Locust features king and first woe

The fifth and sixth trumpets · Revelation 9

Story guide: John describes the locusts and names their king, the angel of the abyss. The shadowed figure is an artistic interpretation, not a revealed physical likeness.

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7And the appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle, and on their heads were what seemed to be crowns like gold, and their faces were like human faces,

8And they had hair like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth,

9And they had breastplates like iron breastplates, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of many chariots with horses rushing into battle.

10And they have tails like scorpions, and stingers; and in their tails is their power to harm people for five months.

11They have over them as king the angel of the abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek he has the name Apollyon.

12The first woe has passed. Behold, two woes are still coming after these things.

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