Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Revelation 20

^{1 a} This Angel representeth the ordre of the Apostles, whose vocacion & office was from heauen: or may signifie Christ, which shulde treade downe the serpents head.

^{1 b} Hereby he meaneth the Gospel whereby hel is shutup to the faithful, & Satan is chained that he can not hurt them, yea & the ministers hereby open it to the infideles, but through their impietie and stubbernes.

^{2 c} That is, from Christs natiuitie vnto the time of Pope Syluester the seconde: so long the pure doctrine shulde after a sorte remaine.

^{2 !} Satan being bounde for a certeine time.

^{3 d} After this terme Satan had greater power then he had before.

^{4 f} That is, whiles thei haue remained in this life.

^{4 e} The glorie and autoritie of them that suffer for Christs sake.

^{5 g} He meaneth them, which are spiritually dead: for in whome Satan liueth, he is dead to God.

^{5 h} Which is to receiue Jesus Christ in true faith, & to rise from sinne in newenes of life.

^{6 i} The death of the soule, which is eternal damnacion.

^{6 k} Shalbe true partakers of Christ and of his dignitie.

^{6 l} That is, foreuer.

^{7 !} And after let lose, vexeth the Church grieuously.

^{7 m} After that the chaine is broken and the true preaching of Gods worde is corrupt.

^{8 n} By them are ment diuers & strange enemies of the Church of God, as the Turke, the Sarazins, and others, read {Ezek 38,2}, by whome the Church of God shulde be grieuously tormented.

^{10 !} And after the worlde is judged, he and his are cast into the lake of fyre.

^{11 o} Which was Chrsit prepared to judgement with glorie and majestie.

^{12 p} Euerie mans conscience is as a boke whereinhis dedes are writen, which shal appeare when God openeth the boke.

^{13 q} Vnderstanding all kindes of death whereby men haue bene slayne.

^{14 r} Hell & death which are the last enemies, shalbe destroied.