Revelation 9 is the ninth chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is traditionally attributed to John the Apostle, but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate.F. L. Cross, The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997), 45 In this chapter, the next two angels' trumpets are sounded, following the sounding of the first four trumpets in chapter 8. These two trumpets and the final trumpet, sounded in chapter 11, are sometimes called the "woe trumpets".Barnes, A., Barnes' Notes on Revelation 9, accessed 29 October 2018
Text The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 21 verses.
Textual witnesses Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are among others:Elliott, J. K. "Revelations from the apparatus criticus of the Book of Revelation: How Textual Criticism Can Help Historians." Union Seminary Quarterly Review 63, no. 3-4 (2012): 1-23. Papyrus 115 (ca. AD 275; extant verses 1–5, 7–16, 18–21) Papyrus 47 (3rd century) Papyrus 85 (4th century; extant verses 19–21) Codex Sinaiticus (330-360) Codex Alexandrinus (400-440) Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (ca. 450; extant verses 17–21)
Old Testament references
The Fifth Trumpet (9:1–11)
Verse 1 Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit. NKJV English nonconformist Moses Lowman explains that "stars, in the language of prophecy, signify angels.Lowman, M., Paraphrase and Notes upon the Revelation of St. John (1737, 1745; 1791, 1807), quoted by Joseph Benson in Benson Commentary on Revelation 9, accessed 31 October 2018
"The key to the bottomless pit" () is translated as "the key to the shaft of the Abyss" in the New International Version.
Verse 3 Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. KJV These locusts are 'a demonized version of the army of locusts in '.
Verse 4 They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree KJV Early Methodist theologian Joseph Benson says that this instruction "demonstrates that they were not natural but symbolical locusts."Benson, J., Benson Commentary on Revelation 9, accessed 31 October 2018
Verse 11
And they had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon. NKJVJohn Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible - Revelation 9:11 The Vulgate adds a Latin equivalent, , which the Wycliffe Bible explains as "Destroyer". The latter also describes the angel as "the angel of deepness".: Wycliffe Bible
The Sixth Trumpet (9:12–21) Verse 16 Now the number of the army of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them. NKJV
See also Abaddon/Apollyon Euphrates Jesus Christ John's vision of the Son of Man Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament Seven trumpets Related Bible parts: Joel 2, Revelation 8, Revelation 10, Revelation 11
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External links King James Bible - Wikisource English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English) Multiple bible versions at Bible Gateway (NKJV, NIV, NRSV etc.)