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**saw.** App-133 .
**star.** The symbol of him who had already become "fallen" before John "saw". Compare [Luke 10:18](../../../kjv/luke/10/18) . [Isaiah 14:12](../../../kjv/isaiah/14/12) .
**fall** = fallen.
**from.** App-104 .
**heaven.** See [Revelation 3:12](../../../kjv/revelation/3/12) .
**unto.** App-104 .
**earth.** App-129 .
**the . . . pit** = the pit (Greek. *phrear.* Here, [Revelation 9:2](../../../kjv/revelation/9/2) .[Luke 14:5](../../../kjv/luke/14/5) .[John 4:11](../../../kjv/john/4/11) , [John 4:12](../../../kjv/john/4/12) , "well") of the abyss (Greek. *abussos.* Here, verses: [Revelation 2:11](../../../kjv/revelation/2/11) ; [Revelation 11:7](../../../kjv/revelation/11/7) ; [Revelation 17:8](../../../kjv/revelation/17/8) ; [Revelation 20:1](../../../kjv/revelation/20/1) , [Revelation 20:3](../../../kjv/revelation/20/3) .[Luke 8:31](../../../kjv/luke/8/31) .[Romans 10:7](../../../kjv/romans/10/7); [Romans 10:7](../../../kjv/romans/10/7) ). See App-197 .

**out of.** App-104 .
**furnace.** Compare [Revelation 1:15](../../../kjv/revelation/1/15) . Indicating a place of fire, but not to be confused with *Hades* (Sheol) or with Tartarus. Compare [Jeremiah 4:23-28](../../../kjv/jeremiah/4/23-28) , where the judgments are against Judah and the Land. Here, John sees them extended to the whole earth.
**by reason of** Greek. *ek.* App-104 .

**locusts.** Greek. *akris* . Here; [Revelation 9:7](../../../kjv/revelation/9/7) . [Matthew 3:4](../../../kjv/matthew/3/4) .[Mark 1:6](../../../kjv/mark/1/6) .
**unto** = to.
**power.** App-172 .
**scorpions.** Greek. *skorpios.* Here; verses: [Revelation 9:5](../../../kjv/revelation/9/5) , [Revelation 9:10](../../../kjv/revelation/9/10) . [Luke 10:19](../../../kjv/luke/10/19) ; [Luke 11:12](../../../kjv/luke/11/12) . As in [Exodus 10:14](../../../kjv/exodus/10/14) , these are no ordinary locusts, which "have no king" ([Proverbs 30:27](../../../kjv/proverbs/30/27) ). See [Revelation 9:11](../../../kjv/revelation/9/11) and compare [Joel 2:25](../../../kjv/joel/2/25) . Here "men" are the objects of their power to inflict hurt.

**commanded** = said.
**that . . . not** = in order that (Greek. *hina). . .* not ( App-105 ).
**neither.** Greek. *oude.*
**but.** Greek. *ei* ( App-118 ) *me* ( App-105 ).
**only.** The texts omit.
**men** . App-123 .
**in** = upon. Greek. *epi* . App-104 .

**that . . . not.** As in [Revelation 9:4](../../../kjv/revelation/9/4) .
**tormented.** Greek. *basanizo,* literally to test (metals) by the touchstone, then to torture. Occurs: [Revelation 11:10](../../../kjv/revelation/11/10) ; [Revelation 12:2](../../../kjv/revelation/12/2) (pained); [Revelation 14:10](../../../kjv/revelation/14/10) ; [Revelation 20:10](../../../kjv/revelation/20/10) . See [Matthew 8:29](../../../kjv/matthew/8/29) . [Mark 5:7](../../../kjv/mark/5/7) . [Luke 8:28](../../../kjv/luke/8/28) . "Torment" is specially connected with demons.
**five months.** Compare the fixed periods of [Numbers 11:19](../../../kjv/numbers/11/19) , [Numbers 11:20](../../../kjv/numbers/11/20) ; [2 Samuel 24:13](../../../kjv/2-samuel/24/13) ; where the term is taken literally, as it should be here also. The period of locusts is five months: May-September. See [Genesis 7:24](../../../kjv/genesis/7/24) .
**torment.** Greek. *basanismos.* Here; [Revelation 14:11](../../../kjv/revelation/14/11) ; [Revelation 18:7](../../../kjv/revelation/18/7) , Rev 10:15 . See App-197 . The verb, above.
**he** = it.

**seek.** As in [Romans 2:7](../../../kjv/romans/2/7) .
**not.** The texts read "in nowise", the strong negative. App-105 .
**shall flee** = fleeth.

