Revelation 20:1
Revelation · New Testament · Chapter 20
“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
What Does Revelation 20:1 Mean?
Revelation 20:1 is found in the book of Revelation, chapter 20, verse 1 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Heaven & Hell, New Creation, and Spiritual Warfare.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Revelation 20:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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;”Psalms 91:13“Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.”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.”Mark 3:27“No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.”Genesis 3:15“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”Isaiah 59:19“So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.”Revelation 20:3“And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.”Matthew 12:29“Or else how can one enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.”Revelation 9:1“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.”Romans 16:20“And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.”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.”Matthew 8:31“So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.”Matthew 16:19“And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”Psalms 68:20“He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.”Psalms 72:11“Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.”Zechariah 13:2“And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.”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.”Job 21:22“Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.”Job 33:28“He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.”
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