KJV ORIGINAL
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 loosed a little season.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
He threw him into this endless pit, locked it up tight, and put his seal on it so he couldn't mess with the nations anymore — at least not for a thousand years. After that though, he has to be let out for a little while.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Even evil gets a timeout, but nothing stays locked away forever.
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