Revelation 9:1

1 Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit.

A. At the sounding of the fifth trumpet, a star falls from heaven to earth. Who, or what, is this star?

B. Jesus speaks of Satan as falling like lightening from heaven. (Luke 10:18) See also Revelation 12:12.

C. This verse refers to Satan, the devil and his forces that are on the earth.

D. The bottomless pit (abyss) seems to be the abode of Satan. It may represent hell itself. Smoke comes out of it. Where there is smoke, there is fire. Also in chapter 20, Satan is bound and cast into a bottomless pit.

E. In all ages, including today, the forces of Satan are present and active in our world. God is warning us of the consequences of following the devil.

F. NOTE: We must be careful about making the bottomless pit in chapter 20 and here the same. Here Satan has the key and is able to unlock and open the pit. In chapter 20 the angel of God has the key and binds Satan and throws him into the pit.