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The End Times
Revelation 9:1-12
Intro: There can be little doubt that the Book of Revelation contains some of the most frightening images in the entire Bible.
This passage may be the most frightening of them all.
We are in the midst of the seven trumpet judgments.
The first four trumpets have been sounded and they brought forth horrible scenes of death and destruction.
The earth’s environment has been shattered and mankind is writhing under the awful judgments of a holy God.
Chapter 8 closes with an angel flying through Heaven pronouncing three “woes” upon the “inhabiters of the earth”.
This angel knows that the plagues unleashed by the sounding of the last three trumpets will be far more horrible than anything we have witnessed yet.
Why does the Lord give us these graphic descriptions of what the world will face during the Tribulation?
Why write about such tragedy, death and suffering?
I think there are three very good reasons why these things are dealt with in the book of Revelation.
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These things are mentioned so the church will know what we have been saved from.
It is exciting to know that God will deliver His people from this kind of judgment.
2.
He extends this glimpse of the future as a warning to those who have not trusted Jesus as their Savior.
He wants them to know what they will face if they continue on in their sin and in their rejection.
3.
They are given so that those of us who know the truth might be motivated to share the Gospel with the lost.
As we consider the judgment associated with the fifth trumpet, I would like to share some of the awful realities that are presented in these verses.
Regardless of whether you are saved or lost there is a word here for you.
We are living in a day when the subject of Hell is viewed with much skepticism.
People just don’t believe in a literal place of torment.
In fact, many preachers and church members reject the notion of Hell, as it is presented in the Bible.
People joke about Hell and use the word as a byword in everyday language.
But, these fact is, Hell is a real place!
Real people are going to endure real torments for a real eternity in a real place called Hell.
They can attempt to deny it is they wish, but Hell is still real.
In these verses, Hell visits earth.
I would like to take these verses and point out the terrible realities that will be visited upon the earth in the last days.
I want to preach on the subject When the Bottomless Pit is Opened.
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A HORRIBLE PERSONALITY-vs. 1
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When the fifth angel sounds his trumpet, we are introduced to a horrible personality.
It is my opinion that we are given a description of the Devil himself in this verse.
Look at how he is described.)
A. He Is A Famous Personality
– He is called a “star”.
Some commentators attempt to spiritualize this passage and link this being with the star of Rev. 8:10-11.
I believe that “star” is a comet while this star is a literal person.
When we think of stars, we often think of celebrities; of those who are famous in this world.
There is a sense in which this person is famous.
In fact, he is known in three worlds.
He is known in Heaven; he is known on earth and he is known under the earth.
He is a famous personality.
Of course, the Devil has a name.
His name is “Lucifer”, Isa.
14:12
The name “Lucifer” means “Brilliant star; Light-bearer or Shining one”.
So, we are introduced to Lucifer, a famous personality.
B. He Is A Fallen Personality
– The word “fall” is a perfect tense verb.
That means it refers to something that took place in the past which still has present results.
In other words, the sense of that word is “fallen”.
We are dealing with a fallen personality.
Satan’s fall took place sometime in the past, Luke 10:18.
As you know, Satan or Lucifer was a highly exalted archangel, but he was not content to be what the Lord created him to be.
He wanted to be God, Isa.
14:12-17 Eze.
28:11-19
Pride was found in Lucifer and he was cast out of Heaven.
He still has access to the presence of God where he accuses the brethren, Job 1:6-12 2:1-7
In fact, he is the “prince of the power of the air”, Eph.
2:2.
But, there will come a day when Satan will be eternally cast down to the earth, Rev. 12:10
So, here we see Satan, cast out of Heaven and forced to confine his activities to the earth.
The thing that brought Satan down is the same thing that causes mankind his worst problems: Pride!
Pride will cause you to think you are good enough without God.
It will cause you to refuse to bow.
It will cause you to walk in your own self-righteousness.
It will take you to Hell.
God says if you will humble yourself under His mighty hand, He will lift you up, 1 Pet.
5:6; but if you exalt yourself, He will bring you down, Luke 14:11.
As the writer of Proverbs puts it, “Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall,” Pro.
16:18.
C.
He Is A Fearsome Personality
– This famous, fallen figure is given a key to the bottomless pit.
He is given the authority to unlock a terrible prison and unleash a horrific plague upon the world.
We were told in Rev. 1:18 that Jesus has the keys of “death and of Hell”.
For a short time, the power over a host of demonic spirits imprisoned in Hell is given to Satan.
While we are on the subject of the devil, allow me to make a few statements about him.
First, Satan is a real personality.
He exists in this universe and his power is very real.
He is not a myth; there is a very real Devil.
Second, Satan has never been in Hell.
He is not there today and he never wants to go there.
He will be sent there one day, Rev. 20:10.
When he goes, he will go as a victim and not as a ruler.
He hates the thought of Hell, but he will be punished there throughout eternity!
Third, Satan is one of the great mysteries of the Bible.
Why would God allow a being like him to have the power that he does?
Satan does have power!
That is why we are told to be aware of him and of what he is doing, 1 Pet.
5:8.
He has more power than you or I have, but praise the Lord, God is far more powerful than Satan will ever be!
D. Another thought about this angel:
Although this “mighty angel” could be the same one that is mentioned in Revelation 20:1-3
The work of both of these Angels is the same: to unlock and lock the bottomless pit.
It would seem unreasonable for Jesus (which has the keys-see Revelation 1:17-19
to give the keys of the bottomless pit to Satan and then take them back so the Angel could lock the bottomless pit and Satan up in Revelation chapter 20
I.
A Horrible Personality
II.
A HORRIBLE PLACE-vs.
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In this verse, Satan takes the key he has been given and he uses it to open the door to Hell.
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