Revelation 20:1
“And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.”
King James Version
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An angel with the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain — the binding of Satan at the Millennium's beginning.
Fulfillment References
Revelation 19:20 Isaiah 65:20 Zechariah 14
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
CatholicOfficial position (Catechism 676) is amillennial.
DispensationalLiteral 1,000-year reign of Christ on earth after the Tribulation.
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