Summary of Revelation 9
The 5th angel unleashes a star (this is a person with many believing it is Satan) that falls to the earth. Smoke rose from the Abyss. Locusts were released and harmed those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads. They were tortured for 5 months.
The 6th angel released the 4 angels who were bound at the Euphrates. They killed a third of mankind.
Those who were not killed did not repent of their evil deeds.
BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 14, Day 4: Revelation 9
9) The first four judgments targeted the earth and animals. These judgments targeted man himself.
10a) Believers. They would be tortured for 5 months but not die.
b) It makes me want to tell them more about our Lord and Savior. This sounds horrible to endure.
11) They were worshipping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood. They worshipped idols they could not see or hear. People do this still today. They worship ideas, objects, people — anything they can put above God.
Conclusions BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 14, Day 4: Revelation 9
These judgments against mankind are very harsh. They should propel you to try harder to bring those you know to Christ. God is merciful in giving us these details, so we can warn others.
End Notes BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 14, Day 4: Revelation 9
Note the first four judgments target nature; the 5th & 6th judgment target mankind.
Who is the star in the 5th judgment? We are not told, but some argue it’s Satan, a different fallen angel, God’s Word, or even Jesus. We just don’t know.
The bottomless pit/Abyss here is hell or Hades. This lends doubt to the fact of the star being Satan since Satan is not in charge of anything.
What we do know is that all of this is God’s plan.
The Abyss might not be an actual location.
The locusts should be considered demon creatures, as you could probably tell by the description of these beings. They are tortured in the hopes they will repent. The locusts are instruments of God’s judgment (Exodus 10:4-14, Deuteronomy 28:38, 1 Kings 8:37, 2 Chronicles 7:13, Joel 1:4, and Amos 4:9.)
Notice that John describes the creatures using “like.” This shows that the creatures are not what is being described.
The King of the locusts is Satan. The given name means “destruction” or “torment” in Hebrew.
It is very interesting how the prayers of God’s people play into the End Times.
The 4 angels in the 6th trumpet judgment are standing at the 4 corners of the altar.
Do note we do not know if these are the same angels in Revelation 7:1.
Those who torture God’s people now face retribution.
The Euphrates River, remember, is the Cradle of Civilization. It’s where mankind first settled down to farm. It is where many events happen in the Bible, from the first sin (Genesis 2:10-14) to revolt (Genesis 11:1-9) and war (Genesis 14:1). Abram came from here (Ur) and it is where God’s people abide. (Genesis 15:17-21).
The horsemen number may or may not be literal. The army may be demons, based on their description.
Despite the army against them, those remaining did not repent. He continued in his worship of idols and demons. Man’s memory is short. People move on very quickly.
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