When the sun rises, they fly away, and no one knows where. John the revelator was only able to describe these locusts with his own ancient vocabulary and, of course, robotics and drones were not included. In the final book of the new testament, seven trumpets are sounded, one at a time, to cue apocalyptic events seen by john of patmos in his vision. This matches the order of events in the book of revelation. In the gospel, the seal of god is the gift of the holy spirit who dwells in us as a. The revelation of jesus christ is communicated by an angel to a man named john when he was on the island of patmos. These stinging, biting insects annoy men so much, that they desire to. Some have thought that this expression is equivalent to landscorpions, in contradistinction from socalled seascorpions. Study the bible online using commentary on revelation 9. Others believe that the locusts are demonic creatures.
And the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from. Revelation chapter 9 prophesies the coming of locusts which vex mankind. Revelation 9 leb tormenting locusts from the abyss and. The events of revelation are the events that occur in the book of revelation of the new. The locusts of the fifth trumpet described in revelation 9 are a topic of much speculation. Revelation 9 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 the locusts are helicopters firing rubber bullets to give the stings like death without the relief of death these people died in about six mouths after being contaminated with the nuclear radiation their may also be more i dare not mention. Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went to make war against the rest of her offspring those who obey gods commandments and have the testimony of jesus.
In the same way in which a natural locust plague is under the control of gods sovereign will joel joel 2. Opinion eth many who believe that we are in the tribulation mentioned in the book of revelation are trying to connect the latest locust plagues that have devastated africa and has now reached china to an event mentioned in the book of revelation chapters eight and nine, referencing seven trumpets that are sounded, one at a time, that unleash judgments upon the earth and humanity. I will provide insight about the locusts of the fifth trumpet in this article. Moreover, the locust are not instructed to kill these unsaved souls, but only to torment them to the point that they desire death. Experts believe the reference to scorpions is definitely talking about people blasting others they disagree with on twitter. The plague of locusts in revelation 9 explained red sky. The reason why the helicopters are not the real locusts in the book of revelation is because they are missing very important factors that are mentioned in the book, such as the crowns of gold, the hair of a woman, the teeth of lions and the tails and stings of a scorpion, which is to strike men with etc, are not found there in these aircraft. A large portion of cern is located in the territory of saint genis pouilly. Swarm of locusts in book of revelation revealed to be twitter. Bible scholars have tried to figure out for centuries how in the world the locusts described in revelation 9 could ever come upon the earth during the great tribulation. Keep in mind these locusts are kenites, the seed of satan. The angel gives a man named john the book of revelation. Various outbreaks of pandemic diseases, such as the coronavirus, have prompted many to ask why god allowsor even causespandemic diseases and whether such illnesses are a sign of the end times.
So the lord shifted the wind to a very strong west wind which took up the locusts and drove them into the red sea. Book of revelation apocalypse seal broken after swarm reaches china february 17, 2020 in the final book of the new testament, seven trumpets are sounded, one at a time, to cue apocalyptic events seen by john of patmos in his vision. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lions, locusts, and the lamb. There are several definitions we have to understand in this verse. John saw locusts that looked like horses prepared for battle, but were they real horses or war machines or evil spirits. A locust plague which has now reached coronavirusstruck china may be the fifth trumpet prophesied in the book of revelation, according to wild claims. Hell is opened and evil arises as the smoke of a great furnace, blackening the air and hiding the suns light. Revelation 9 lexham english bible leb tormenting locusts from the abyss. These prophesied creatures have suddenly appeared in swarms, and here is one that was caught on video by a faithful christian from latin america. The book of revelation is highly symbolic, and we do not know what the locusts and all the individual symbols represent. The scripture reveals many terrible events that will supposedly precede the.
John records the prophetic vision, in written text, and is instructed to send the document to the seven churches of asia. Bible scholars revealed thursday theyve discovered the true identity of the swarm of locusts in the book of revelation. An exposition of the spiritual 5 months from may 21, 2011 until the end by brother mike 82711. And the fifth angel sounded, and i saw a star fallen from heaven unto the earth. Tormenting locusts from the abyss and the fifth angel blew the trumpet, and i saw a star that had fallen from heaven to the earth, and the key of. The scripture reveals many terrible events that will supposedly precede the second coming of christ, including plagues, earthquakes and locust swarms.
The bible book of joel, written during the ninth century b. The locusts come out of the smoke, from the pit, and abaddon commands them to torment any man who does not have the seal of god on his forehead. Woman and dragon of revelation 12 see what this means. John seems to be describing darkness that pertains to satan, his kingdom, his disciples, and their works. Revelation 9 leb tormenting locusts from the abyss and bible. But the locusts of our vision are armed with the power of scorpions, to sting and to torture revelation 9. They are commanded not to harm the earths vegetation, but only to torment the unbelievers alive at the time. There have been many attempts to interpret johns prophecy of a locust plague in revelation 9, which he calls the first woe. One message, however, comes through clear and strong.
Sep 12, 2015 the locusts of revelation 9 bing images. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A locust plague which has now reached coronavirusstruck china may be the fifth trumpet prophesied in the book of revelation, according. Swarm of locusts in book of revelation revealed to be. I was trained as an attorney and i am skeptical by nature, and so i generally dont like to write about things that i cant prove.
More study of revelation 9 about the bottomless pit and the locusts like. And the fifth angel sounded, and i saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth. The stinging locusts prophesy of the book of revelation has now been fulfilled. What does the bible say about pandemic diseasessicknesses. The trumpet referred to here was a shofar, which is a rams horn, used by the jews for religious purposes and for warfare. The locusts of revelation 9 are not normal locusts video. Hell on earth revelation 9 john macarthur the book. These may be devils in antichrists time, having the appearance of locusts, but large and monstrous, as here described. Given the above, it is most likely that the locusts are either a host of imprisoned nephiliym or a particular species of rebellious spirits that have been locked up in the abyss alongside the watchers and nephiliym. Revelation chapter 9 reads in part, and out of the smoke locusts came down on the earth and were given power like that of scorpions of the earth. These creatures possess power like the sting of a scorpion. As far as the exact methods of their destruction are concerned, we do not know.
And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle. Sacred texts christianity revelation index previous next p. Gods word is being rapidly fulfilled in these last days. In a sense this verse warns of the one world government system, described in revelation that shall take over the monetary system and control of the world, until the tree is debarked with nothing left. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
The stinging locusts prophesy of book of revelation has. Bizarre winged creature stirs controversy by michael snyder end of the america dream blog. Interpreting key images in the book of revelation kindle edition by kuykendall, michael. The strange appearance of the locusts described in the book of revelation is actually an atavism where genetic, epigentic or the apoptosis processes have been interfered with and traits that would normally be suppressed in the template are allowed to develop. A locust plague, which has now reached coronavirusstruck china may be the fifth trumpet prophesied in the book of revelation, according to wild claims. The title of the book of revelation is singular, not plural.
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