Locusts from the Bottomless Pit

Revelation 9:1–12
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As we read this we must remember that the Christians have been raptured out of the world before this time. These are the things that will happen during the great tribulation period. The last three trumpet judgments are generally associated with the last three and one-half years of the seventieth week of Daniel. These will be the blackest, darkest days in human history.

1. The fifth trumpet and first woe judgment is directed from Satan against the ungodly in Israel. A star is said to fall from heaven (v. 1). Based on Isaiah 14:12, some Bible scholars say this fallen star or angel seems to be Satan himself. The bottomless pit appears to be the place where evil spirits and demons are kept (v. 2). These locust-like demons, from this deep pit will be sent to inflict unbearable punishment upon the ungodly (vv. 3-6). These locusts are not the kind that were able to eat up all the green vegetation but had the power to torment people for five months. Their demonic control over people was such that even when the victims tried to commit suicide, they could not do so. Eight descriptions are given:
   1. They are like horses prepared for battle and eager to destroy (v. 7).
   2. They will have heads that look like they are crowned with gold (v. 7).
   3. They will appear to have the faces like men which could be intelligent beings (v. 7).
   4. They will have hair like the hair of women which emphasis deceitfulness (v. 8).
   5. They will have breastplates made of iron which is indestructible (v.9).
   6. They will have wings that sound like many chariots (v. 9).
   7. They will have stinging tails like scorpions to torture (v. 10).

Application

I am no match for Satan so should never try to take him on in my own strength or I will lose.