Revelation 2020 verse by verse ministry international. Literally, has come with the idea has come and gone. Revelation 11 is the eleventh chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the new testament of the christian bible. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. We are reminded of the two passages in matthews gospel where the lord himself. Here john again resumes the sequential movement of the book. All look upon the dead body of the witnesses without commiseration for the miserable state in which it lies. The fifth trumpet brings a five month period of torment on the unbelievers of the earth. The temple, the two witnesses, and the seventh trumpet.
Tormented five months see notes on verse 10 and 11. And they had a king over them which natural locusts have not, proverbs 30. John begins his explanation for writing in verse 9 of the first. The fifth trumpet verse 1 14 and the fifth angel sounded, and i saw a star fall from heaven to the earth, and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit commentary. Revelation with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. In the same way that we must read a novel cover to cover before understanding it properly, so must bible students have an understanding of the bibles first 65 books before they can truly understand its final book. So the second woe, concluded in chapter 9, is now mentioned as an introduction to the third and final woe. This chapter contains the accounts related to the sounding of the seventh trumpet. Chapter 9 describes the first two woes, trumpets five and six. John mentions his name four times in the book revelation 1. As the torment of a scorpion the torment of a scorpion is one of a considerable amount of pain, but does not bring death. Getty the city that st john described was a symbolic economic babylon because by the time of the visions fulfilment it would have become the main centre of global world trade. Revelation chapter 9 book of revelation each scripture.
The book of revelation chapter 9 and the ideology of charles manson print email. Revelation 9, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Also, because the ministry of the two witnesses in the very next verse revelation 11. Chapter 10 does not follow chapter 9 in time sequence anymore than the material in chapter 11 does. Book of revelation chapter 11 the two witnesses and. All the angels around the throne of god fall on their faces before the throne and worship god. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter 11 the. These are all of the chapters of the book of revelation. Revelation 10 is the tenth chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the new testament of the christian bible. Revelation 911 niv the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, bible.
In response to the multitudes declaration that salvation belongs to our sovereign god and the lamb, all the angels around gods throne and around the elders and the four living creatures revelation 4. Chapter 9 is a rendition of the trumpet judgments on the land of judaea, homeland of the jews judahites. These seals would be made of wax or clay, attached in such a way as to prevent the document from. And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the hebrew tongue is abaddon, but in the greek. This verse paints a picture of universal worship in heaven. Revelation 9 is the ninth chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the. It is commonly accepted that the star falling from this trumpet is actually some sort of being, because of the fact that it is given a key to open the abyss. The spectators mentioned in this verse come from the whole world in its fourfold designation of peoples and tribes and tongues and nations. Its jewish population will apparently be the focus of the witnesses ministry, leading to the conversions of verse. Many believe that the star could actually be seen as satan. And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit. At the end of the first chapter of revelation, we are introduced to the seven church ages as represented by the seven lampstands. Genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth the first book of samuel the second book of samuel the first book of kings the second book of kings the first book of chronicles the second book of chronicles ezra nehemiah esther job book psalms proverbs ecclesiastes song of solomon isaiah jeremiah lamentations ezekiel daniel hosea joel amos obadiah jonah micah. The first death is usually a painful separation of.
See the exposition of the seventh verse of this chapter. The book is traditionally attributed to john the apostle, but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate. In revelation, johns visions reveal that jesus has overcome evil by. John is going to let his readers know that he did not sit down and decide to write a letter to the seven churches in asia minor. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow.
The revelation is the only book in the nt mentioning john as author. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of revelation in the bible new international version. These two trumpets and the final trumpet, sounded in chapter 11, are sometimes called the woe trumpets. Most commentators contrast with the condition of the natural locusts, who have no king proverbs 30. He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. Justin the martyr around 100 to 165 ac, irenaeus around 140 to 220 ac and the muratori canon end of 2 nd century confirm that the apostle john is the author.
Book of revelation a verse by verse audio study chapters 9 thru 11 the sixth trumpet and the strong angel with the little stone. The catholic douay version contains also a latin name, inadvertantly omitted from other versions. In chapter 5, john the author of this book saw a vision of one who sat on the throne, holding a scroll sealed with seven seals 5. These seven church ages make up what is called the kingdom of heaven matt. Revelation 11, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Verse click for chapter new international version they had as king over them the angel of the abyss, whose name in hebrew is abaddon and in greek is. Johns revelation from jesus has shown gods judgment on the earth, first symbolized as the opening of seven seals, and now as the blowing of seven trumpets. They worship god declaring that god is worthy of worship.
The book of revelation chapter 9 and the ideology of. And i heard a loud voice saying in heaven, now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our god, and the power of his christ. Study the bible online using commentary on revelation 9. Verse 11 refers the fifth angel as king, whose name in hebrew is abaddon. Under these circumstances, a versebyverse teaching of. Chapter 8 described the last seal, which inaugurated the trumpets. Chapter 11, however, does not begin this way because it is not the beginning of the inset. Chapter 11 merely continues the vision begun in chapter 10. Biblical studiesnew testament commentariesrevelation. Revelation 7 is picturing this innumerable multitude. Watch our overview video on the book of revelation, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. In revelation 9 john used the lexeme abussos 3 times, once each in verses 1, 2 and 11.
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