Revelation 20:1 meaning and explanation

Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.

Revelation 20:1, Berean Standard Bible

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John, exiled on Patmos, continues his visionary tour of the end of history. An angel descends from heaven carrying two objects that signal what comes next: a key to the Abyss, the prison of demonic forces, and a great chain.

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