1And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain.


In Context

1 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain.

2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

3 He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.

Revelation 20:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:1And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:1And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:1And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:1And I saw an angel descending from the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain in his hand.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:1And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:1And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:1I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:1And I saw a messenger coming down out of the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain over his hand,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:1And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.