Revelation 20:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I saw an angel come down from heaven, carrying the key to the deep pit and a big chain.

Cross References

Luke 8:31

They begged Jesus not to send them to the deep pit, where they would be punished.

2 Peter 2:4

God did not have pity on the angels that sinned. He had them tied up and thrown into the dark pits of hell until the time of judgment.

Jude 1:6

You also know about the angels who didn't do their work and left their proper places. God chained them with everlasting chains and is now keeping them in dark pits until the great day of judgment.

Revelation 1:18

and the living one. I died, but now I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys to death and the world of the dead.

Revelation 10:1

I saw another powerful angel come down from heaven. This one was covered with a cloud, and a rainbow was over his head. His face was like the sun, his legs were like columns of fire,

Revelation 18:1

I saw another angel come from heaven. This one had great power, and the earth was bright because of his glory.

Revelation 20:3

Then the angel threw the dragon into the pit. He locked and sealed it, so that a thousand years would go by before the dragon could fool the nations again. But after that, it would have to be set free for a little while.