Revelation 9:9

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9 And [kai] they had [echo] breastplates, [thorax] as it were [hos] breastplates [thorax] of iron; [sidereos] and [kai] the sound [phone] of their [autos] wings [pterux] was as [hos] the sound [phone] of chariots [harma] of many [polus] horses [hippos] running [trecho] to [eis] battle. [polemos]   KJV-Interlinear

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

Before we get too much further, because we will be going to our Psalms study for the weekend and won’t be back to this study until Monday, I will ask perhaps a silly question.  Do you see anything unusual about these events of the past couple of verses? Do these seem like normal everyday types of things that you might encounter in your life?

And that is something that people in the Tribulation will have to consider.  Is stuff like this, normal?  Hummm!

Now, to you and me this question seems silly, or should seem silly.  How often do you see demons storming out of the Abyss and harassing and turning the world upside down?I am guessing that you have never had such an encounter, unless of course you have missed taking your medicine.

So, wouldn’t you think that those future folks might figure out that this was not normal?

The description continues.

The demons had breastplates like iron.Now breastplates were designed to protect the front and back of the warrior, to protect their vital organs – heart, stomach, kidneys, etc.

However, we know that these demons have no such physical organs.  The are not of flesh and blood.They cannot be killed or even injured.So the purpose of this armor is to further prove their invincibility.

People will be screaming and yelling and hitting with their arms and hands and sticks, throwing things and so forth.If they have a gun they will be shooting it every which way.  Probably shooting other people, as the chaos frenzy continues.

But these demons have one purpose, and that is to attack people (unbelievers) relentlessly, bring them torment, pain, suffering, and totally ruining everyone's day.  And not just for one day, but for several weeks.

And the sound of their wings was that of a large attacking army.  If you have ever heard a freight train passing by at a high rate of speed, or if you have ever heard a tornado, or the wind howling in a hurricane, or something that has a loud and deafening sound that seems to never stop, then you can imagine this sound.A loud thundering rumbling sound that will certainly get your attention.

And accompanying the sound is usually a tremendous vibration, like you would have in an earthquake.The thunder rumbles and the room shakes because of the sound.How could anyone miss it?

So, while you are having the weekend off from this revelation study, consider these questions, and how they apply to ones everyday life, your life, now?  What would you expect people to do when they encounter something unusual in their life?  What would you expect people to do when they hear truth, and contrast it to what the world promotes?What would you do?What are you doing?

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