Revelation 9:18

Through these three Curses a third of mankind perished — because of the fire, and the smoke, and the sulphur that issued from their mouths;

Twentieth Century New Testament

In The King James Version

By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.

In Context

17And this is what the horses and their riders appeared to be like in my vision: — They had breastplates of fire, blood-red and sulphurous, and the heads of the horses were like lions’ heads, while out of their mouths issue fire, and smoke, and sulphur.

19for the power of the horses lies in their mouths and in their tails. For their tails are like snakes, with heads, and it is with them that they do harm.

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Cross References

Revelation 9:15Then the four angels, that were held in readiness for that hour and day and month and year, were let loose, to destroy a third of mankind.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 9:14-21

The Seventh Trumpet. ( a. d. 95.) 13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, 14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. 15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men. 16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of… Read the whole commentary →

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