Revelation
9:1-12
Sounding
the Seven Trumpets | Fifth
Trumpet
-
9:1
The fifth angel sounded his
trumpet, and I saw a star that
had fallen from the sky to the
earth.
The star
was given the key to the shaft of
the Abyss.
2
When he opened the Abyss, smoke
rose from it like the smoke from
a gigantic furnace.
The sun
and sky were darkened by the
smoke from the Abyss.
3
And out of the smoke locusts came
down upon the earth and were
given power like that of
scorpions of the earth.
4
They were told not to harm the
grass of the earth or any plant
or tree, but only those people
who did not have the seal of God
on their foreheads.
5
They were not given power to kill
them, but only to torture them
for five months.
And the
agony they suffered was like that
of the sting of a scorpion when
it strikes a man.
6
During those days men will seek
death, but will not find it; they
will long to die, but death will
elude them.
7
The locusts looked like horses
prepared for battle.
On their
heads they wore something like
crowns of gold, and their faces
resembled human faces.
8
Their hair was like women's hair,
and their teeth were like lions'
teeth.
9
They had breastplates like
breastplates of iron, and the
sound of their wings was like the
thundering of many horses and
chariots rushing into battle.
10
They had tails and stings like
scorpions, and in their tails
they had power to torment people
for five months.
11
They had as king over them the
angel of the Abyss, whose name in
Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek,
Apollyon.
12
The first woe is past; two other
woes are yet to
come.
This
is the Word of the Lord ... It is
meant to change the way that we
think, and the way that we live.
Commentary
by Bob
Pardue
The
Fifth Trumpet of
Revelation
The locusts
mentioned here are most likely
demons, or fallen angels who have
joined Satan.
The demons
are sent mostly to disrupt and
destroy people's relationship
with God.
In other
words, to cause people to sin so
we need to recognize these demons
and stay clear of their
temptation. A good example is
things associated with Satan or
the occult.
As you will
notice, the demons are allowed to
torture unbelievers for five
months but cannot kill them. This
shows that God is still in
control and has the absolute
power over all beings, good or
bad.
We, as
Christians, know that God has
already won the final battle so
I'd like to ask you a question
..
If you were
about to play a game involving
teams such as sports, and you
knew the outcome, knew which team
was going to win, which team
would you choose to join?
Obvious,
isn't it?
Of course
you'd want to be on the winning
team.
Remember
always; if you are on the side of
Christ you are on the winning
side of these final battles in
Revelation. Please think about
it.
Love in
Christ
-
Bob
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to salvation.
Bob
Pardue
is a member of First
Baptist
Church
in Lancaster, SC. He is ordained
from Rich Hill Baptist in
Lancaster.
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