John the Apostle
Revelation 20:9ESV·traditional attribution

And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and consumed them,

Matthew Henry Presbyterian

Christ Himself is the Angel who binds Satan with chain and key, for none but He has power over the strong man armed. The dragon's strength and subtlety cannot save him from Christ's hands; cast down to his prison with just vengeance, he is shut up and stripped of his old liberty to disturb the churches and deceive the nations.

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Commenting on Revelation 20:1-10

John Gill Reformed Baptist

The wicked rise from every part of the world and spread across the holy land itself, surrounding the saints encamped together with God's tabernacle in their midst, just as Israel camped about it in the wilderness. But fire from heaven consumes them, God's judgment on those who assault His beloved city.

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Albert Barnes Presbyterian

The invading host spreads across the whole land like barbarian armies, circling the camp of saints and besieging the beloved city Jerusalem. The sheer numbers needed to encircle both camp and city at once show the magnitude of the final hostility against Christ's church.

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