1 Nephi 22:26

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26 And because of the righteousness of his people, Satan has no power; wherefore, he cannot be loosed for the space of many years; for he hath no power over the hearts of the people, for they dwell in righteousness, and the Holy One of Israel reigneth.


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Satan will be bound by the power of God; but he will be bound also by the determination of the people of God not to listen to him (George Q. Cannon, Conference Report, October 1897, 65). An angel has the key and specific assignment to seal up Satan for 1,000 years (see Revelation 20:1-3; D&C 88:110).
We need not become paralyzed with fear of Satan’s power. He can have no power over us unless we permit it. He is really a coward, and if we stand firm, he will retreat. The Apostle James counseled: “Submit yourselves…to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7).
James E. Faust, Ensign, September 1995, 6

Satan has no power over us only as we allow him, and the moment we break a commandment, the devil has power over us.
Joseph Smith, TPJS, 181


Revelation 20:1-3
1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
3 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.


D&C 43:30-31
30 For the great Millennium, of which I have spoken by the mouth of my servants, shall come.
31 For Satan shall be bound, and when he is loosed again he shall only reign for a little season, and then cometh the end of the earth.


Christ and the resurrected Saints will reign over the earth during the thousand years. They will not probably dwell upon the earth, but will visit it when they please, or when it is necessary to govern it.
Joseph Smith, Teachings, p. 268