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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