Revelation 9:2-3 (KJV)
And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
The word smoke has a dominant position throughout this chapter. Smoke
- emits from the pit,
- carries the locusts and
- proceeds from the breath of the horses
The context of the chapter points us to hell and the lake of fire. While the locusts are said to be symbolic (having stingers as scorpions) the fire and smoke is literal. Hell and the lake of fire are not merely “as bad as” fire but literally contain eternal, constant torturous fire.
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Revelation 9:2-3 (KJV) Hellfire and Brimstone
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