mountain, burning with fire, was cast into the sea. And the third part
of the sea became blood.

8:9. And the third part of those creatures died which had life in the
sea: and the third part of the ships was destroyed.

8:10. And the third angel sounded the trumpet: and a great star fell
from heaven, burning as it were a torch. And it fell on the third part
of the rivers and upon the fountains of waters:

8:11. And the name of the star is called Wormwood. And the third part of
the waters became wormwood. And many men died of the waters, because
they were made bitter.

8:12. And the fourth angel sounded the trumpet: and the third part of
the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part
of the stars, so that the third part of them was darkened. And the day
did not shine for a third part of it: and the night in like manner.

8:13. And I beheld: and heard the voice of one eagle flying through the
midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice: Woe, Woe, Woe to the
inhabitants of the earth, by reason of the rest of the voices of the
three angels, who are yet to sound the trumpet!

Apocalypse Chapter 9

Locusts come forth from the bottomless pit. The vision of the army of
horsemen.

9:1. And the fifth angel sounded the trumpet: and I saw a star fall from
heaven upon the earth. And there was given to him the key of the
bottomless pit.

A star full... This may mean the fall and apostasy of great and learned
men from the true faith. Or a whole nation falling into error and
separating from the church, not having the sign of God in their
foreheads. And there was given to him the key of the bottomless pit...
That is, to the angel, not to the fallen star. To this angel was given
the power, which is here signified by a key, of opening hell.

9:2. And he opened the bottomless pit: and the smoke of the pit arose,
as the smoke of a great furnace. And the sun and the air were darkened
with the smoke of the pit.

9:3. And from the smoke of the pit there came out locusts upon the
earth. And power was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have
power.

There came out locusts... These may be devils in Antichrist's time,
having the appearance of locusts, but large and monstrous, as here
described. Or they may be real locusts, but of an extraordinary size and
monstrous shape, such as were never before seen on earth, sent to
torment those who have not the sign (or seal) of God on their foreheads.
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