Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. New Living Translation Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the bottomless pit and a heavy chain in his hand. 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. Berean Standard Bible Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain. Berean Literal Bible And I saw an angel descending out of heaven, holding in his hand the key of the Abyss, and a great chain. King James Bible And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. New King James Version Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 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. NASB 1995 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. NASB 1977 And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. Legacy Standard Bible Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. Amplified Bible And then I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding the key of the abyss (the bottomless pit) and a great chain was in his hand. Christian Standard Bible Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven holding the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand. 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. Contemporary English Version I saw an angel come down from heaven, carrying the key to the deep pit and a big chain. English Revised Version And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. GOD'S WORD® Translation I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key to the bottomless pit and a large chain in his hand. Good News Translation Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key of the abyss and a heavy chain. International Standard Version Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key to the bottomless pit, with a large chain in his hand. Majority Standard Bible Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain. NET Bible Then I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a huge chain. New Heart English Bible I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. Webster's Bible Translation And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. Weymouth New Testament Then I saw an angel coming down from Heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and upon his arm he carried a great chain. 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd I saw a messenger coming down out of Heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain over his hand, Berean Literal Bible And I saw an angel descending out of heaven, holding in his hand the key of the Abyss, and a great chain. Young's Literal 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, Smith's Literal Translation And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain in his hand. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand. Catholic Public Domain Version And I saw an Angel, descending from heaven, holding in his hand the key of the abyss and a great chain. New American Bible Then I saw an angel come down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a heavy chain. New Revised 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. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAND I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And I saw another Angel from Heaven who had with him the key of The Abyss and a great chain in his hand. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain in his hand. Godbey New Testament And I saw an angel coming down out of the heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain on his hand. Haweis New Testament AND I saw an angel descending from heaven, having the key of the abyss of hell, and a great chain in his hand: Mace New Testament Afterwards I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, with a great chain in his hand. Weymouth New Testament Then I saw an angel coming down from Heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and upon his arm he carried a great chain. Worrell New Testament And I saw an angel coming down out of Heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain upon his hand. Worsley New Testament And I saw an angel come down from heaven, who had the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Satan Bound1Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain. 2He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.… Cross References Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” Isaiah 24:21-22 In that day the LORD will punish the host of heaven above and the kings of the earth below. / They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days. 2 Peter 2:4 For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment; Jude 1:6 And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day. Luke 10:18 So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Matthew 12:29 Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house. John 12:31 Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out. Colossians 2:15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross. Ephesians 4:8 This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.” 1 Peter 3:19 in whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison Daniel 7:22 until the Ancient of Days arrived and pronounced judgment in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for them to possess the kingdom. Isaiah 14:12-15 How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations. / You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” ... Ezekiel 28:12-17 “Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. / You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation. / You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for I had ordained you. You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked among the fiery stones. ... Zechariah 3:1-2 Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. / And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?” 1 John 3:8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil. Treasury of Scripture And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. I saw. Revelation 10:1 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: Revelation 18:1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. having. Revelation 1:18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. Revelation 9:1,2 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit… Luke 8:31 And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep. a great. 2 Peter 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; Jude 1:6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Jump to Previous Abyss Angel Arm Bottomless Carried Chain Deep Descending Great Hand Heaven Holding Key PitJump to Next Abyss Angel Arm Bottomless Carried Chain Deep Descending Great Hand Heaven Holding Key PitRevelation 20 1. Satan bound for a thousand years.6. The first resurrection; 7. Satan let loose again. 8. Gog and Magog. 10. The demons cast into the lake of fire and brimstone. 11. The last and general resurrection. Then I saw The phrase "Then I saw" indicates a continuation of the visionary experience of John, the author of Revelation. The Greek word for "saw" is "εἶδον" (eidon), which implies not just physical sight but also spiritual insight or revelation. This suggests that what follows is not merely a physical event but a spiritual reality being unveiled. In the context of Revelation, this phrase marks a transition to a new vision, emphasizing the sequential nature of the apocalyptic narrative. an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss and a great chain in his hand (1) And I saw an angel come down . . .--Rather, And I saw an angel descending out of the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain on (not merely in his hand, but hanging from it as it would do when on) his hand. It is needless to settle who is represented by this angel. It is enough that in the vision he manifests by the key and the chain which he carries that there is power in Him, who has the keys of death and of Hades (Revelation 1:18), to bind, as He has death-wounded, him that had the power of death. The bottomless pit is the abyss, as we have had elsewhere (Revelation 9:1; Revelation 11:7; and Revelation 17:8. Comp. Luke 8:31); it is figuratively the abode of the devil and his associate angels (Matthew 25:41). . . . Verse 1. - And I saw an angel come down from heaven; coming down out of heaven. The usual mode of introducing a new vision (cf. Revelation 4:1, etc.). On account of Revelation 1:18, some have considered this angel to be Christ himself; but this is incorrect. As in Revelation 12:7-9, an angel is the immediate agent in this expulsion of Satan (vide infra). Having the key of the bottomless pit; the abyss; as in Revelation 9:1, 2, 11; Revelation 11:7; Revelation 17:8. In all these places the word signifies the present abode of Satan and his angels, whence they direct their operations in hostility to God, not the place of their final punishment (see ver. 10). In Luke 8:31 the word has exactly the same meaning; while in the only remaining place where it is used in the New Testament, viz. Romans 10:7, it stands for the place of abode of the souls of the dead. Having the key of the abyss therefore informs us that power is given to this angel over Satan during the time of this world's existence. And a great chain in his hand; literally, upon his hand, as if lying on it and hanging from it; the chain evidently symbolizing the power of the angel over the inhabitants of the abyss, and the purpose with which he now comes, viz. to restrain the power of Satan.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek ThenΚαὶ (Kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. I saw εἶδον (eidon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. an angel ἄγγελον (angelon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 32: From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor. coming down καταβαίνοντα (katabainonta) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2597: To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. heaven οὐρανοῦ (ouranou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3772: Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel. with the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. key κλεῖν (klein) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 2807: A key. From kleio; a key, literally or figuratively. to the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Abyss, ἀβύσσου (abyssou) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 12: The abyss, unfathomable depth, an especially Jewish conception, the home of the dead and of evil spirits. Depthless, i.e. 'abyss'. holding ἔχοντα (echonta) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. in ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. hand χεῖρα (cheira) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 5495: A hand. a great μεγάλην (megalēn) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense. chain. ἅλυσιν (halysin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 254: A (light) chain, bond. Of uncertain derivation; a fetter or manacle. 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