Revelation 9
| Revelation 9 | |
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Revelation 1:13-2:1 on the verso side of Papyrus 98 from the second century. | |
| Book | Book of Revelation |
| Bible part | New Testament |
| Order in the Bible part | 27 |
| Category | Apocalypse |
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Revelation 9 is the ninth chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] The book is traditionally attributed to John the Apostle.[3][4]
Text
- The original text is written in Koine Greek.
- Some of the oldest manuscripts containing this chapter are:
- Papyrus 115 (ca. AD 275; extant: verses 1-5, 7-16, 18-21)
- Papyrus 47 (3rd century)
- Papyrus 85 (4th century; extant: verses 19-21)
- Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-360)
- Codex Alexandrinus (ca. AD 400-440)
- Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (ca. AD 450; extant: verses 17-21)
- This chapter is divided into 21 verses.
Structure
The seven angels with seven trumpets, and the angel with a censer, from the Bamberg Apocalypse.
This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):
- Revelation 9:1-12 = Fifth Trumpet: The Locusts from the Bottomless Pit
- Revelation 9:13-21 = Sixth Trumpet: The Angels from the Euphrates
Verse 1
- Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit[5]
Verse 3
- Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.[6]
Verse 11
- And they had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon.[7][8]
Verse 16
- Now the number of the army of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them.[9]
See also
- Abaddon/Apollyon
- Euphrates
- Jesus Christ
- John's vision of the Son of Man
- Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament
- Seven trumpets
- Other related Bible parts: Revelation 8, Revelation 10, Revelation 11
References
- ↑ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
- ↑ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
- ↑ Davids, Peter H (1982). I Howard Marshall and W Ward Gasque, ed. New International Greek Testament Commentary: The Epistle of James (Repr. ed.). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans. ISBN 0802823882.
- ↑ Evans, Craig A (2005). Craig A Evans, ed. Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: John, Hebrews-Revelation. Colorado Springs, Colo.: Victor. ISBN 0781442281.
- ↑ Revelation 9:1
- ↑ Revelation 9:3
- ↑ Revelation 9:11
- ↑ John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible - Revelation 9:11
- ↑ Revelation 9:16
This article incorporates text from a work in the public domain: Gill, John. Exposition of the Entire Bible (1746-1763).
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