Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary
Revelation 9:9
ὡς θώρακας σιδηροῦς. This probably is an idealisation of the structure of the natural locust.
ὡς ἁρμάτων ἵππων πολλῶν. Lit. “as of many chariots of horses,” Joel 2:5.
ὡς θώρακας σιδηροῦς. This probably is an idealisation of the structure of the natural locust.
ὡς ἁρμάτων ἵππων πολλῶν. Lit. “as of many chariots of horses,” Joel 2:5.
Verse Revelation 9:9. _THEY HAD BREASTPLATES-OF IRON_] They seemed to be invulnerable, for no force availed against them. _THE SOUND OF THEIR WINGS_] Their hanging weapons and military trappings, wi...
AND THEY HAD BREASTPLATES, AS IT WERE BREASTPLATES OF IRON - Hard, horny, impenetrable, as if they were made of iron. The locust has a firm and hard cuticle on the forepart of the breast, which serves...
CHAPTER 9 Revelation 9:1 . The remaining three trumpets have a “woe” attached to each. This is announced in the last verse of the preceding chapter, where the word angel should be “eagle.” An eagle,...
THE FIFTH TRUMPET OR THE FIRST WOE. The seer sees a star fallen on the earth. The star seems to represent a person, possibly Satan (_cf._ Luke 10:18). ABYSS: the word properly means bottomless, and is...
THE FIFTH TRUMPET. We are now prepared to listen to the trumpet of the fifth angel, and to behold the symbolism described by the prophet.. quote: And the fifth angel sounded, and. saw. star fall from...
THE UNLOCKING OF THE ABYSS (Revelation 9:1-2) 9:1,2 The fifth angel sounded a blast on his trumpet, and I saw a star failing from heaven on the earth, and to him there was given the key of the shaft...
From the smoke locusts came forth upon the earth, and they were given power like the power of the scorpions of the earth. They were told not to harm the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor an...
SOUND. Locusts in flight give out. great sound. These supernatural creatures will appal by the sound of their wings....
_breastplates of iron_ This probably _is_an idealisation of the structure of the natural locust. _chariots_ Joel 2:5....
_THE LOCUST AND THEIR WORK REVELATION 9:4-12:_ Locusts are a universal symbol of destruction. The locusts are not literal. We know this because these locusts would not touch the grass, nor any green t...
ΘΏΡΑΚΑΣ _acc. pl._ от ΘΏΡΑΞ (G2382) панцирь, металлические латы, ΣΙΔΗΡΆΣ (G4603) железо, железный, сделанный из железа. Чешуйчатые бока и спины насекомых напоминали железную кольчугу. Это слово обозн...
BUT THAT THEY SHOULD BE TORMENTED FIVE MONTHS, &C.— _But that they should torment,_ &c. one hundred and fifty years, from the year 612 to the year 762. See on Revelation 9:10. As the Saracens were to...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 30 Text Revelation 9:1-12 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven fallen unto the earth: and there was given to him the key of the pit of the abyss. 2 And...
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. AS IT WERE BREASTPLATES OF IRON - not the th...
__ Throne Section-The Locusts 8 The detailed description of these locusts forbids our taking them in any way but as literal creatures just as they are described, Their time limit is the same as natu...
RV inserts a comma after CHARIOTS....
THE FIFTH AND SIXTH TRUMPETS These herald woes upon the ungodly and idolatrous, inflicted both by demonic and by human agency. 1-12. The fifth trumpet initiates the first of the three woes. A star fa...
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 9 THE FIFTH (5TH) *TRUMPET - REVELATION 9:1-12 V1 The fifth (5th) *angel’s *trumpet sounded. And I saw a star that had fallen from...
Revelation 9:1-12 : _The fifth trumpet_....
“OUT OF THE SMOKE OF THE PIT” Revelation 9:1 This chapter reminds us of the prophet Joel who, under the imagery of a swarm of locusts, depicted the coming invasion of hostile nations. Whether these w...
At the sounding of the fifth trumpet the procedure of judgment takes a new form, passing from the material to the spiritual. The loosing of Satan is suggestive of the manifestation of satanic agency u...
Though lies and false doctrines do not actually war against us, their shape, breastplate and the sound of their wings should warn us war is not far behind. Their victory crowns were not lasting, since...
(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...
We have already seen the bearing of the seven churches to which the Lord was pleased to send the letters contained in the second and third Chapter s. We have found, I trust, substantial reason and amp...
