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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. 9. breastplates of iron ] This probably is an idealisation of the structure of the natural locust. chariots ] Joe 2:5. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 9:9”

And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as [the teeth] of lions. 8. as the hair of women ] It is said that, in Arabic poetry, the same comparison is used of the antenn of the natural locust: but more probably this is one of the supernatural features of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 9:8”

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. 7. like unto horses ] See Joe 2:4. Probably that passage is only a highly idealised description of a natural swarm of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 9:7”

And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them. 6. shall flee ] Lit. fleeth. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And in those days shall men seek death … – See the notes on Rev 9:5. It … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 9:6”

And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment [was] the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. 5. five months ] It has been conjectured that this period is named, as being the time for which a plague … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 9:5”

And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. 4. that they should not hurt the grass, &c.] i.e. not to do the damage that natural locusts do … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 9:4”

And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 3. the scorpions of the earth ] i.e. common natural scorpions: these infernal locusts are able to hurt men, as common scorpions are, but common locusts are not. Fuente: The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 9:3”

And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. And he opened the bottomless pit – It is represented before as wholly confined, so that not … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 9:2”

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. The Fifth Trumpet. First Woe. Chap. 9 Rev 9:1-12 1. fall from heaven ] Rather, fallen. St John does not say that he witnessed the actual fall. to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 9:1”

And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound! 13. an angel ] Read, an eagle: or more literally … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 8:13”