Book of revelation 9

The sun and sky were darkened by the smoke from the abyss. Give three reasons why the woman would become a prostitute on the beast. The book of revelation starts with this is a revelation from jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place. Revelation in popular culture the book of revelation, the rapture and. John, who wrote the bibles book of revelation, was the longest living apostle. The apocalypse, or revelation to john, the last book of the bible, is one of the most difficult to understand because it abounds in unfamiliar and extravagant symbolism, which at best appears unusual to the modern reader.

For this reason we have taken the time to document the events of history that are relevant to that which the bible foretells. The book is traditionally attributed to john the apostle, but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate. The locusts from the bottomless pitthen the fifth angel sounded. Revelation 9 and the fifth angel sounded, and i saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth. Intro to revelation biblica the international bible. Revelation is apocalyptic, a kind of writing that is highly symbolic. Thank you to those who have followed along throughout this study. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and brimstone. Revelation chapter 9 book of revelation each scripture. The book of revelation is the only book in the bible, that i know of, that has a blessing associated with it for those who will read itnot once but twice. So i went to the angel and told him to give me the small scroll.

The 70th week of daniel daniel 9 the 70th week of daniel. Book of revelation, chapter 9 american standard version 1 and the fifth angel sounded, and i saw a star from heaven fallen unto the earth. And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. The two periods most often mentioned are the latter part of neros reign a. Revelation was written when christians were entering a time of persecution. The severity of judgments increases dramatically with each trumpet. The first woe is past designates an essential structural indicator for the whole book of revelation. The 200 million is a number applied to the number of horsemen which cross the euphrates and kill a third of mankind. These can be viewed as the four sultans of the turkish ottoman empire.

The book of revelation is the final book of the bible in which john the apostle outlined his visions of the end times. Having ceased to be a minister of christ, he who is represented by this star becomes the minister of the devil. The scripture reveals many terrible events that will supposedly precede the second. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, 2 who testifies to everything he saw. The only way to know how the book of revelation has been fulfilled is to study history. The greek name of the bible book of revelation, apoka. The hebraic book of revelation part 9b torah to the tribes. This name indicates the meaning of revelation it uncovers matters that had been hidden and discloses events that would happen long after it was written. So i went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. This book is filled with mysteries about things to come. Raphaim were the giants and the nephilim were the angels who refused to be born again, and instead left their proper habitation and just mixed with women. Hell on earth revelation 9 john macarthur the book. In this chapter, the next two angels trumpets are sounded. Four times the author identifies himself as john 1.

The first blessing is in the first chapter of revelation in verse 3. Revelation 9 niv the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, bible. This revelation was given to him by god the father, and it was communicated to the apostle john by an angel 1. The book of revelation may hold vital clues about the coronavirus epidemic if outrageous claims made by christian hardliners are to be believed. Enduring word bible commentary revelation chapter 9. Sadly, even when gods power and prophecy are on full display, most people will refuse to turn from sin and submit to their creator revelation 9.

Revelation 9 niv bible the fifth angel sounded his. The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and brimstone. Chapter 9 describes the first two woes, trumpets five and six. Chapter 8 described the first four trumpet judgments. The following historical events were significant to john the apostle and his audience. Revelation 9 kjv and the fifth angel sounded, and i saw bible. So, the divine author of revelation is jesus christ and the human author is the apostle john. The book of revelation, a prophecy of warning and hope. Featured version, titled 52 nd commandment may 9 th. Aleppo, iconium, damascus, and baghdad, or as destructive forces that moved against the. The ninth chapter of revelation continues the report of what happens when the seven angels blow their trumpets. The events in chapter 9 are much more severe than those which came before.

Revelation 9, new king james version nkjv the bible app. The star was given the key to the shaft of the abyss. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant john. The revelation of jesus christ was given to john by god to show his servants what must soon take place. They had what looked like gold crowns on their heads, and their faces looked like human faces. His name is abaddon in hebrew and apollyon in greek. The number 200 million is mentioned in revelation 9. Book of revelation explained scripture by scripture. Herein, upon the sounding of the 4 th trumpet, we see no entity that is destroying like. Revelation 9 bible commentary matthew henry concise.

Here john describes the locusts demons, as he gives a detailed description of their appearance in his vision. See the introduction for a detailed discussion of this point. This is the final lesson, the conclusion of our study in the book of revelation. The word abaddon means destruction and the word apollyon means destroyer.

Book of revelation for dummies cheat sheet dummies. Revelation 9 new international version niv 9 the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and i saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth. This is the word of god and the testimony of jesus christ. The book of revelation chapter 9 and the ideology of. The fifth trumpet brings a five month period of torment on the. The sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the passage.

The book of revelation was likely written between a. The once faithful bride of christ the church has abandoned the teachings of the scriptures because the teachings of men are more attractive. Revelation 9, new living translation nlt the bible app. Revelation 9 is the ninth chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the new testament of the christian bible. Although its visions often seem bizarre to the western reader, fortunately the book provides a number of clues for its own interpretation e. This number is expressed in the greek as two myriads of myriads or in numeric form, two 10,000 of 10,000.

So here the meaning may be, that, however gladly john may have taken the book, and with whatever pleasure he may have devoured its contents, yet that it would be found to be charged with the threatening. These last three woes contrast with the first four trumpets in that their judgments fall directly upon man. For an adequate understanding of revelation, the reader must recognize that it is a distinct kind of literature. Let our focus be on the gospel of the kingdom jesus christ preached and taught us. The book, itself, states that its message is directed at the first century christians in asia minor, and that the events it describes would happen soon revelation 1. Book of revelation read, study bible verses online.