201 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven , holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand . 2 And he laid hold of the dragon , the serpent of old , who is the devil and Satan , and bound him for a thousand years ; 3 and he threw him into the abyss , and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he would not deceive the nations any longer , until the thousand years were completed ; after these things he must be released for a short time .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Revelation 20:1-3
Commentary on Revelation 20:1-3
(Read Revelation 20:1-3)
Here is a vision, showing by a figure the restraints laid on Satan himself. Christ, with Almighty power, will keep the devil from deceiving mankind as he has hitherto done. He never wants power and instruments to break the power of Satan. Christ shuts by his power, and seals by his authority. The church shall have a time of peace and prosperity, but all her trials are not yet over.