Revelation 9

1 Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss.

2 The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a burning furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.

3 And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.

4 They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

5 The locusts were not given power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion.

6 In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.

7 And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads; and their faces were like the faces of men.

8 They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions.

9 They also had thoraxes like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.

10 They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.

11 They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon.

12 The first woe has passed. Behold, two woes are still to follow.

13 Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God

14 saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”

15 So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.

16 And the number of mounted troops was myriads of myriads; I heard their number.

17 Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.

18 A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths.

19 For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their tails were like snakes, having heads with which to inflict harm.

20 Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.

21 Furthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft.

1 ¶ 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.

2 And 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.

3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

4 And 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.

5 And 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.

6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

7 And 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.

8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as [the teeth] of lions.

9 And 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.

10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power [was] to hurt men five months.

11 And 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.

12 One woe is past; [and], behold, there come two woes more hereafter.

13 ¶ And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,

14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.

15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.

16 And the number of the army of the horsemen [were] two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.

17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses [were] as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.

18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.

19 For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails [were] like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.

20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:

21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

1 And the fifth angel sounded. And I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth; and there was given unto him the key of the bottomless pit.

2 And he opened the bottomless pit. And there arose a smoke out of the well, as the smoke of a great furnace: and the sun was darkened, and the air with the smoke of the well.

3 And out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth. And power was given unto them, as the scorpions have power upon the earth.

4 And it was said unto them, that they should not offend the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree; but only men, which have not the seal of God upon their foreheads.

5 And it was given them not to kill, but to torment for five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when it smote a man.

6 And in those days men shall seek death, and shall not find it: they shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

7 And the locusts are like unto horses ready for war; and upon their heads like crowns of gold, and their faces like the faces of men.

8 And they had hair like the hair of a woman, and their teeth were like the teeth of lions.

9 And had armour like unto armour of iron; and the rattle of their wings like unto the rattle of the chariots of many horses that run to war.

10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were thorns in their tails: and their power was to offend men five months.

11 And they had over them a king, an angel out of the bottomless pit, whose name is Abaddon in the ibraean language, and in the greek language his name is Apollyon.

12 One woe is past; behold, there come two woes after.

13 And the sixth angel sounded. And I heard a voice from the four corners of the golden altar before God,

14 Which said unto the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound at the great river Euphrates.

15 And the four angels were loosed, prepared for an hour, and for a day, and for a month, and for a year, to slay the third part of men.

16 And the number of the brave men was many thousand times a thousand: and I heard the number of them.

17 And so I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of yellow, and of brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouth proceeded fire, and smoke, and brimstone.

18 Of these three the third part of men was killed by fire, and by smoke, and by brimstone, which proceeded out of their mouths.

19 For their power was in their mouth, and their tails were like unto serpents, and they had heads, and with the same they did hurt.

20 And there remained yet men that were not slain of these plagues, neither Repenting of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and wood, which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk,

21 Neither repented they of their murders, and of their sorceries, and of their fornications, and of their thievery.