| Revelation 9:1 9 When the fifth angel blew his trumpet, I saw a star that had fallen to earth from the sky. The star was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit. | Luke 8:31 31 The demons begged Yeshua not to order them to go into the bottomless pit. Revelation 12:4 4 Its tail swept away one-third of the stars in the sky and threw them down to earth. The serpent stood in front of the woman who was going to give birth so that it could devour her child when it was born. Revelation 20:1-3 20 I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key to the bottomless pit and a large chain in his hand. 2 He overpowered the serpent, that ancient snake, named Devil and Satan. The angel chained up the serpent for 1,000 years. 3 He threw it into the bottomless pit. The angel shut and sealed the pit over the serpent to keep it from deceiving the nations anymore until the 1,000 years were over. After that it must be set free for a little while. |
| Revelation 9:2 2 It opened the shaft of the bottomless pit, and smoke came out of the shaft like the smoke from a large furnace. The smoke darkened the sun and the air. | Genesis 19:28 28 When he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land in the plain, he saw smoke rising from the land like the thick smoke of a furnace. Exodus 19:18 18 All of Mount Sinai was covered with smoke because Yahweh had come down on it in fire. Smoke rose from the mountain like the smoke from a kiln, and the whole mountain shook violently. Isaiah 65:5 5 They said, “Stay away! Don’t touch me! I’m holier than you are.” They have become like smoke in my nose, like a smoldering fire all day long. Joel 2:2 2 It is a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and overcast skies. A large and mighty army will spread over the mountains like the dawn.[a] Nothing like this has ever happened. Nothing like this will ever happen again. Joel 2:10 10 The earth quakes in their presence, and the sky shakes. The sun and the moon turn dark, and the stars no longer shine. Revelation 11:7 7 When the witnesses finish their testimony, the beast which comes from the bottomless pit will fight them, conquer them, and kill them. |
| Revelation 9:3 3 Locusts came out of the smoke onto the earth, and they were given power like the power of earthly scorpions. | Exodus 10:4 4 If you refuse to let my people go, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your country. Exodus 10:12-15 12 Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over Egypt to bring locusts. They will invade Egypt and eat up every plant in the land—everything left by the hail.” 13 Moses held his staff over the land of Egypt, and Yahweh made a wind from the east blow over the land all that day and all that night. By morning the east wind had brought the locusts. 14 They invaded all of Egypt and landed all over the country in great swarms. Never before had there been so many locusts like this, nor would there ever be that many again. 15 They covered all the ground until it was black with them. They ate all the plants and all the fruit on the trees that the hail had left. Nothing green was left on any tree or plant anywhere in Egypt. Deuteronomy 8:15 15 He was the one who led you through that vast and dangerous desert—a thirsty and arid land, with poisonous snakes and scorpions. He was the one who made water come out of solid rock for you. 1 Kings 12:11 11 If my father put a heavy burden on you, I will add to it. If my father punished you with whips, I will punish you with scorpions.’” 2 Chronicles 10:11 11 If my father put a heavy burden on you, I will add to it. If my father punished you with whips, I will punish you with scorpions.’” Ezekiel 2:6 6 Son of man, don’t be afraid of them or the things they say. Don’t be afraid, even though thorns and thistles are around you and you live among scorpions. Don’t let the things they say frighten you. Don’t be terrified in their presence, even though they are rebellious people. Joel 1:4 4 What young locusts leave, mature locusts will eat. What mature locusts leave, adult locusts will eat. What adult locusts leave, grasshoppers will eat. Joel 2:25 25 “Then I will repay you for the years that the mature locusts, the adult locusts, the grasshoppers, and the young locusts ate your crops. (They are the large army that I sent against you.) |
| The Siege of Jerusalem | |
| Revelation 9:4 4 They were told not to harm any grass, green plant, or tree on the earth. They could harm only the people who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. | Exodus 8:23 23 I will distinguish between my people and yours. This miraculous sign will happen tomorrow.’” Ezekiel 9:4 4 Yahweh said to that person, “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of those who sigh and groan about all the disgusting things that are being done in the city.” Ezekiel 9:6 6 Kill old men, young men, old women, young women, and children. But don’t come near anyone who has a mark on him. Start with my holy place.” So they started with the old men in front of the temple. Revelation 7:2-4 2 I saw another angel coming from the east with the seal of the living God. He cried out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been allowed to harm the land and sea, 3 “Don’t harm the land, the sea, or the trees until we have put the seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.” 4 I heard how many were sealed: 144,000. Those who were sealed were from every tribe of the people of Israel: |
