The 1,000 years of Revelation. #2. The Main Figure in Revelation 20:1-3 is Satan.

"The main figure in Revelation 20:1-3 is Satan.

"Satan is here described by four different names.

"Two of the names come from animals and two are proper names.

"He is called, first, “the dragon” (2).

"Earlier, he was called a “great red dragon” (12:3).

"In Revelation 12, he has a mighty tail, seven heads, ten horns and seven crowns.

"Does the devil really have these numbers of heads and crowns and so on?

"No, it is a vision.

"The point is that the devil is a powerful, ferocious and terrifying being.

Not only is he called “the dragon,” but he is also called “that old serpent” (20:2).

"In that the serpent is called “old,” it refers to the serpent’s tempting Eve in the beginning of the world in Genesis 3.

"Satan is, therefore, the enemy of God and His people from ancient times.

"He is powerful like a dragon and he is subtle like a serpent.

"Third, he is called “the Devil” (2).

"As the devil, he slanders and falsely accuses.

"The fourth title is “Satan” (2), that is, the opposer of God and His kingdom.

"Putting those four names together, the devil is a powerful, subtle, slanderous opponent.

"He is all these things as a fallen angel, an evil spirit, who uses all his might and all his craft against Jesus Christ and His church.

"The saints hear God’s evaluation of Satan and believe His assessment of him.

"We must watch against Satan’s attacks and look for all our protection in the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth (Ps. 121)!"

1 {A Song of degrees.} I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

2 My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.

3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.

6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

See: The 1,000 years of Revelation 20. #3 Revelation 20 also Proclaims that Satan is Bound.