Revelation 9 (JND) - Bible Truth Library

The "four angels bound in the Euphrates" denote their four sultanies bordering on that river, where they were confined till after the period of the Crusades.

The time for which they were prepared, "an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year," computing a year for each day, amounts to 391 years, 15 days; and from their first conquest over the Christians, A.D. 1281, to the taking of Cameniec from the Poles, A.D. 1672, which was the last conquest by which their dominion was extended, is exactly that period.

Rev. 9:9• ⁹and they had breastplates as breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to war; (Rev. 9:9)

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Rev. 21:20• ²⁰the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. (Rev. 21:20)

brimstone.

Rev. 9:18• ¹⁸By these three plagues were the third part of men killed, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which goes out of their mouths. (Rev. 9:18)

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Rev. 14:10• ¹⁰he also shall drink of the wine of the fury of God prepared unmixed in the cup of his wrath, and he shall be tormented in fire and brimstone before the holy angels and before the Lamb. (Rev. 14:10)

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Rev. 19:20• ²⁰And the beast was taken, and the false prophet that was with him, who wrought the signs before him by which he deceived them that received the mark of the beast, and those that worship his image. Alive were both cast into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone; (Rev. 19:20)

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Rev. 21:8• ⁸But to the fearful and unbelieving, and sinners, and those who make themselves abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone; which is the second death. (Rev. 21:8)

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Gen. 19:24• ²⁴And Jehovah rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Jehovah out of heaven, (Gen. 19:24)

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Psa. 11:6• ⁶Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone; and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup. (Psa. 11:6)

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Isa. 30:33• ³³For Topheth is prepared of old; for the king also it is prepared: he hath made it deep and large; its pile is fire and much wood; the breath of Jehovah, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it. (Isa. 30:33)

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Ezek. 33:22• ²²Now the hand of Jehovah had been upon me in the evening, before he that had escaped came; and he had opened my mouth against his coming to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb. (Ezek. 33:22)

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• Their mouths belched forth the power of Satan, and their influence in doctrine was Satanic: with both they did hurt. (article #56687)

• the weapons of their warfare are fire, smoke, and brimstone, emblems of God’s direct judgment, which issue out of their horses’ mouths-while their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads-portraying Satanic vengeance. (article #86696)

• Breastplates of Fire and Jacinth and Brimstone: The defensive armour of hell. (“Revelation 9 Symbols” by A.H. Burton)

• Fire and Smoke and Brimstone: Inflicted judgments of a darkening and hellish character. (“Revelation 9 Symbols” by A.H. Burton)

J. N. Darby Translation

And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and those that sat upon them, having breastplates of fire and jacinth and brimstone; and the heads of the horses were as heads of lions, and out of their mouths goes out fire and smoke and brimstone.

W. Kelly Translation

And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and those that sat on them, having breastplates of fire and of jacinth and of brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as heads of lions; and out of their mouths proceededa fire and smoke and brimstone.

WK Translation Notes

In the RV "proceedeth" given in the present tense is well.

WK Verse Note

(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)