Revelation 20:3

New Century Version

Then he threw him into the bottomless pit, closed it, and locked it over him. The angel did this so he could not trick the people of the earth anymore until the thousand years were ended. After a thousand years he must be set free for a short time.

Cross References

Psalm 90:4

To you, a thousand years is like the passing of a day, or like a few hours in the night.

Daniel 6:17

A big stone was brought and placed over the opening of the lions’ den. Then the king used his signet ring and the rings of his royal officers to put special seals on the rock. This ensured that no one would move the rock and bring Daniel out.

Matthew 24:24

False Christs and false prophets will come and perform great wonders and miracles. They will try to fool even the people God has chosen, if that is possible.

Matthew 27:66

So they all went to the tomb and made it safe from thieves by sealing the stone in the entrance and putting soldiers there to guard it.

Mark 4:15

Sometimes the teaching falls on the road. This is like the people who hear the teaching of God, but Satan quickly comes and takes away the teaching that was planted in them.

Luke 8:31

The demons begged Jesus not to send them into eternal darkness.

2 Corinthians 11:3

But I am afraid that your minds will be led away from your true and pure following of Christ just as Eve was tricked by the snake with his evil ways.

2 Peter 3:8

But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: To the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years is as one day.

Revelation 12:9

The giant dragon was thrown down out of heaven. (He is that old snake called the devil or Satan, who tricks the whole world.) The dragon with his angels was thrown down to the earth.

Revelation 13:14

It fools those who live on earth by the miracles it has been given the power to do. It does these miracles to serve the first beast. The second beast orders people to make an idol to honor the first beast, the one that was wounded by the deadly sword but sprang to life again.

Revelation 17:2

The kings of the earth sinned sexually with her, and the people of the earth became drunk from the wine of her sexual sin.”

Revelation 17:8

The beast you saw was once alive but is not alive now. But soon it will come up out of the bottomless pit and go away to be destroyed. There are people who live on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life since the beginning of the world. They will be amazed when they see the beast, because he was once alive, is not alive now, but will come again.

Revelation 20:1

I saw an angel coming down from heaven. He had the key to the bottomless pit and a large chain in his hand.