Revelation 9

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 9 of 22

¹ And the fifth angel sounded his trumpet. And I saw a star out of the heaven falling onto the earth. And the key to the pit of the abyss was given to it.

² And he opened the pit of the abyss. And smoke went up out of the pit, like smoke of a great furnace. And the sun was darkened, and the air, by the smoke of the pit.

³ And out of the smoke locusts came forth to the earth. And authority was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have authority.

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Chapter Summary

The sounding of the fifth angel.

Key Greek Words

ἄβυσσος abyss, bottomless pit G12

ἀκρίς locust G200

ἐξουσία authority G1849

βασανισμός torment G929

μετανοέω repent G3340

θεῖον brimstone G2303

People & Context

John

The seer who watches the fifth and sixth trumpets sound, saying 'I saw' and 'I heard'

Abaddon (Apollyon)

The angel of the abyss, king over the locusts; named Abaddon in Hebrew, Apollyon in Greek

Timeline

Fifth Trumpet: Locusts from the Abyss

A star fallen from heaven opens the abyss, releasing smoke and demonic locusts with scorpion power to torment people without God's seal for five months. Their king is Abaddon/Apollyon, the destroyer.

Revelation 9:1-12

Sixth Trumpet: Army from the Euphrates

Four angels bound at the Euphrates are released, leading two hundred million horsemen who kill a third of mankind with fire, smoke, and brimstone. Yet the survivors refuse to repent of idolatry, murder, sorcery, or immorality.

Revelation 9:13-21

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