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 1the fifthRevelation 9:12, 9:13, 8:6-8, 8:10, 8:12, 11:14, 11:15 a star1:20, 8:10; Isaiah 14:12; Luke 10:18; 2 Thessalonians 2:3-8; 2 Timothy 3:1-5 to himRevelation 1:18, 20:1 the bottomless9:2, 9:11, 17:8, 20:10; Luke 8:31; Romans 10:7 *Gr.ReciprocalIsaiah 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 2thereRevelation 9:17, 14:11; Genesis 15:17, 19:28; Isaiah 14:31; Joel 2:30; Acts 2:19 and the sunRevelation 8:12; Exodus 10:21-23; Joel 2:2, 2:10ReciprocalGenesis 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 3locustsExodus 10:4-15; Judges 7:12; Isaiah 33:4; Joel 1:4, 2:25; Nahum 3:15, 3:17 asRevelation 9:5, 9:10, 9:11; Deuteronomy 8:15; 1 Kings 12:11; Ezekiel 2:6; Luke 10:19ReciprocalExodus 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 4that theyRevelation 6:6, 7:3; Job 1:10, 1:12; Psalm 76:10; Matthew 24:24; 2 Timothy 3:8, 3:9 hurtRevelation 8:7 butCorrupt and idolatrous Christians; against whom the Saracens chiefly prevailed.which7:3, 7:4, 14:1; Exodus 12:23; Job 2:6; Ezekiel 9:4, 9:6; Ephesians 4:30ReciprocalPsalm 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 5it wasRevelation 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 beRevelation 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 their9:3Reciprocal2 Chronicles 10:11 - scorpions; Zechariah 14:12 - Their flesh; Revelation 9:15 - an hour Verse 6shall menRevelation 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 23:30ReciprocalDeuteronomy 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 7the shapesJoel 2:4, 2:5; Nahum 3:17 their facesDaniel 7:4, 7:8ReciprocalIsaiah 13:4 - like as; Jeremiah 51:27 - cause; Joel 1:6 - whose; Revelation 4:4 - crowns Verse 8hair2 Kings 9:30; Isaiah 3:24; 1 Corinthians 11:14, 11:15; 1 Timothy 2:9; 1 Peter 3:3 and theirPsalm 57:4; Joel 1:6ReciprocalProverbs 30:14 - whose Verse 9they hadRevelation 9:17; Job 40:18, 41:23-30; Joel 2:8 and theJob 39:25; Isaiah 9:5; Joel 2:5-7; Nahum 2:4, 2:5Reciprocal1 Kings 22:34 - joints of the harness; 2 Kings 7:6 - the Lord; Ephesians 6:14 - the breastplate Verse 10tailsRevelation 9:3, 9:5Reciprocal2 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 11they hadRevelation 12:9; John 12:31, 14:30, 16:11; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians 2:2; 1 John 4:4, 5:19 the angelRevelation 9:1 Abaddonthat is, a destroyer, John 8:44ReciprocalJob 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 12woeRevelation 9:1, 9:2 two9:13-21, 8:13, 11:14ReciprocalEzekiel 2:10 - lamentations; Revelation 12:12 - Woe Verse 13the sixthRevelation 9:1 a voice8:3-5; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1Reciprocal2 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 14to theRevelation 8:2, 8:6 loose9:15, 16:12 the greatGenesis 2:14; 2 Samuel 8:3; Jeremiah 51:63ReciprocalIsaiah 27:13 - the great; 1 Corinthians 15:52 - last; Revelation 7:1 - four angels; 10:1 - another Verse 15foror, atan hourRevelation 9:5, 9:10 for to9:18, 8:7, 8:9, 8:11, 8:12ReciprocalGenesis 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 16the numberPsalm 68:17; Daniel 7:10 horsemenEzekiel 23:6, 38:4; Daniel 11:40 I heardRevelation 7:4Reciprocal2 Chronicles 12:3 - without number Verse 17havingThis 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 jacinth21:20 brimstone9:18, 14:10, 19:20, 21:8; Genesis 19:24; Psalm 11:6; Isaiah 30:33; Ezekiel 33:22 as the1 Chronicles 12:8; Isaiah 5:28, 5:29ReciprocalExodus 28:4 - a breastplate; Ezekiel 28:14 - and I; Ephesians 6:14 - the breastplate; Revelation 9:2 - there; 16:8 - and power Verse 18the thirdRevelation 9:15, 9:17ReciprocalIsaiah 42:25 - he knew; Revelation 6:8 - over; 14:10 - be; 16:8 - and power Verse 19in their tailsRevelation 9:10; Isaiah 9:15; Ephesians 4:14ReciprocalJeremiah 8:17 - I will; Revelation 12:4 - his tail Verse 20And theThat is, those of the Latin and Greek churches, who escaped destruction, still persisted in their idolatrous worship of demons, etc.yetRevelation 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 worshipLeviticus 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 idolsPsalm 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 1:21-23ReciprocalExodus 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 21their murdersRevelation 11:7-9, 13:7, 13:15, 16:6, 18:24; Daniel 7:21-25, 11:33 their sorceriesRevelation 13:13, 18:23, 21:8, 22:15; Isaiah 47:9, 47:12, 57:3; Malachi 3:5 nor of their fornicationRevelation 14:8, 17:2, 17:5, 18:3, 19:2; Matthew 15:19; 2 Corinthians 12:21ReciprocalIsaiah 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