THE FIFTH TRUMPET

 

The Fifth Angel Sounded his Trumpet,

And I saw a Star

That had Fallen from the Sky to the Earth.

The Star was given the Key to Shaft

OF THE ABYSS.

2 When he Opened the Abyss,

Smoke Rose from it

Like the Smoke from a Giant Furnace.

The Sun and Sky were Darkened

By the Smoke from the Abyss.

3 And out of the Smoke

Locusts came down on the Earth

And were Given Power

Like that of a Scorpions of the Earth.

4 They were told

Not to Harm the Grass of the Earth

Or any Plant or Tree,

But Only those People

Who Did Not have the Seal of God

On their Foreheads.

5 They were Not Allowed to Kill them

But only to Torture them

For Five months.

And the Agony they Suffered

Was like that of the Sting of a Scorpion

When it Strikes.

6 During Those Days People will Seek Death

But Will Not Find It;

THEY WILL LONG TO DIE,

But Death will Elude them.

7 The Locusts looked like Horses

Prepared for Battle.

On their Heads they Wore

Something like Crowns of Gold,

And their Faces Resembled Human Faces

8 Their Hair was like Women’s Hair,

And their Teeth were like Lions’ Teeth.

9 They had Breastplates

Like Breastplates of Iron,

And the Sound of their Wings

Was like the Thundering of Many Horses

And Chariots Rushing into Battle.

10 They had Tails with Stingers, Like Scorpions ,

And in their Tails they had Power

TO TORMENT PEOPLE FOR FIVE MONTHS.

11 They had as King Over Them

THE ANGEL OF THE ABYSS,

Whose Name in Hebrew is Abaddon

And in Greek Apollyon (that is Destroyer).

12 The First Woe is Past;

Two other Woes are Yet To Come.

(Revelation 9:1-12, NIV)