Revelation 9:15
And the four angels were let loose; who were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, to kill the third part of men.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
16And the number of their armies was two hundred millions: for I heard the number of them.
Cross References
Revelation 8:9And a third part of the creatures in the sea, that had life, died; and a third part of the ships were destroyed.
Revelation 9:5And to them was given power, not to kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it striketh a man.
Revelation 9:18And by these three things, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which came out of their mouths, the third part of men were killed.
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 →