Satan’s Imprisonment (Rev. 20) and Allusions to 1 Enoch 10, 54–57, and the Day of Atonement
Journal for the Study of the New Testament
Published online on January 27, 2026
Abstract
Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Volume 48, Issue 4, Page 987-1014, June 2026.
This article argues that Satan’s plot in Revelation 20 draws from the Asael/Azazel myth in 1 Enoch 10.4–8 and 54–57. The former Enochic passage, like Rev. 20, tells of an angel who is commissioned to imprison a rebellious angel for the moral corruption of ...
This article argues that Satan’s plot in Revelation 20 draws from the Asael/Azazel myth in 1 Enoch 10.4–8 and 54–57. The former Enochic passage, like Rev. 20, tells of an angel who is commissioned to imprison a rebellious angel for the moral corruption of ...