Rev 20:1 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.
Who is our Angel?
Remember from Revelation 1:18..... "I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades." That's right, Christ! He has the key!. We saw it again in Rev 9:1 and see in Isa 22:22.
What is the Abyss?
It is told that it is a cavern beneath the earth. A place where it is described that all dead go, or sometimes it is described as a place where the truly evil people go to wait for their punishment. The thing we do know about the abyss comes to us from Luke 8:31, And they begged him repeatedly not to order them to go into the Abyss. So here we are seeing demons begging Christ not to send them into the abyss. It must be one horrible place for demons to beg not to be sent there!
Apparently it has a lock and it is sealed. Lets see, where else have we seen a seal at a burial in the earth? Look at Matthew 27:66, it was with our Lord's burial. If the seal were broken, the person inside is gone.
For How long in the abyss?
Well, read, he is suppose to be there for 1000 years, chained and the door locked, the seal placed.
What happens when the years are up?
It says that Satan will be set free? Why? We know that Satan it the ultimate deceiver, the king of lies. So, if he is let free again, I can assume it will be to test the Christians again. Why? Well, if faith is a choice, then the strength of a faith has to be tested in order for a faith to be preserved.
Next we will discuss the 2 resurrections!
Blessings on all!
Calabash
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