Bible Strands
Revelation 20:7
When the thousand years are complete, Satan will be released from his prison,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author records a vision of future events immediately following the thousand-year reign described in Revelation 20:6.
The words — ὅταν (hotan) translates as "when," and λυθὴσεται (luthēsetai) translates as "will be released," marking the precise end of the bound period.
The thread — This event directly reverses the binding described in Revelation 20:2, where the dragon and Satan were held for the same thousand years.
Why it lands — The text states that Satan exits his confinement to deceive the nations, which demands the reader acknowledge the temporary nature of the current restraint and the immediate return of active opposition.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
Cross-references
- Revelation 20:2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.