Revelation 9
Overview
9:1 At the sounding of the fifth angel, a star falls from heaven, to whom is given the key to the bottomless pit;
9:2 He opens the pit, and there come forth locusts like scorpions;
9:12 The first woe past;
9:13 The sixth trumpet sounds;
9:14 Four angels are let loose, that were bound. Verse 1 the fifth Revelation 9:12, 9:13, 8:6-8, 8:10, 8:12, 11:14, 11:15 a star 1:20, 8:10; Isaiah 14:12; Luke 10:18; 2 Thessalonians 2:3-8; 2 Timothy 3:1-5 to him Revelation 1:18, 20:1 the bottomless 9:2, 9:11, 17:8, 20:10; Luke 8:31; Romans 10:7 *Gr.Reciprocal Isaiah 27:13 - the great; Matthew 16:19 - the keys; Revelation 6:13 - the stars; 8:2 - trumpets; 8:13 - Woe; 12:9 - he was; 14:2 - of a Verse 2 there Revelation 9:17, 14:11; Genesis 15:17, 19:28; Isaiah 14:31; Joel 2:30; Acts 2:19 and the sun Revelation 8:12; Exodus 10:21-23; Joel 2:2, 2:10 Reciprocal Genesis 1:14 - and let; Psalm 78:46 - gave also; Jeremiah 46:23 - because; Daniel 3:6 - a burning; Matthew 27:45 - darkness; Luke 8:31 - the deep; 1 Timothy 4:1 - seducing; Revelation 9:12 - woe; 11:7 - out; 16:8 - upon; 16:10 - full; 17:8 - beast that thou; 20:1 - having Verse 3 locusts Exodus 10:4-15; Judges 7:12; Isaiah 33:4; Joel 1:4, 2:25; Nahum 3:15, 3:17 as Revelation 9:5, 9:10, 9:11; Deuteronomy 8:15; 1 Kings 12:11; Ezekiel 2:6; Luke 10:19 Reciprocal Exodus 10:14 - the locusts; 2 Chronicles 6:28 - locusts; 10:11 - scorpions; Psalm 105:34 - the locusts; Proverbs 30:27 - The locusts; Acts 28:5 - felt Verse 4 that they Revelation 6:6, 7:3; Job 1:10, 1:12; Psalm 76:10; Matthew 24:24; 2 Timothy 3:8, 3:9 hurt Revelation 8:7 butCorrupt and idolatrous Christians; against whom the Saracens chiefly prevailed.which 7:3, 7:4, 14:1; Exodus 12:23; Job 2:6; Ezekiel 9:4, 9:6; Ephesians 4:30 Reciprocal Psalm 105:33 - General; Jeremiah 32:10 - and sealed; Amos 7:2 - when; Acts 28:5 - felt; Romans 4:11 - a seal; 2 Corinthians 1:22 - sealed; Revelation 7:1 - the wind Verse 5 it was Revelation 13:5, 13:7; Daniel 5:18-22, 7:6; John 19:11 they should notThat is, should not kill them as a political body, state, or empire; and accordingly, however they desolated the Greek and Latin churches, they could not extirpate them, nor gain possession of the empire. Revelation 11:7; Job 2:6 they should be Revelation 9:10 fiveFive prophetical months, each consisting of 30 days, and each day denoting a year, amount to 150 years; and accordingly, from the time that Mohammed began to propagate his imposture ad 612, the building of Bagdad, when they ceased from their ravages, ad 763, are just 150 years.and their 9:3 Reciprocal 2 Chronicles 10:11 - scorpions; Zechariah 14:12 - Their flesh; Revelation 9:15 - an hour Verse 6 shall men Revelation 6:16; 2 Samuel 1:9; Job 3:20-22, 7:15, 7:16; Isaiah 2:19; Jeremiah 8:3; Hosea 10:8; John 4:8, 4:9; Luke 23:30 Reciprocal Deuteronomy 28:67 - General; Judges 8:21 - Rise thou; Job 3:21 - long; 6:9 - that it would; Psalm 59:11 - Slay; Isaiah 15:4 - his; Jonah 4:9 - even; Zechariah 14:12 - Their flesh Verse 7 the shapes Joel 2:4, 2:5; Nahum 3:17 their faces Daniel 7:4, 7:8 Reciprocal Isaiah 13:4 - like as; Jeremiah 51:27 - cause; Joel 1:6 - whose; Revelation 4:4 - crowns Verse 8 hair 2 Kings 9:30; Isaiah 3:24; 1 Corinthians 11:14, 11:15; 1 Timothy 2:9; 1 Peter 3:3 and their Psalm 57:4; Joel 1:6 Reciprocal Proverbs 30:14 - whose Verse 9 they had Revelation 9:17; Job 40:18, 41:23-30; Joel 2:8 and the Job 39:25; Isaiah 9:5; Joel 2:5-7; Nahum 2:4, 2:5 Reciprocal 1 Kings 22:34 - joints of the harness; 2 Kings 7:6 - the Lord; Ephesians 6:14 - the breastplate Verse 10 tails Revelation 9:3, 9:5 Reciprocal 2 Chronicles 10:11 - scorpions; Luke 11:12 - a scorpion; 1 Corinthians 15:55 - sting; Revelation 9:15 - an hour; 9:19 - in their tails; 12:4 - his tail Verse 11 they had Revelation 12:9; John 12:31, 14:30, 16:11; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians 2:2; 1 John 4:4, 5:19 the angel Revelation 9:1 Abaddonthat is, a destroyer, John 8:44 Reciprocal Job 15:21 - the destroyer; 33:22 - his life; Psalm 17:4 - destroyer; Matthew 12:26 - his; Mark 5:13 - the herd; Luke 8:33 - the herd; 9:39 - lo; John 19:20 - and Greek; Acts 21:40 - Hebrew; 2 Corinthians 11:15 - his; 2 Thessalonians 2:9 - is; James 3:15 - devilish; Revelation 9:3 - as; 16:16 - the Hebrew; 20:2 - the dragon Verse 12 woe Revelation 9:1, 9:2 two 9:13-21, 8:13, 11:14 Reciprocal Ezekiel 2:10 - lamentations; Revelation 12:12 - Woe Verse 13 the sixth Revelation 9:1 a voice 8:3-5; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1 Reciprocal 2 Chronicles 4:19 - the golden; Luke 1:11 - the altar; 1 Corinthians 15:52 - last; Revelation 6:9 - I saw; 8:2 - trumpets; 9:12 - two; 10:1 - another; 11:15 - the seventh Verse 14 to the Revelation 8:2, 8:6 loose 9:15, 16:12 the great Genesis 2:14; 2 Samuel 8:3; Jeremiah 51:63 Reciprocal Isaiah 27:13 - the great; 1 Corinthians 15:52 - last; Revelation 7:1 - four angels; 10:1 - another Verse 15 foror, atan hour Revelation 9:5, 9:10 for to 9:18, 8:7, 8:9, 8:11, 8:12 Reciprocal Genesis 41:32 - established by; Ezekiel 4:6 - each day for a year; Hosea 6:5 - I have; Revelation 6:8 - over; 9:14 - loose Verse 16 the number Psalm 68:17; Daniel 7:10 horsemen Ezekiel 23:6, 38:4; Daniel 11:40 I heard Revelation 7:4 Reciprocal 2 Chronicles 12:3 - without number Verse 17 havingThis appears to point out the scarlet, blue and yellow colours, for which the Turks have always been remarkable. The "four angels bound in the Euphrates" denote their four sultanies bordering on that river, where they were confined till after the period of the Crusades. The time for which they were prepared, "an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year," computing a year for each day, amounts to 391 years, 15 days; and from their first conquest over the Christians, ad 1281, to the taking of Cameniec from the Poles, ad 1672, which was the last conquest by which their dominion was extended, is exactly that period. Revelation 9:9 jacinth 21:20 brimstone 9:18, 14:10, 19:20, 21:8; Genesis 19:24; Psalm 11:6; Isaiah 30:33; Ezekiel 33:22 as the 1 Chronicles 12:8; Isaiah 5:28, 5:29 Reciprocal Exodus 28:4 - a breastplate; Ezekiel 28:14 - and I; Ephesians 6:14 - the breastplate; Revelation 9:2 - there; 16:8 - and power Verse 18 the third Revelation 9:15, 9:17 Reciprocal Isaiah 42:25 - he knew; Revelation 6:8 - over; 14:10 - be; 16:8 - and power Verse 19 in their tails Revelation 9:10; Isaiah 9:15; Ephesians 4:14 Reciprocal Jeremiah 8:17 - I will; Revelation 12:4 - his tail Verse 20 And theThat is, those of the Latin and Greek churches, who escaped destruction, still persisted in their idolatrous worship of demons, etc.yet Revelation 9:21, 2:21, 2:22, 16:8; Deuteronomy 31:29; 2 Chronicles 28:22; Jeremiah 5:3, 8:4-6; Matthew 21:32; 2 Corinthians 12:21 worship Leviticus 17:7; Deuteronomy 32:17; 2 Kings 22:17; 2 Chronicles 34:25; Psalm 106:37; Isaiah 2:8; Jeremiah 25:6, 44:8; Acts 7:41, 19:26; 1 Corinthians 10:20, 10:21; 1 Timothy 4:1 and idols Psalm 115:4-8, 135:15-18; Isaiah 40:19, 40:20, 41:7, 42:17, 42:18, 44:9-20, 46:5-7; Jeremiah 10:3-5, 10:8, 10:9, 10:14, 10:15, 15:19, 15:20, 51:17; Daniel 5:23; Habakkuk 2:18-20; Acts 17:29; Romans 1:21-23 Reciprocal Exodus 10:27 - General; 20:4 - General; Isaiah 8:21 - curse; 44:15 - he maketh a god; 47:9 - for the multitude; Jeremiah 2:30 - In vain; Ezekiel 20:32 - to serve; Daniel 3:1 - made; 5:4 - praised; 12:10 - but the wicked; Amos 4:6 - yet; 4:11 - yet; Haggai 2:17 - yet; Matthew 11:20 - because; Acts 15:20 - from pollutions; Romans 1:23 - an image; 1 John 5:21 - keep; Revelation 2:5 - and repent; 12:9 - the Devil; 13:4 - And they; 16:9 - and they; 22:9 - worship God; 22:15 - without Verse 21 their murders Revelation 11:7-9, 13:7, 13:15, 16:6, 18:24; Daniel 7:21-25, 11:33 their sorceries Revelation 13:13, 18:23, 21:8, 22:15; Isaiah 47:9, 47:12, 57:3; Malachi 3:5 nor of their fornication Revelation 14:8, 17:2, 17:5, 18:3, 19:2; Matthew 15:19; 2 Corinthians 12:21 Reciprocal Isaiah 8:21 - curse; Jeremiah 2:30 - In vain; 27:9 - hearken; Daniel 5:4 - praised; 12:10 - but the wicked; Hosea 6:5 - I have; Amos 4:6 - yet; Haggai 2:17 - yet; Matthew 11:20 - because; Ephesians 5:3 - fornication; Revelation 2:5 - and repent; 2:21 - space; 9:20 - yet