Together with the Visions of the Woman with 12 Stars and the Two Prophets , the Vision of the Dragon in the Abyss forms the common theme of Revelation. These three cover the whole human history from Jesus until the end of times. The first two are connected because they can both be connected to fall of Jerusalem and destruction of the temple in the year 70. And they both cover a period of 1260 prophetic days where Israel is not in its homeland. The way the Vision of the Dragon in the Abyss is connected to these is by this sentence in chapter 11:7 Revelation 11:7 When they have finished their witnessing, the beast that comes up from the abyss will make war on them, gain victory over them, and kill them. There's only one beast that comes from the abyss and that's the one mentioned in Revelation 20. So let's have a look at that chapter. Revelation 20:1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a huge chain. 2 He seized ...