**shapes** = likenesses. See [Romans 1:23](../../../kjv/romans/1/23) .
**horses** . See [Joel 2](../../../kjv/joel/2) for similar creatures which ([Revelation 2:8](../../../kjv/revelation/2/8) ) it is impossible to wound or kill.
**were.** Omit.
**Crowns.** Greek. *stephanos.* Occ eight times in Rev., always connected with heavenly purposes except here.

**sound.** Locusts in flight give out a great sound. These supernatural creatures will appal by the sound of their wings.

**had** = have.

**And.** The texts omit.
**over.** App-104 .
**in . . . tongue.** Greek. *Hebraisti.*
**Abaddon.** Hebrew word. The "destruction" of [Job 26:6](../../../kjv/job/26/6) ; [Job 28:22](../../../kjv/job/28/22) ; [Job 31:12](../../../kjv/job/31/12) .[Psalms 88:11](../../../kjv/psalms/88/11) .[Proverbs 15:11](../../../kjv/proverbs/15/11) ; [Proverbs 27:20](../../../kjv/proverbs/27/20) . Here personified as *Abaddon* and *Apollyon,* the "Destroyer". Compare [Isaiah 16:4](../../../kjv/isaiah/16/4) .[Jeremiah 4:7](../../../kjv/jeremiah/4/7) ; [Jeremiah 6:26](../../../kjv/jeremiah/6/26) . [Daniel 8:24](../../../kjv/daniel/8/24) , [Daniel 8:25](../../../kjv/daniel/8/25) ; [Daniel 9:26](../../../kjv/daniel/9/26) ; [Daniel 11:44](../../../kjv/daniel/11/44) .
**his** = a.

**One.** i.e. the first woe.
**and.** Omit.
**behold.** App-133 .
**more** = yet.
**hereafter.** Greek. *meta tauta.*

**a** = one ([Revelation 8:13](../../../kjv/revelation/8/13) ).
**four.** Omit.
**altar.** See [Revelation 6:9](../../../kjv/revelation/6/9) .

**in.** Greek. *epi.* App-104 .
**Euphrates.** Connected with the judgments of the great day. See [Jeremiah 46:4-10](../../../kjv/jeremiah/46/4-10) .

**were** = had been.
**for.** Greek. *eis.* App-104 .
**an** = the
**hour, day, month, year.** A fixed point of time, not a period of duration. The four notes of time being under one article and one preposition show that the occasion is one particular moment appointed by God.
**for** = in order. Greek. *hina.*
**third part.** See [Revelation 8:7](../../../kjv/revelation/8/7) .

**army** = armies.
**two . . . thousand.** Literally two myriads of myriads, a literal number which John heard and recorded. Compare [Revelation 7:4](../../../kjv/revelation/7/4) . See App-197 .
**and.** Omit.

**vision.** Greek. *horasis.* Occurs: [Revelation 4:3](../../../kjv/revelation/4/3) and [Acts 2:17](../../../kjv/acts/2/17) . Compare App-133 .
**on.** App-104 .
**of fire.** Greek. *purinos.* Only here.
**brimstone.** Greek. *theiodes.* Only here.
**brimstone.** Greek. *theion,* six times in Rev., and in [Luke 17:29](../../../kjv/luke/17/29) . See App-197 .

**By.** Greek. *apo.* App-104 . as the texts.
**three.** The texts add "plagues". See App-197 .
**by.** Greek. *ek.* App-104 . The texts omit the last two occurances of *ek* : (by).

**their power.** The texts read "the power of the horses".
**serpents.** Greek. *ophis,* as in [Revelation 12:9](../../../kjv/revelation/12/9) , [Revelation 12:14](../../../kjv/revelation/12/14) , [Revelation 12:15](../../../kjv/revelation/12/15) ; [Revelation 20:2](../../../kjv/revelation/20/2) . See [Jeremiah 8:17](../../../kjv/jeremiah/8/17) .

**rest.** App-124 .
**plagues.** See note, [Revelation 9:18](../../../kjv/revelation/9/18) .
**repented.** App-111 .
**that . . . not.** See [Revelation 9:5](../../../kjv/revelation/9/5) .
**worship.** App-137 .
**devils** = demons. A worship which is widespread over the world at this hour, despite the Divine warnings. Distinguished from worship of idols.
**idols** = the idols. Greek. *eidolon.* Only occurrence in Rev. Not found in the Gospels.
**neither, nor.** Greek. *oute.*
**see.** App-133 . Compare [Psalms 115:4-8](../../../kjv/psalms/115/4-8) .

**Neither** = And . . . not ( App-105 ).
**sorceries.** Greek. *pharmakeia.* Occurs: [Revelation 18:23](../../../kjv/revelation/18/23) . See [Galatians 1:5](../../../kjv/galatians/1/5) , [Galatians 1:20](../../../kjv/galatians/1/20) (witchcraft).

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