Rev 9, part 2

Headlines: Inauguration of New President Biden. For some of us we are having a hard time digesting this reality.

Also, the left is talking about the reprogramming of Trump supporters. Katie Couric, Don Lemon and others.

I thought I would bring you some hope from PS 112:1-4

Psalm 112:1–4 NASB95

1 Praise the Lord! How blessed is the man who fears the Lord, Who greatly delights in His commandments. 2 His descendants will be mighty on earth; The generation of the upright will be blessed. 3 Wealth and riches are in his house, And his righteousness endures forever. 4 Light arises in the darkness for the upright; He is gracious and compassionate and righteous.

Remember we “see through a glass darkly” in this life. Look for the light.

Prayer

Tonight we are going to take a closer look at CERN. We had some technical issues last week with the pictures and what I was telling you about CERN and its relation to Rev 9. Several people wanted more information so we will take a closer look at the CERN LHC and its relation to us and the Word.

So to start, lets read;

Revelation 9:1–12 NASB95

1 Then the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven which had fallen to the earth; and the key of the bottomless pit was given to him. 2 He opened the bottomless pit, and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit. 3 Then out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 4 They were told not to hurt the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only the men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. 5 And they were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a man. 6 And in those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, and death flees from them. 7 The appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads appeared to be crowns like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men. 8 They had hair like the hair of women, and their teeth were like the teeth of lions. 9 They had breastplates like breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots, of many horses rushing to battle. 10 They have tails like scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men for five months. 11 They have as king over them, the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name Apollyon. 12 The first woe is past; behold, two woes are still coming after these things.

As I mentioned I read that again to give context to what I will be discussing with you. We notice in verse 1, a star that had fallen from Heaven. We discovered that this is an angelic being, possibly Satan himself. The text tells us he was given the keys to the bottomless pit or the abyss, or in Greek the abusso. We learned that this is a holding place for demons.

When the pit is opened our text tells us that all kinds of terrible things are released. Verse 11 reveals something else interesting;

Revelation 9:11 NASB95

11 They have as king over them, the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name Apollyon.

That background brings us to the CERN project in Switzerland.

Interestingly, the CERN LHC operation in Switzerland is said to be built over the ancient temple to Apollo. And part of what they are working on is creating pathways into other dimensions, the demonic realm as well as recreating the moment of the “big bang” and the discovery of the Higgs Boson or God Particle. The glue that holds all things together.

As Christians we know what that atomic glue is. Jesus Christ!

Colossians 1:15–17 NASB95

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him. 17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

Video: Ancient Aliens:God particle reveals mysteries of the universe 4:05

So what is CERN? Its a 17 mile machine, the biggest in the history of man. Its a multinational project that cost multiple billions of dollars. For our purposes tonight, it is important to point out some peculiarities.

First its location. CERN is on the border of Switzerland and France.

Images: map, pictures of LHC

Second: CERN logo, Notice the 666 why?

Apollyon,THE DESTROYER - And The bottomless pit and the Large Cern Hadron collider - The LHC complex is situated in Saint Genis Pouilly which was in Roman times called Apolliacum, the town and a temple being dedicated to Apollyon.

APOLLYON. The Greek name, meaning "Destroyer," given in Revelation 9:11 for "the angel of the bottomless pit" (in Hebrew called Abaddon), also identified as the king of the demonic "locusts" described in Revelation 9:3-10 ...In one manuscript, instead of Apollyon the text reads "Apollo," the Greek god of the sun,

Also at CERN is a statue of the Indian Lord Shiva, the “god of Destruction”

Third: Why does a scientific experiment have a pagan deity as a mascot?

Images: Shiva at CERN

There are lots of article and videos available if you want more information regarding CERN.

So lets pick up where we left off last week;

Revelation 9:7–11 NASB95

7 The appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads appeared to be crowns like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men. 8 They had hair like the hair of women, and their teeth were like the teeth of lions. 9 They had breastplates like breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots, of many horses rushing to battle. 10 They have tails like scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men for five months. 11 They have as king over them, the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name Apollyon.

Image: Demon Locust

Verse 7 – 11 the Locust Horde is described. They are horrifying and loud.Their leader is Apollyon or Destroyer. As a quick aside, Note Proverbs 30

Proverbs 30:27

27 The locusts have no king, Yet all of them go out in ranks;

Why would the HS put this obscure reference in the Bible? Maybe its a clue that these creatures in Rev 9 are no mere locusts.

On that note the See Septuagint translation has an interesting take on Amos 7;7:1 “Thus the Lord showed me; and behold, a swarm of locusts coming from the East ; and behold; one caterpillar, king Gog.”

Now there is a parallel passage to Rev 9; Joel 2

Joel 2:1–11

1 Blow a trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, For the day of the Lord is coming; Surely it is near,

2 A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness. As the dawn is spread over the mountains, So there is a great and mighty people; There has never been anything like it, Nor will there be again after it To the years of many generations.

3 A fire consumes before them And behind them a flame burns. The land is like the garden of Eden before them But a desolate wilderness behind them, And nothing at all escapes them.

4 Their appearance is like the appearance of horses; And like war horses, so they run.

5 With a noise as of chariots They leap on the tops of the mountains, Like the crackling of a flame of fire consuming the stubble, Like a mighty people arranged for battle.

6 Before them the people are in anguish; All faces turn pale.

7 They run like mighty men, They climb the wall like soldiers; And they each march in line, Nor do they deviate from their paths.

