# their own position of authority "the responsibilities God entrusted to them" # their proper dwelling place The proper dwelling place of angels is heaven. # God has kept them in everlasting chains, in utter darkness "God has put these angels in a dark prison from which they will never escape" # utter darkness Here "darkness" is a metonym which represents the place of the dead or hell. Alternate translation: "in utter darkness in hell" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]]) # the great day the final day when God will judge everyone