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Symbols of the Apocalypse Briefly Defined
By:
Alfred Henry Burton
Revelation 9 • 1 min. read • grade level: 10
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1.
Star Fallen from Heaven:
An apostate subordinate power.
Bottomless Pit [Abyss]:
The place where Satanic evil is shut up and chained (
Luke 8:31
31
And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep. (Luke 8:31)
;
2 Pet. 2:4
4
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; (2 Peter 2:4)
;
Rev. 20:1, 3
1
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. (Revelation 20:1)
3
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. (Revelation 20:3)
).
2.
Smoke of a Great Furnace:
Blinding Satanic delusions.
Sun:
(See
Rev. 8:12
12
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. (Revelation 8:12)
).
Air:
The medium through which political vitality is communicated to the masses (See
Rev. 16:17
17
And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. (Revelation 16:17)
). The sphere of Satan’s rule (
Eph. 2:2
2
Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: (Ephesians 2:2)
).
3.
Locusts:
Warlike instruments of Satanic power in the earth, used providentially.
Scorpion Power:
Infliction of pain and anguish of heart; mental agony.
5.
Five Months:
A determinate limited period.
7.
Horses Prepared unto Battle:
(See Rev. 6).
Crowns of Gold:
Victorious power affecting divine righteousness.
Faces as the Faces of Men:
Masculine energy.
8.
Hair as of Women:
Subjection to others (
1 Cor. 11:15
15
But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering. (1 Corinthians 11:15)
).
Teeth as of Lions:
Ferocity, cruelty (
Psa. 57:4
4
My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. (Psalm 57:4)
;
Prov. 30:14
14
There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men. (Proverbs 30:14)
).
9.
Breastplates of Iron:
Steeled consciences.
Sound of Chariots, &c:
Fanatical and rapid warfare.
10.
Stings in Their tails:
The venom of false principles. Poisonous doctrines (
Isa. 9:15
15
The ancient and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. (Isaiah 9:15)
;
Psa. 140:3
3
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. (Psalm 140:3)
).
13.
Golden Altar:
(See
Rev. 8:3
3
And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. (Revelation 8:3)
).
14.
Euphrates:
The barrier of the Roman earth.
15.
Hour, Day, Month, and Year:
A prescribed period.
16.
Two Myriads of Myriads:
(200,000,000) Countless swarms of moral locusts.
17.
Breastplates of Fire and Jacinth and Brimstone:
The defensive armour of hell.
Fire and Smoke and Brimstone:
Inflicted judgments of a darkening and hellish character.
19.
Tails Like Serpents, &c:
Serpent-like influence and mischief (
Rom. 1:28
28
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; (Romans 1:28)
;
2 Thess. 2:11
11
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: (2 Thessalonians 2:11)
).
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