Revelation 20:2
Revelation · New Testament · Chapter 20
“And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,”Revelation 20:2
What Does Revelation 20:2 Mean?
Revelation 20:2 is found in the book of Revelation, chapter 20, verse 2 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 Spiritual Warfare.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Revelation 20:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 3:1“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?”Ephesians 6:11“Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”Luke 10:18“And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.”2 Corinthians 4:4“In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”1 Peter 5:8“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”Ephesians 2:2“Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”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;”John 12:31“Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.”Isaiah 27:1“In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.”Revelation 12:7“And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,”Revelation 12:9“And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”John 8:44“Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.”John 14:30“Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.”Acts 26:18“To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.”1 John 3:8“He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.”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.”Revelation 20:10“And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.”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.”Colossians 2:15“And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.”Luke 4:6“And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.”
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