The Tribulation

(Rev 8:6-12) And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt

up. And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; And the third part of

the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed. And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven,

burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; And the name

of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. And the fourth

angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the

stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.

NOTES

The 1st 4 trumpets are directed against the things of Nature.• The vegetation (trees)• The sea (Whales, Seals )• The rivers (water and fish ) • The Earths light sources

The last 3 trumpets are directed against Man • The attack of the locusts

E. The 5th

trumpet

(Rev 9:1) 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.

(Rev 9:2) 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.

NOTES

We can see here that the “Star” that falls from heaven is not a real star, like our Sun.

We can also see that this star is not like the burning mountain in the 2nd trumpet, or the star that fell in and 3rd trumpet. Those trumpets use the word “as”.

John in the 5th trumpet use the pronoun “him” to refer to the star.

The star in the 5th trumpet preforms actions that are done by an organism not an object

Who is the Star?

Is it Satan?

(Job 38:7) When the morning stars sang

together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

(Isa 14:12) How art thou fallen from heaven, O

Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

(Luk 10:18) And he said unto them, I beheld Satan

as lightning fall from heaven.

(Isa 14:12) How art thou fallen from heaven, O

Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst

weaken the nations!

NOTES

We can compare scripture with scripture and see some things that would apply to Satan.1. Star2. Fallen 3. From Heaven to Earth

The other thing to take into account is the ½ way point of the tribulation is at this point…

NOTES

What we can find out is that at 42 mouths, 1260 day, or 3 ½ years there is someone coming up and there is some one coming down

We also know that at this time is when the Anti Christ will be kill in by a deadly head wound

Is it Jesus?

(Rev 9:1) 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.

(Rev 9:2) 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.

NOTES

The other possibility is that it is Jesus1. Star

(Rev 22:16) I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I

am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and

morning star.

(2Pe 1:19) We have also a more sure word of prophecy;

whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that

shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star

arise in your hearts:

(Num 24:17) I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a

Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and

destroy all the children of Sheth.

(Rev 2:26-28) And he that overcometh, and keepeth my

works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:…

And I will give him the morning star.

NOTES

The other possibility is that it is Jesus1. Star2. Keys

(Rev 1:18) I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for

evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

(Rev 20:1-3) And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain

in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the

Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the

bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that

he must be loosed a little season.

(Jud 1:9) Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he

disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing

accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

(Mat 8:28) And when he was come to the other side into the

country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with

devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man

might pass by that way.

(Mat 8:29) And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither

to torment us before the time?

(Luk 8:30) And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.

(Luk 8:31) And they besought him that he would not command

them to go out into the deep.

So…Who is the Star?

Demonized Locust

(Rev 9:1) 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.

(Rev 9:2) 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.

NOTES

Locust in the Bible were greatly feared because of the devastation to the crops and trees that they easily strip.

Locust are a form of Judgment that comes on Nations and man for there sin and disobedience

Locusts sometimes move in vast swarms and can easily strip away all the crops. It is reported that from 1866 to 1869, in the country of Algiers on the Mediterranean Sea, over 200,000 people died from the result of famine from a locust plague. More recently, in June of 1993, locusts were devouring the harvests of Ethiopia, Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia, and Djibouti.

NOTES

Nebraska locust of 1875“According to the first-hand account of A. L. Child transcribed by Riley et al. (1880), a swarm of Rocky Mountain locusts passed over Plattsmouth, Nebraska, in 1875. By timing the rate of movement as the insects streamed overhead for 5 days and by telegraphing to surrounding towns, he was able to estimate that the swarm was 1,800 miles long and at least 110 miles wide. Based on his information, this swarm covered a swath equal to the combined areas of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont “

• Attack green plants • Killed by smoke

• Can be killed

• No stinger

• No King (Proverbs 30:27)

• Attack men

• Arise out of the smoke

• Are invincible

• They sting like scorpions

• Have a king over them

Joel 1 and 2

(Joe 1:6) For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he

hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.

(Joe 2:3-5) A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea,

and nothing shall escape them. The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as

horsemen, so shall they run. Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong

people set in battle array.

(Joe 2:6-10) Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness. They shall run like

mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: Neither shall one thrust another;

they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they

shall not be wounded. They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon

the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the

windows like a thief. The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall

tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw

their shining:

1. The place of the locusts

(Rev 9:1) 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.

(Rev 9:2) 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.

NOTES

These locust come up out of a place called the Bottomless pit.

This place is located in the center of the Earth according to the Bible.

According to Scientist the center of the Earth is a rolling, tumbling ball of hot liquid magma

When there is an volcano this hot magma along with smoke is what comes out.

(Isa 14:9) Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet

thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it

hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the

nations.

(Isa 14:15) Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the

sides of the pit.

(Num 16:30-33) But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth,

and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down

quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD. And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the

ground clave asunder that was under them: And the earth opened her mouth, and

swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah,

and all their goods. They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them:

and they perished from among the congregation.

(Luk 16:22-26) And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also

died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth

Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But

Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And

beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would

pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from

thence.

(Mat 12:40) For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in

the heart of the earth. (Eph 4:8) Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity

captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also

descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also

that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)

(1Pe 3:18-19) For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: By which also he went and preached unto the

spirits in prison;

(Jud 1:6) And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own

habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of

the great day.

2. The pain of the locusts

(Rev 9:5) And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he

striketh a man.

(Rev 9:6) And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it;

and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

NOTES

These locust have the stinging power of that of a earthly scorpion.

In Bible time, it was said that a Roman soldier was so well trained, that he could endure pain beyond human understanding.

If these soldiers were stung by a scorpion in the middle east they were said to have screamed like a women

NOTES

This sting is not for a few moments or days but for 5 months

During this time men will be in so much pain they will attempt suicide. But they will not be successful.

Suicide by…• Gun• Wrist • Stabbing • Pills

NOTES

This 5 months will be like what hell will be for an eternity.

5 months is what the time frame of the flood

5 moths is the life span of a locust (May to September)

3. The parameters of the locusts

(Rev 9:4) 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.

(Rev 9:5) And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he

striketh a man.

NOTES

These locust are forbidden to touch the plant life, or the 144,000 Jews

Their sting is very powerful, but cannot cause death.

4. The portrait of the locusts

(Rev 9:7-10) 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. And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. 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. And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men

five months.

NOTES

We don’t know for certain what these creatures are. They are a composite of other animals for sure.

We need to remember that John is a 1st century man, describing things in the 21st century, with a 1st vocabulary.

Many people try to imply that these a symbolic of war machine of the 21 century…

NOTES

•The helicopters are called  "locusts", because they have a body shape like locusts, they fly erratically, the fly in packs, and they can land and take off in fields. This is also a good indication that the helicopters are painted military green or camouflaged.

•They kick up dust as they fly and give off smoke as they shoot, and their targets explode and give off smoke, "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 there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth" (Revelation 9:2-3).

•Their armor is indicated by their "breastplates of iron" (Revelation 9:9). 9:8).

NOTES

•The pilot in the front window is indicated by "their faces were as the faces of men" (Revelation 9:7).

•The great roar of the engines and rotating blades is indicated by " the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle" (Revelation 9:9).

•The whirling blades are indicated by "they had hair as the hair of women" (Revelation 9:8).

•A helicopter's tail goes straight out and then has a vertical tail fin,  "they had tails like unto scorpions" (Revelation 9:10).

•They are equipped with guns and missiles "and there were stings in their tails" (Revelation 9:10).

NOTES

•The rotor rods or blade supports are highlighted with gold "on their heads were as it were crowns like gold" (Revelation 9:7).

•As is typical for military craft, the 'face' of the helicopters is painted with a ferocious jaw, "their teeth were as the teeth of lions" (Revelation 9:8).

•My problem is that this don't line up in all points and these come up out of the bottomless pit (demons)

5. The primary of the locust

(Rev 9:11) 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 tongue hath his name

Apollyon.

NOTES

These locusts have a leader unlike the one in Proverbs.

He is there king and he is the angel of over the bottom less pit .

His name means death and destroyer

We already saw him in the 4th horsemen