1Then the 1fifthangelsounded, and I saw a 2star from heaven which had fallen to the earth; and the 3key of the 4bottomlesspit was given to him.
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He opened the bottomlesspit, and 5smokewent up out of the pit, like the smoke of a greatfurnace; and 6the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit.
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Then out of the smokecame7locusts upon the earth, and power was given them, as the 8scorpions of the earthhavepower.
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They were told not to 9hurt the 10grass of the earth, noranygreenthing, noranytree, but only* the menwho do not have the 11seal of God on their foreheads.
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And they were not permitted to killanyone, but to torment for 12fivemonths; and their torment was like the torment of a 13scorpionwhen it stings a man.
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And in thosedays14men will seekdeath and will not find it; they will long to die, and deathflees from them.
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The 15appearance of the locusts was likehorsesprepared for battle; and on their headsappeared to be crownslikegold, and their faces were like the faces of men.
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They hadhairlike the hair of women, and their 16teeth were like the teeth of lions.
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They hadbreastplateslikebreastplates of iron; and the 17sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots, of manyhorsesrushing to battle.
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They havetailslike18scorpions, and stings; and in their 19tails is their power to hurtmen for 20fivemonths.
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They have as kingover them, the angel of the 21abyss; his name in 22Hebrew is 23Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the nameApollyon.