| Revelation 9:5 5 They were not allowed to kill them. They were only allowed to torture them for five months. Their torture was like the pain of a scorpion’s sting. | Genesis 7:24 24 The floodwaters were on the earth for 150 days. 2 Chronicles 10:11 11 If my father put a heavy burden on you, I will add to it. If my father punished you with whips, I will punish you with scorpions.’” Ezekiel 2:6 6 Son of man, don’t be afraid of them or the things they say. Don’t be afraid, even though thorns and thistles are around you and you live among scorpions. Don’t let the things they say frighten you. Don’t be terrified in their presence, even though they are rebellious people. |
| Revelation 9:6 6 At that time people will look for death and never find it. They will long to die, but death will escape them. | Job 3:21 21 to those who long for death but it never comes— though they dig for it more than for buried treasure? Job 7:15 15 My throat would rather be choked. My body[a] would prefer death to these dreams. Jeremiah 8:3 3 “Then the few who remain from these wicked people will want to die rather than live where I will scatter them,” declares Yahweh Tsebaoth. |
| Revelation 9:7 7 The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle. They seemed to have crowns that looked like gold on their heads. Their faces were like human faces. | Exodus 39:30 30 They made the flower-shaped medallion (the holy crown) out of pure gold and engraved on it (as on a signet ring): Holy to Yahweh. Ezekiel 38:5 5 Persia, Sudan, and Put will be with you. They, too, will have shields and helmets. Ezekiel 38:15 15 You will come from your place in the far north and many armies will be with you. All of you will ride on horses. You will be a large crowd and a mighty army. Joel 1:6 6 A strong nation attacked my land. It has too many soldiers to count. They have teeth like lions. They have fangs like grown lions. Joel 2:4-5 4 The soldiers look like horses. They run like war horses. 5 As they leap on mountaintops, they sound like rattling chariots, like crackling fire burning up straw, and like a mighty army prepared for battle. Zechariah 12:4 4 Yahweh declares, “On that day I will strike every horse with panic and every rider with madness. I will watch over the people of Judah, but I will strike all the horses of the nations blind. Zechariah 14:15 15 A similar plague will also affect horses, mules, camels, donkeys, and all other animals in those camps. |
| Revelation 9:8 8 They had hair like women’s hair and teeth like lions’ teeth. | Joel 1:6 6 A strong nation attacked my land. It has too many soldiers to count. They have teeth like lions. They have fangs like grown lions. |
| Revelation 9:9 9 They had breastplates like iron. The noise from their wings was like the roar of chariots with many horses rushing into battle. | Ezekiel 38:4 4 I will turn you around and put hooks in your jaws. I will lead you out with all your military forces, with horses and riders. Your soldiers will be fully armed. They will carry large and small shields and be able to use swords. Jeremiah 47:3 3 They will hear the sound of galloping war horses, the rattling of enemy chariots, and the rumbling of their wheels. Fathers who lack courage abandon their children. Joel 2:5 5 As they leap on mountaintops, they sound like rattling chariots, like crackling fire burning up straw, and like a mighty army prepared for battle. |
| Revelation 9:10 10 They had tails and stingers like scorpions. They had the power to hurt people with their tails for five months. | Ezekiel 2:6 6 Son of man, don’t be afraid of them or the things they say. Don’t be afraid, even though thorns and thistles are around you and you live among scorpions. Don’t let the things they say frighten you. Don’t be terrified in their presence, even though they are rebellious people. 2 Chronicles 10:11 11 If my father put a heavy burden on you, I will add to it. If my father punished you with whips, I will punish you with scorpions.’” 2 Chronicles 10:14 14 He spoke to them as the young men advised. He said, “If my father made your burden heavy, I will add to it. If my father punished you with whips, I will use scorpions.” |
| Revelation 9:11 11 The king who ruled them was the angel from the bottomless pit. In Hebrew he is called Abaddon, and in Greek he is called Apollyon. | Job 26:5-6 5 “The souls of the dead tremble beneath the water, and so do the creatures living there. 6 Sheol is naked in God’s presence, and Abaddon has no clothing. Job 28:22 22 Decay and Death say, ‘We’ve heard a rumor about it.’ Job 31:12 12 It would be a fire that burns even in Abaddon. It would uproot my entire harvest. Proverbs 15:11 11 If Sheol and Abaddon lie open in front of Yahweh how much more the human heart! Luke 8:31 31 The demons begged Yeshua not to order them to go into the bottomless pit. 2 John 5 5 Dear lady, I’m now requesting that we continue to love each other. It’s not as though I’m writing to give you a new commandment. Rather, from the beginning we were commanded to love each other. |
| Revelation 9:12 12 The first catastrophe is over. After these things there are two more catastrophes yet to come. | Revelation 11:14 14 The second catastrophe is over. The third catastrophe will soon be here. |