8 They do not crowd each other, They march everyone in his path; When they burst through the defenses, They do not break ranks.

9 They rush on the city, They run on the wall; They climb into the houses, They enter through the windows like a thief.

10 Before them the earth quakes, The heavens tremble, The sun and the moon grow dark And the stars lose their brightness.

11 The Lord utters His voice before His army; Surely His camp is very great, For strong is he who carries out His word. The day of the Lord is indeed great and very awesome, And who can endure it?

Remember the Jewish day begins in the dark, the evening and then the morning. Joel 2 is a parallel of Rev 9.

Joel 2 is like most of scripture, It has layers. A real plague of locusts happened during Joel’s ministry and the Assyrian army was soon to come (the ISIS of their time), but this also foretells the day of the Lord which begins in darkness but will end in great victory and light.

Now in the description in Rev 9 beginning at verse 7 we learn the appearance of these demon locusts are like “horses”.

Pictures of Locusts

From William Barclay-

It has always been noticed that the head of a locust is like the head of a horse. For that reason, the Italian word for locust is cavalletta and the German is Heupferd

Little horse and hay-horse.

Revelation 9:7–9

7 The appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads appeared to be crowns like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men. 8 They had hair like the hair of women, and their teeth were like the teeth of lions. 9 They had breastplates like breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots, of many horses rushing to battle.

What a picture. Some have seen a type of helicopter here or some future military weapon.

Picture of Cobra helicopters

But I believe we are looking at a physical manifestation of a demonic being. Notice verse 12

Revelation 9:12

12 The first woe is past; behold, two woes are still coming after these things.

V12 Two more woes await the world, the last woe will be the bowl Judgments.

V13 – 19 The sixth trumpet, a second demonic horde..

Revelation 9:13–19

13 Then the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,

14 one saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”

15 And the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released, so that they would kill a third of mankind.

16 The number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them.

17 And this is how I saw in the vision the horses and those who sat on them: the riders had breastplates the color of fire and of hyacinth and of brimstone; and the heads of the horses are like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths proceed fire and smoke and brimstone.

18 A third of mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which proceeded out of their mouths.

19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents and have heads, and with them they do harm.

In verse 13 We have a voice calling out from the horns of the altar. The horns were where people would go for mercy. The blood of the sacrifice is sprinkled on the horns. Remember in Joel 2 the priest are called to prayer and call the people to repentance.

Joel 2:12–14

12 “Yet even now,” declares the Lord, “Return to Me with all your heart, And with fasting, weeping and mourning; 13 And rend your heart and not your garments.” Now return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness And relenting of evil. 14 Who knows whether He will not turn and relent And leave a blessing behind Him, Even a grain offering and a drink offering For the Lord your God?

Jesus is the voice calling from the horns of the altar, it is His blood that was shed. He is calling the world to repent by any means possible. This is the wrath of the Lamb.Think about it? What will it take? Stings that make you want to die, job issues, money issues? He is more concerned with our eternity.

Revelation 9:14–15

14 one saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.” 15 And the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released, so that they would kill a third of mankind.

In Verses 14- 15 four angels at the Euphrates are released, not good angels or they would not need to have been bound.

What is important about the Euphrates River? It is an often mentioned place in scripture. Eden, Nimrod (Babylonian religion), Border of the land given to Abraham, and the border of the Roman empire as well.

These 4 fallen angels have been held captive for this specific date and time to kill one third of the earths population. (50 % of the earth’s total pop has been killed to this point.)The demonically inspired army has 200 Million mounted troops. Are they demons or men? China boosted some time ago it could, within 5 months, gather an army of 200 million. 5 months – interesting…In John’s day there were not 200 mil people on the earth.

As a point of reference regarding how much 200 million soldiers are, in Operation Desert Storm 650,000 troops from 35 countries.

V17 – 19 describes the army and their appearance and weaponry.

Revelation 9:17–19

17 And this is how I saw in the vision the horses and those who sat on them: the riders had breastplates the color of fire and of hyacinth and of brimstone; and the heads of the horses are like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths proceed fire and smoke and brimstone.

18 A third of mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which proceeded out of their mouths. 19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents and have heads, and with them they do harm.

Red (Fire) Blue (hyacinth), and Yellow (brimstone/sulfur). Chapter 16 will describe this group as the kings of the east.

Revelation 16:12 NASB95

12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for the kings from the east.

We are told that by the fire smoke and brimstone another third of mankind is killed. This horde unlike the first one kills. Wow!

The chapter concludes with this indictment on the heart of man;

Revelation 9:20–21

20 The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so as not to worship demons, and the idols of gold and of silver and of brass and of stone and of wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk; 21 and they did not repent of their murders nor of their sorceries nor of their immorality nor of their thefts.

Verses 20-21; After all they had seen the world will not repent.

Notice the list in verse 21; murders – abortion,

magic arts – drugs Greek word is pharmakeia, sexual immorality – any sex outside of marriage, homosexuality and premarital – extramarital sex Greek word is porneo,

or thefts Greek root word is klepto. Paul wrote in Romans

Romans 1:32

32 and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.

This is the world we live in and it will get worse.in closing its important to realize that nowhere in scripture do we see punishment bringing about repentance toward God. Only the convicting power of the HS and the acceptance of the Gift of Grace will do that.

Come today while there is still hope.

Pray with me