Revelation of John 9

¹And the fifth Angel sounded the trumpet. And I saw upon the earth, a star that had fallen from heaven, and the key to the well of the abyss was given to him.

²And he opened the well of the abyss. And the smoke of the well ascended, like the smoke of a great furnace. And the sun and the air were obscured by the smoke of the well.

³And locusts went forth from the smoke of the well into the earth. And power was given to them, like the power that the scorpions of the earth have.

⁴And it was commanded of them that they must not harm the plants of the earth, nor anything green, nor any tree, but only those men who do not have the Seal of God upon their foreheads.

⁵And it was given to them that they would not kill them, but that they would torture them for five months. And their torture was like the torture of a scorpion, when he strikes a man.

⁶And in those days, men will seek death and they will not find it. And they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.

⁷And the likenesses of the locusts resembled horses prepared for battle. And upon their heads were something like crowns similar to gold. And their faces were like the faces of men.

⁸And they had hair like the hair of women. And their teeth were like the teeth of lions.

⁹And they had breastplates like iron breastplates. And the noise of their wings was like the noise of many running horses, rushing to battle.

¹⁰And they had tails similar to scorpions. And there were stingers in their tails, and these had the power to harm men for five months.

¹¹And they had over them a king, the Angel of the abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Doom; in Greek, Destroyer; in Latin, Exterminator.

¹²One woe has gone out, but behold, there are still two woes approaching afterward.

¹³And the sixth Angel sounded the trumpet. And I heard a lone voice from the four horns of the golden altar, which is before the eyes of God,

¹⁴saying to the sixth Angel who had the trumpet: “Release the four Angels who were bound at the great river Euphrates.”

¹⁵And the four Angels were released, who had been prepared for that hour, and day, and month, and year, in order to kill one third part of men.

¹⁶And the number of the army of horsemen was two hundred million. For I heard their number.

¹⁷And I also saw the horses in the vision. And those who were sitting upon them had breastplates of fire and hyacinth and sulphur. And the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions. And from their mouths proceeded fire and smoke and sulphur.

¹⁸And one third part of men were slain by these three afflictions: by the fire and by the smoke and by the sulphur, which proceeded from their mouths.

¹⁹For the power of these horses is in their mouths and in their tails. For their tails resemble serpents, having heads; and it is with these that they cause harm.

²⁰And the rest of men, who were not slain by these afflictions, did not repent from the works of their hands, so that they would not worship demons, or idols of gold and silver and brass and stone and wood, which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk.

²¹And they did not repent from their murders, nor from their drugs, nor from their fornication, nor from their thefts.

Revelation of John 9

¹And the fifth angel sounded the trumpet: and I saw a star fall from heaven upon the earth. And there was given to him the key of the bottomless pit.

²And he opened the bottomless pit: and the smoke of the pit arose, as the smoke of a great furnace. And the sun and the air were darkened with the smoke of the pit.

³And from the smoke of the pit there came out locusts upon the earth. And power was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

⁴And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth nor any green thing nor any tree: but only the men who have not the sign of God on their foreheads.

⁵And it was given unto them that they should not kill them: but that they should torment them five months. And their torment was as the torment of a scorpion when he striketh a man.

⁶And in those days, men shall seek death and shall not find it. And they shall desire to die: and death shall fly from them.

⁷And 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.

⁸And they had hair as the hair of women: and their teeth were as lions.

⁹And they had breastplates as breastplates of iron: and the noise of their wings was as the noise of chariots and many horses running to battle.

¹⁰And they had tails like to scorpions: and there were stings in their tails. And their power was to hurt men, five months. And they had over them

¹¹A king, the angel of the bottomless pit (whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon and in Greek Apollyon, in Latin Exterminans).

¹²One woe is past: and behold there come yet two woes more hereafter.

¹³And the sixth angel sounded the trumpet: and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before the eyes of God,

¹⁴Saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet: Loose the four angels who are bound in the great river Euphrates.

¹⁵And the four angels were loosed, who were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year: for to kill the third part of men.

¹⁶And the number of the army of horsemen was twenty thousand times ten thousand. And I heard the number of them.

¹⁷And thus I saw the horses in the vision. And they that sat on them had breastplates of fire and of hyacinth and of brimstone. And the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions: and from their mouths proceeded fire and smoke and brimstone.

¹⁸And by these three plagues was slain the third part of men, by the fire and by the smoke and by the brimstone which issued out of their mouths.

¹⁹For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails. For, their tails are like to serpents and have heads: and with them they hurt.

²⁰And the rest of the men, who were not slain by these plagues, did not do penance from the works of their hands, that they should not adore devils and idols of gold and silver and brass and stone and wood, which neither can see nor hear nor walk:

²¹Neither did they penance from their murders nor from their sorceries nor from their fornication nor from their thefts.