Hell on Earth Some minds are like finished concrete - thoroughly mixed and permanently set. I. INTRODUCTION A. By nature, we as human beings have an incredible gift for not dealing with things! 1....
The fifth angel sounds; and one who should have been by position the instrument of light and governmental order over the earth was seen as having lost his place; and the power to let loose the full da...
AND THEY HAD BREASTPLATES, AS IT WERE BREASTPLATES OF IRON,.... Alluding to the hard skin of the locusts, with which nature has fenced it q; see Joel 2:8; and denotes the armour with which the Saracen...
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. Ver. 9. _And they had breastplates_] Their pr...
_The shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle_ In this and the two following verses, the nature and qualities of these locusts are described, partly in allusion to the properti...
LIKE UNTO HORSES-HAIR-TEETH-BREASTPLATES-WINGS; compare the description of locusts in Joel 2:4-5. The Arabs wore their hair long, with turbans of gay colors, which seems to be enigmatically set forth...
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....
The plague of the locusts:...
THE FIFTH TRUMPET: A DEMON INFESTATION (vv. 1-12) The sounding of the fifth trumpet discloses "a star _fallen_ from heaven:" it is _already_ fallen (v. 1). This is the same star that fell under the...
_ 9 And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots with many horses running into battle._ A. The breastplates of iron show that they...
1-12 Upon sounding the fifth trumpet, a star fell from heaven to the earth. Having ceased to be a minister of Christ, he who is represented by this star becomes the minister of the devil; and lets lo...
AND THEY HAD BREASTPLATES, AS IT WERE BREASTPLATES OF IRON; armed with the best armour of defence. AND THE SOUND OF THEIR WINGS WAS AS THE SOUND OF CHARIOTS OF MANY HORSES RUNNING TO BATTLE; like locu...
Revelation 9:9 And G2532 had G2192 (G5707) breastplates G2382 like G5613 breastplates G2382 iron G4603 and G2532
‘And the shapes of the locusts were like horses made ready for war, and on their heads were, as it were, crowns similar to gold, and their faces were like men's faces. They had hair like the hair of w...
Revelation 9:7-11. The locusts are now more particularly described, and the description consists of three parts; the first general, the second special, the third the locust king. The general descripti...
The verses before as contain an account of the fifth trumpet....
AS IT WERE BREASTPLATES OF IRON (ως θωρακας σιδερους). The θωραξ was originally the breast (from the neck to the navel), then the breastplate, only N.T. usage (Revelation 9:9; Revelation 9:17; 1 The...
BREASTPLATES (Revelation 9:17). Contrast (Ephesians 6:14)....
CONTENTS: Judgments of the fifth and sixth trumpets. CHARACTERS: God, angels, John, Abaddon. CONCLUSION: So fearful and unbearable will conditions be in the Great Tribulation days when Satanic powers...
Revelation 9:1. _The fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star,_ the vile impostor Mahomed, _fall from heaven unto the earth. And to him was given the key of the bottomless pit:_ it should read, the keys...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 9:4 These locusts are no threat to earth’s vegetation (GRASS, GREEN PLANT, or TREE), and they do not look like locusts (vv....
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 9:1 The STAR FALLEN FROM HEAVEN TO EARTH (v. Revelation 9:1) when the FIFTH trumpet sounds is
And this personage, whoever he was, opened the bottomless pit, and there came out dense smoke that darkened the sky, and locusts with the power of scorpions. And they were enjoined not to hurt grass o...
THE FIFTH AND SIXTH WOE-TRUMPETS _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Revelation 9:1. FALL.—Better, “fallen”; that had fallen. A star would seem to represent a false teacher. Some think Mahomet is referre...
EXPOSITION REVELATION 9:1 AND THE FIFTH ANGEL SOUNDED, AND I SAW A STAR FALL FROM HEAVEN UNTO THE EARTH; _a star from heaven fallen unto the earth _(Revised Version); not _saw a star fall. _(For the...
_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 T...
And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the eaRuth (Revelation 9:1): And it is interesting how that a great mountain of fire burning, a star falling, a star falling, these...
Isaiah 9:5; Job 39:25; Job 40:18; Job 41:23; Joel 2:5;...
Breastplates. The breast of the locust resembles the plates of a horse's armor. Sound of their wings. Olivier, a French writer, says : "It in difficult to express the effect produced on us by the sigh...
And the noise of their wings was as the noise of chariots of many horses — With their war — chariots, drawn by many horses, they, as it were, flew to and fro....