The Revelation of Jesus Christ Revelation 9 – The 5th and 6th Trumpet Fifth Trumpet Revelation 9:1-12 A fallen star Means it has been completed Too many pronouns to be a physical star Most likely a person or being Possibilities Intelligent being Special messenger Angel Fallen angel Satan Luke 10:18 Isaiah 14:12 – morning star/day star KJV and NKJV – Lucifer Satan The accuser of God and His people Seeks to alienate men from God and truth Misled fallen angels Tempts humans to sin against God’s law Denies and rejects the truth of God Deceives those who perish without God Inspires the very spirit of antichrist Epitome of selfishness (Isaiah 14:13-14) I will ascend to Heaven I will raise my throne above the stars of God I will sit on the mount of the assembly I will ascend above the heights of the clouds I will make myself like the Most High Three-fold title Ruler of this world (John 12:31) Prince of the power of the air (Ephesians 2:2) God of this world (2 Corinthians 4:4) I John 5:19 – All evil is derived, powered, and fulfilled by the evil one. The key In divine possession to start Given to an angel Given to a demon Given to Satan Most likely Satan, as it is given to the star that “has fallen” (v1) The bottomless pit Dr. Stanley Toussaint believes this is referring to the shaft of the abyss Can’t be bottomless if it is a pit Abyss – abussos – without depth Used seven times Temporary prison for fallen demons Worst of the worst are kept 2 Peter 2:4 Jude 6 Luke 8:31 Vile and chained for centuries The key opens the door Locusts Like locusts Flew out of the pit “like” smoke from a furnace Smoke Judgement, doom and torment Adorned Crowns of gold Faces like a man Hair like a woman Teeth like a lion Breastplate like iron (indestructible) Motion in their wings Sounds like horses running (can’t evade) Tails like a stinger of a scorpion Will not feed on grass or green things This is bigger than John’s vocabulary What he is seeing has never been seen The ongoing torment is for five months Not on those marked for God Completely on those who still refuse to follow Christ Pain is similar to that of a scorpion – painful, not necessarily deadly Those afflicted will seek death, but will not be able to find it At this point, the secret spiritual battle is finally seen in real life. Locusts are most likely not locusts (like) Resemble a swarm as the demons fly out of prison Locusts don’t have a king (Proverbs 30:27) Apollyon (Greek) Abbadon (Hebrew) Both mean destroyer Satan is their king, which again is why the star is a person not a literal star Sixth Trumpet Revelation 9:13-21 A voice from the golden altar Same altar where the praise ascended Four angels Bound Most likely evil/demonic angels Good angels are never bound They are loosed on an appointed day Hour, day, month, year Extremely specific time Only as commanded by God They can do nothing without His permission The judgement is carried out but not without God’s clearance They are loosed to kill One-third of mankind These four angels and their massive army will destroy one-third of the population One-fourth have already been killed (fourth seal) Add in the rapture Add in the martyrs At least one-half or more of the population is gone Great river Euphrates Location is an evil sight First sin First murder Tower of Babel Biblical Babylon Future Babylon Modern day Iraq Center for sin and evil (Zechariah 5:11) 200 million horsemen Not made up – he ‘heard’ the number More about the horses than the riders Power to kill Mouths and their tails Fire, smoke, brimstone Tail like a serpent For a healthy perspective as the size of the army Both sides of WWII – 50 million Most likely a demonic army Army of demons in some form Army of possessed humans Those who are tormented, afflicted, or watching it all Still REFUSED to repent Loved their sin and not God Murders Sorceries (drugs) Theft Sexual immorality One popular theory about all of this is that it will be modern warfare. This is the difficulty for John in his explanation. Many use the idea of the apache helicopters: their look, their abilities and operated by humans. His only way to explain this is with his limited vocabulary and knowledge. Others believe it is simply a demonic army having free reign at first and then to inflict death. Either way, this will absolutely be a terrifying time.