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Revelation
Chapter
9 {Note: RBT says this is the beginning of the first woe - mentioned as being over in verse 12. This is one of three falls of Satan. He will now be able to vent his anger in the form of real violence on mankind. See Ezekiel 28 for more on the fall of Satan.} {Note: These demons are visible to man though they are very unusual looking. RBT says it is probably that the mythical characters like Hercules were based on these angels.}
2~~
Then he {Satan} unlocked the entrance {Note: In Peter we learn that the fallen angels are held in the abyss with 'chains of darkness'. Here we learn that one cause of the darkness is from thick dark smoke that is released as these fallen angels are released. The smoke is then used as a 'smoke screen' to cover the advance of the attacking army.}
{Description
of the Weapons of the Demon Army} {Note: Nahum 3:15-16 locusts are used as an analogy of an attacking army. The locusts generally operate in a coordinated fashion that demolish large sections of land when they attack. However, they usually do not have a 'general' in charge. These 'locusts' will have a general mentioned in verse 11.}
{Verses
4-5: Divine Restrictions on the Demon Invasion} {Note: They can attack any human being except the 144,000 with the seal of God in their foreheads.}
5~~Also
they {the first demon assault army}
6~~Consequently,
men
7~~Now
the appearance {visible demons}
8~~Furthermore,
they had hair like the hair of women,
9~~Also
they have breastplates like breastplates of iron;
10~~Also
they had tails plus stings like scorpions, and
11~~They
have a king {commanding general} over them,
12~~The
first woe is past {1st demon army attack}.
{Verses
13-21: - Sixth Trumpet Judgment} {Note: This second demon army group is headed by 4 Generals who will be released from under the Euphrates River (coming up).} {Note: See Revelation 8:3 where the golden altar is also mentioned.}
{6th
Trumpet Judgment}
15~~Then
the four angels
16~~In
fact, the number of the armies {4 armies in the army group} {Note: Literally from the Greek it says 'twenty thousand times ten thousand.' That is 200,000,000. Cavalry of the day represented mobility, firepower and shock. So this would be equivalent to armored forces today. If the shock troops were divided equally, then each general commanded 50 million troops.}
{2nd
Demon Army Group did not have patch - instead they had Three Colors
on the Breastplate} {Note: The 'resembled' here means an analogy follows. This has the feeling that the horses had great power. A lion is an animal with great and strong jaws - he attacks, attacks, attacks.}
{Weaponry
of the 2nd Assault Army Group}
{Weapon
Systems have the Ability to Shoot to the Rear Also} {Note: Again this is an analogy to convey information. So their tails were like the head of a poisonous snake. They can cause damage to the rear area also. Poisonous snakes can kill you of course. But the point here is they cause PAINFUL death. That is the point here.}
20~~And
the rest of mankind {Note: RBT says the 'works of their hands' refers to the manufacture of idols, the modus operandi of the phallic cult, and the function of human sacrifice - see next verse.}
21~~Furthermore,
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