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The Fifth Trumpet — the Bottomless Pit
Then the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven which had fallen to the earth; and the key of the bottomless pit was given to him.
Then the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven which had fallen to the earth; and the key of the bottomless pit was given to him.
He opened the bottomless pit, and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit.
He opened the shaft of the bottomless pit, and from the shaft rose smoke like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened with the smoke from the shaft.
Then out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
Then from the smoke came locusts on the earth, and they were given power like the power of scorpions of the earth.
They were told not to hurt the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only the men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any green plant or any tree, but only those people who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
And they were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a man.
They were allowed to torment them for five months, but not to kill them, and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings someone.
And in those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, and death flees from them.
And in those days people will seek death and will not find it. They will long to die, but death will flee from them.
The appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads appeared to be crowns like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men.
In appearance the locusts were like horses prepared for battle: on their heads were what looked like crowns of gold; their faces were like human faces,
They had hair like the hair of women, and their teeth were like the teeth of lions.
their hair like women’s hair, and their teeth like lions’ teeth;
They had breastplates like breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots, of many horses rushing to battle.
they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the noise of their wings was like the noise of many chariots with horses rushing into battle.
They have tails like scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men for five months.
They have tails and stings like scorpions, and their power to hurt people for five months is in their tails.
They have as king over them, the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name Apollyon.
The first woe is past; behold, two woes are still coming after these things.
The first woe has passed; behold, two woes are still to come.
The Sixth Trumpet — Army from the East
Then the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God,
one saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”
saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”
And the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released, so that they would kill a third of mankind.
So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour, the day, the month, and the year, were released to kill a third of mankind.
The number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them.
The number of mounted troops was twice ten thousand times ten thousand; I heard their number.
And this is how I saw in the vision the horses and those who sat on them: the riders had breastplates the color of fire and of hyacinth and of brimstone; and the heads of the horses are like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths proceed fire and smoke and brimstone.
A third of mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which proceeded out of their mouths.
By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed, by the fire and smoke and sulfur coming out of their mouths.
For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents and have heads, and with them they do harm.
For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails, for their tails are like serpents with heads, and by means of them they wound.
The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so as not to worship demons, and the idols of gold and of silver and of brass and of stone and of wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk;
The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands nor give up worshiping demons and idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk,