The first four trumpets of Revelation 8 were

judgments against the earth that included:

vegetation; sea; fresh water; and heavenly bodies.

The last three trumpets are called the “Woe

judgments” and are against mankind.

A simile is a figure of speech that says that one thing

is like another different thing. We can use similes to

make descriptions more emphatic or vivid.

We often use the words as and like with similes.

In this chapter, there are more occurrences of the

words “as” and “like” than in any other chapter in

the Bible. This shows how difficult it was for John to

describe the scene which he saw in the vision.

Likewise, it has been very difficult for Bible scholars

to agree on the interpretation of what John saw.

He has a temper like a volcano.

She is fat as a pig.

Similes – “Like” and “As”

1a And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw

a star fall from heaven unto the earth:

The star fallen from heaven is an individual. There

are many different opinions concerning the identify

of this individual. Some believe this star is Jesus;

others believe it to be Satan; and still others

believe this to be another angel.

1b and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.

He is given the key to the abyss. Jesus has the

keys and is the keeper of the keys. Rev. 1 1

The “bottomless pit” is hell. It is located in the center

of the earth that is proven to be a mass of molten rock

and liquid fire. Hell is always referred to as “down.”

The inner core of the earth is solid iron (Fe) and the

Core is made up of liquid iron (Fe) and sulphur (S),

reaching a temperature of 4300 degrees Celsius,

that converts to 7772 degrees Fahrenheit.

Hell (hades) is the prison of the wicked spirits who

have died since Adam. Demons are there, the

wicked spirits are there; but Satan is walking up and

down in the earth - sometimes as a roaring lion,

other times as an angel of light.

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.

3 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.

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.

This is not a literal locust, because locusts

consume vegetation.

5a And to them it was given that they should not kill

them, but that they should be tormented five months:

Five months is the normal life cycle of the locust,

usually lasting from May to September.

5b and their torment was as the torment of a

scorpion, when he striketh a man.

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.

7a And the shapes of

the locusts were like

unto horses

prepared unto battle;

Until the modern age of technology, horses were the

main vehicle of warfare. Often horses were clad with

a protective metal called "barding." The head of the

armored horse resembles that of a natural locust.

7b and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold,

and their faces were as the faces of men.

This shows they have authority and intelligence.

8a And they had hair as the hair of women,

Some believe John is describing long

antennae like that of natural locusts, but he

could be describing a full head of hair instead.

8b and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.

John describes the teeth of the locusts like that of a lion.

Both have fangs and both devour. Their bite is infectious

and painful. A lion’s bite never really heals since there is

so much infection and bacteria in the bite.

9a And they had breastplates, as

it were breastplates of iron;.

The protective

breastplate of iron

resembling a natural

locust, was also like the

head covering, and

called “barding.” It

showed they were

invulnerable to attack

9b and the sound

of their wings

was as the

sound of

chariots of

many horses

running to

battle.

10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were

stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men

five months.

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.

Names of Satan (accuser)

• Devil (slanderer)

• Abaddon (destruction)

• Apollyon (destroyer)

• Belial (wicked)

• Beelzebub (Lord of the dung heap)

• Lucifer (light-bearer)

In Exodus 10: 1-20, the Egyptians

experienced the locusts of the eighth plague.

In March 2013, once again the Egyptians experienced

an invasion of locusts just before Passover.

Modern technologies are still developing. Many believe

these iron clad demons are helicopters or drones.

12 One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes

more hereafter.

Five months after the fifth trumpet blast, the

sixth one sounds. This is the “Second Woe.”

13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from

the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,

The voice

coming from the

horns denotes

power over all

the universe

represented by

the number four.

Judgment is

going to pour

forth.

14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the

trumpet, Loose the four angels which are

bound in the great river Euphrates.

These four bound angels are the fallen angels who rebelled

and fell with Lucifer at the time of his revolt. (Isaiah

14:12-14), These four wicked angels are set free to wreck

havoc upon planet earth, bringing death and destruction.

These angels are

commanded to

execute their

judgment in the

area of the

Euphrates River

where God planted

the Garden of Eden.

Michelangelo, The Sistine Chapel God Creating Adam

It was here that God made mankind,

creating Adam, and his helpmate, Eve.

It was here that the first sin was committed, when Eve

was tempted by Satan to eat of the fruit of the tree.

(Genesis 2; 10-14)

This is the same area where Cain

murdered his brother Abel (Genesis 4:8).

It is here that God made His unconditional covenant with

Abraham and established the Euphrates River as the

eastern boundary of the Promised Land. (Genesis 15:18)

The ancient city of Babylon sprang to life along the

banks of this river. Babylon was the birthplace

of false religion, of demon worship and of idolatry.

Many of the false religions practiced in our world

today can trace their origins all the way to Babylon.

The Euphrates River

forms the dividing line

between the Middle

East and the Far

East.

Today, this body of water runs through Iraq and Syria,

and will become the point of origin for the battle of the

ages in the future. The attention of the world is focused

on this area today; and this area will continue to be the

focus of the world’s attention until Jesus comes in glory.

15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared

for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to

slay the third part of men.

16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two

hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.

This fearful army of 200 million an army that large could

line up in a formation 1 mile wide and 87 miles long!

Communist China has had the ability since 1964 to raise a

fighting force of over 200,000,000 men. The number of

military men available for service today continues to grow.

it is also possible that this could be a Muslim army that

declares Islamic jihad (meaning Holy War) against

countries supporting Israel. Today, the Muslim world has

the ability to build an army of 200 million.

17 And thus I saw the

horses in the

vision, and them

that sat on them,

having

breastplates of fire,

and of jacinth, and

brimstone: and the

heads of the

horses were as the

heads of lions; and

out of their mouths

issued fire and

smoke and

brimstone.

John’s vision may possibly symbolize another

modern day technology, the battle tank;

Tanks move on the ground;

move fast as horses;

Look fierce like the heads of lions;

have solid armor protection like breastplates that

are thick and hard as jacinth gemstones; and,

can be driven by a man sitting on top of the tank.

When a tank fires its turret, out comes fire, smoke, and

bullets (brimstone), from the barrel.

18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the

fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which

issued out of their mouths.

WORLD

POPULATION

7, 000,000,000

(7 billion)

7,000,000,000

4th Seal 1/4 killed

1,750,000,000

(1.75 billion)

5,250,000,000

(5,25 billion)

6th Trumpet 1/3 killed

1,750,000,000

(1.75 billion)

3,500,000,000

(3.5 billion)

This leaves 3.5 billion people on the

earth,1/2 the starting number.

19 For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for

their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and

with them they do hurt.

20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these

plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands,

that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold,

and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which

neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:

21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their

sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

Fornication – This is translated from the Greek word

“porneia”. It gives us our modern word “pornography

These four - murder, magic, sexuality, and stealing - have

contributed to degrading the gift of life given by God,

making human life today look “cheap.” God paid the price

for our salvation through His blood shed on Calvary.