• Rev 20:1 — And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
• Rev 20:2 — And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
• Rev 20:3 — And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loose

3 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Evangelical · Evangelical
• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed

3 passages from 3 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• City of God · 1 passage
• Statement of Fundamental Truths · 1 passage
• Against Heresies (Adversus Haereses) · 1 passage