 Chapter
9: The Lamb opens the seventh seal: The trumpets sound:
 In
the last chapter, the Lamb (Jesus) opened the 7th
seal to the book. Seven angels were given seven
trumpets...and four of the seven trumpets sounded,
each announcing a different plague or trouble.
The Three Woes:
At the end of Chapter 8, John looked and he heard an eagle
flying in mid-heaven, saying with a loud voice,
 "Woe*, woe, woe, to those who
dwell on the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three
angels who are about to sound!" Revelation 8:13 (NAS)
* the term "woe" is an expression of
grief.
The Angel Sounds the Fifth Trumpet:
In Chapter 9, we begin to see the
significance of the "woes."
And
the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from
heaven which had fallen to the earth; and the key of
the bottomless pit was given to him. 2And
he opened the bottomless pit; and smoke went up out
of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace; and
the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of
the pit. 3And out of the smoke came forth
locusts upon the earth; and power was given them, as
the scorpions of the earth have power. 4And
they were told that they should not hurt the grass
of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but
only the men who do not have the seal of God on
their foreheads. 5And they were not
permitted to kill anyone, but to torment for five
months; and their torment was like the torment of a
scorpion when it stings a man. 6And in
those days men will seek death and will not find it;
and they will long to die and death flees from them.
7And the appearance of the locusts was
like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads,
as it were, crowns like gold, and their faces were
like the faces of men. 8And they had hair
like the hair of women, and their teeth were like
the teeth of lions. 9And they had
breastplates like breastplates of iron; and the
sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots,
of many horses rushing to battle. 10And
they have tails like scorpions, and stings; and in
their tails is their power to hurt men for five
months. 11They have as king over them,
the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is
Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name Apollyon.
12The first woe is past; behold, two woes
are still coming after these things. Revelation
9:1-12 (NAS)
Question:
At the end of Revelation 9:12, we
see that __________ is past. (fill in the blank) |
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The fifth angel blew his trumpet. Then I saw a star fall from the sky to
the earth. The star was given the key to the deep hole that leads down to the
bottomless pit. 2Then the star opened the hole leading to the bottomless pit. Smoke came up
from the hole like smoke from a big furnace. The sun and sky became dark because
of the smoke from the hole. 3Then locusts came down to the earth out of the smoke. They were given the
power [to sting] like scorpions. 4The locusts were told not to hurt the grass on the earth or any plant or tree.
They could hurt only the people who did not have the sign of God on their
foreheads. 5These locusts were given the power to give pain to the people for five months.
But the locusts were not given the power to kill the people. And the pain that
the people felt was like the pain that a scorpion gives when it stings a person.
6During those days people will look for a way to die, but they will not find
it. They will want to die, but death will hide from them. 7The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle. On their heads they wore
things that looked like crowns of gold. Their faces looked like human faces.
8Their hair was like women's hair. Their teeth were like lions' teeth.
9Their chests looked like iron breastplates. The sound their wings made was
like the noise of many horses and chariots hurrying into battle. 10The locusts had tails with stingers like scorpions. The power they had to
give people pain for five months was in their tails. 11The locusts had a ruler. The ruler was the angel of the bottomless pit. His
name in the Hebrew language is Abaddon. In the Greek language his name is
Apollyon (Destroyer). 12The first great trouble is past. There are still two other great troubles
that will come. (ERV)
And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven fallen unto the
earth: and there was given to him the key of the pit of the abyss. 2And he opened the pit of the abyss; and there went up a smoke out of the pit,
as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason
of the smoke of the pit. 3And out of the smoke came forth locusts upon the earth; and power was given
them, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 4And it was said unto them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth,
neither any green thing, neither any tree, but only such men as have not the
seal of God on their foreheads. 5And it was given them that they should not kill them, but that they should be
tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when
it striketh a man. 6And in those days men shall seek death, and shall in no wise find it; and they
shall desire to die, and death fleeth from them. 7And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared for war; and upon
their heads as it were crowns like unto gold, and their faces were as men's
faces. 8And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as (teeth) of
lions. 9And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of
their wings was as the sound of chariots, of many horses rushing to war. 10And they have tails like unto scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is
their power to hurt men five months. 11They have over them as king the angel of the abyss: his name in Hebrew is
Abaddon, and in the Greek (tongue) he hath the name Apollyon. 12The first Woe is past: behold, there come yet two Woes hereafter.
(ASV)
And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the
earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. 2And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as
the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of
the smoke of the pit. 3And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was
given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 4And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth,
neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the
seal of God in their foreheads. 5And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should
be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion,
when he striketh a man. 6And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall
desire to die, and death shall flee from them. 7And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and
on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the
faces of men. 8And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of
lions. 9And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of
their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle. 10And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails:
and their power was to hurt men five months. 11And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit,
whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his
name Apollyon. 12One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.
(KJV)