| Revelation 9:13 13 When the sixth angel blew his trumpet, I heard a voice from the four horns of the gold altar in front of God. | Exodus 30:2 2 Make it 18 inches square and 36 inches high. The horns and altar must be made out of one piece of wood. Exodus 30:10 10 Once a year Aaron must make peace with the Lord by putting blood on its horns. Once a year—for generations to come—blood from the offering must be placed on the altar to make peace with the Lord. It is most holy to Yahweh.” |
| Revelation 9:14 14 The voice said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are held at the great Euphrates River.” | Genesis 15:18 18 At that time Yahweh made a promise[a] to Abram. He said, “I will give this land to your descendants. This is the land from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates. Deuteronomy 1:7 7 Break camp, and get ready! Go to the mountain region of the Amorites, and go to everyone living on the plains, in the mountains, in the foothills, in the Negev, on the whole Mediterranean coast (the land of the Canaanites), and into Lebanon as far as the Euphrates River. Joshua 1:4 4 Your borders will be the desert on the south, nearby Lebanon to the Euphrates River (the country of the Hittites) on the north, and the Mediterranean Sea on the west. Jeremiah 46:6 6 “The infantry can’t flee. The warriors can’t escape. They stumble and fall in the north by the Euphrates River. Revelation 7:1 7 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth. They were holding back the four winds of the earth to keep them from blowing on the land, the sea, or any tree. Revelation 16:2 2 The first angel poured his bowl over the earth. Horrible, painful sores appeared on the people who had the brand of the beast and worshiped its statue. |
| Revelation 9:17 17 In the vision that I had, the horses and their riders looked like this: The riders had breastplates that were fiery red, pale blue, and yellow. The horses had heads like lions. Fire, smoke, and sulfur came out of their mouths. | Daniel 8:2 2 In my vision I saw myself in the fortress of Susa in the province of Elam. In my vision I saw myself at Ulai Gate. Daniel 9:21 21 While I was praying, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the first vision, came to me about the time of the evening sacrifice. He was exhausted. Joel 1:6 6 A strong nation attacked my land. It has too many soldiers to count. They have teeth like lions. They have fangs like grown lions. |
| Revelation 9:20 20 The people who survived these plagues still did not turn to me and change the way they were thinking and acting. If they had, they would have stopped worshiping demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see, hear, or walk. | Deuteronomy 4:28 28 There you will worship wooden and stone gods made by human hands. These gods can’t see, hear, eat, or smell. Deuteronomy 32:17 17 They sacrificed to demons that are not Elohim, to gods they never heard of. These were new gods, who came from nearby, gods your ancestors never worshiped. Psalms 115:4-8 4 Their idols are made of silver and gold. They were made by human hands.[a] 5 They have mouths, but they cannot speak. They have eyes, but they cannot see. 6 They have ears, but they cannot hear. They have noses, but they cannot smell. 7 They have hands, but they cannot feel. They have feet, but they cannot walk. They cannot even make a sound with their throats. 8 Those who make idols end up like them. So does everyone who trusts them. Psalm 135:15-17 15 The idols of the nations are made of silver and gold. They were made by human hands.[a] 16 They have mouths, but they cannot speak. They have eyes, but they cannot see. 17 They have ears, but they cannot hear. They cannot breathe. Jeremiah 1:16 16 I will pass sentence on my people because of all their wickedness. They abandoned me, burned incense to other gods, and worshiped what their hands have made. Isaiah 2:5 5 Come, descendants of Jacob, let’s live in the light of Yahweh. Isaiah 47:9 9 In one day both of these will happen to you instantly: the loss of your children and your husband. All this will happen to you in spite of your evil magic and your many spells. Daniel 5:23 23 But you made yourself greater than the Lord of heaven. You had the utensils from his temple brought to you. You, your nobles, wives, and concubines drank wine from them. You praised your gods made of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, or stone. These gods can’t see, hear, or know anything. You didn’t honor Elah, who has power over your life and everything you do. Micah 5:13 13 I will destroy your idols and your sacred monuments. You will no longer worship what your hands have made. Acts 7:41 41 That was the time they made a calf. They offered a sacrifice to that false god and delighted in what they had made. 1 Corinthians 10:20 20 Hardly! What I am saying is that these sacrifices which people make are made to demons and not to God. I don’t want you to be partners with demons. |
| Revelation 9:21 21 They did not turn away from committing murder, practicing witchcraft, sinning sexually, or stealing. | Galatians 5:20 20 idolatry, drug use, hatred, rivalry, jealousy, angry outbursts, selfish ambition, conflict, factions, |
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