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Revelation 9

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Book of Revelation

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New Testament

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Apocalypse

Revelation 9

Revelation 9 is the ninth chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is traditionally attributed to John the Apostle.

Contents

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

    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

    New King James Version

    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

    Verse 3

    New King James Version

    Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

    Verse 11

    New King James Version

    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.

    Verse 16

    New King James Version

    Now the number of the army of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them.

    References

    Revelation 9 Wikipedia
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