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Revelation 9

Revelation 9:15

The Sixth Trumpet · Revelation 9:13–21
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Translations

Modern
So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.
Traditional
And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.
Literal
And the four angels having been prepared for the hour and day and month and year were released, so that they might kill a third of mankind.
Latin
Et soluti sunt quatuor angeli, qui parati erant in horam, et diem, et mensem, et annum, ut occiderent tertiam partem hominum.

Original

Greek
English
So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.

Notes

Revelation 9:15

hour and day and month and year: This four-part time designation shows that even evil forces must follow God's timing.

Revelation 9:1–21

The fifth and sixth trumpets show how God's judgment affects people worldwide and highlight how worthless it is to resist God. These judgments should lead to repentance, but they do not. Sin controls people so much that they choose to worship the evil forces that harm them instead of repenting and turning to God.

Revelation 8:2–11:19

  • The second series of judgments involves seven trumpets. Like the first series (Revelation 6:1–8:1), it includes a pause (10:1–11:14; compare 7:1–17) and concludes with a view of God's eternal kingdom (11:15–19; see 7:9–8:1).

  • The trumpet judgments are similar to the ten plagues of Egypt (Exodus 7:14–11:10). They aim to show that earthly gods (or evil powers) are powerless and to clearly demonstrate God's power and control.

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Topics

Angel (A Spirit): Execute Judgments Upon the Wicked Day: Prophetic Hours: Symbolical