter). season = time. Greek. chronos. App-195 . Satan is literal; the angel who binds him is literal; the abyss into which he is cast is literal; and the chain, whatever it may be composed of, is literal too. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 20:1

SECTION VII(Chapter 20)REV:20The interpretation of this chapter is largely determined by the view already taken of the preceding chapters. After the introductory letters to the seven churches, the vision of the final judgment has already appeared six times in the preceding chapters:In the relation of the seals (Revelation 6:12-17). In the relation of the trumpets, the judgment of the world city (Revelation 11:14-19). In the harvest of the earth (Revelation 14:14-20). At the pouring out of the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 20:2

And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,Dragon ... serpent ... devil ... and Satan ... Note the fourfold name of the evil one. This ties in with the 12th chapter where this quadruple designation first occurs (Revelation 12:9), and where are also mentioned the 1,260 days. Neither the 1,000 years here nor the 1,260 days there should be literalized. Both refer to the same period of time, all the time between the two Advents... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 20:3

and cast him into the abyss and shut it, and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years should be finished: after this he must be loosed for a little time.Cast him into the abyss ... shut it ... sealed it ... This merely stresses the effectiveness of the binding and restraint of the devil by divine power. The shutting and sealing are only the inert trappings of the metaphor.Until the thousand years should be finished ... The gospel age will finally... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 20:1

Revelation 20:1.— This chapter represents a new state of the church, upon its deliverance from the persecution and corruption of the third period, or during the reign of the two beasts, or 1260 prophetic days or years. That long state of oppression is to be followed by a long continuance of peace, and prosperity. A fourth period is described, which, among other characters, is to last for a thousand years. The two first periods ended in a deliverance of the church; but those deliverances were of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 20:1-6

Revelation 20:1-6. And I saw an angel come down from heavens &c.— After the destruction of the beast, and the false prophet,there still remains the dragon, who had delegated his power unto them; that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, Revelation 20:2. but he is bound by an angel,—an especial minister of Providence; and the famous millennium, or the reign of the saints upon earth for a thousand years, commences. Binding him with a great chain, casting him into the bottomless pit,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 20:1

1. The destruction of his representatives, the beast and the false prophet, to whom he had given his power, throne, and authority, is followed by the binding of Satan himself for a thousand years. the key of the bottomless pit—now transferred from Satan's hands, who had heretofore been permitted by God to use it in letting loose plagues on the earth; he is now to be made to feel himself the torment which he had inflicted on men, but his full torment is not until he is cast into "the lake of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 20:2

2. that old—ancient serpent (Revelation 12:9). thousand years—As seven mystically implies universality, so a thousand implies perfection, whether in good or evil [AQUINAS on ch. 11]. Thousand symbolizes that the world is perfectly leavened and pervaded by the divine; since thousand is ten, the number of the world, raised to the third power, three being the number of God [AUBERLEN]. It may denote literally also a thousand years. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 20:3

3. shut him—A, B, Vulgate, Syriac, and ANDREAS omit "him." set a seal upon him—Greek, "over him," that is, sealed up the door of the abyss over his head. A surer seal to keep him from getting out than his seal over Jesus in the tomb of Joseph, which was burst on the resurrection morn. Satan's binding at' this juncture is not arbitrary, but is the necessary consequence of the events ( :-); just as Satan's being cast out of heaven, where he had previously been the accuser of the brethren, was the... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 20:2

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 20:3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 20:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 20:2

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 20:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 20:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 20:1-6

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 20:1

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 20:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 20:3

Group of Brands