Bible Verse Lookup
Revelation 9:4
Chapter 9
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Then they were told not to harm the meadows, the green grass, or the trees, but only the people who do not bear the seal of God upon their foreheads.
Then they were told not to harm the meadows, the green grass, or the trees, but only the people who do not bear the seal of God upon their foreheads.
Commentaries
The Seven Trumpets.
Regarding the Christian view of these plagues, it’s helpful to understand that Revelation draws freely on several inspirational models: the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, the plagues of Egypt, and parts of its own vision. Ultimately, it highlights the corrupt power of evil, which acts in opposition to the original creation, like an “anti-creation.” Reading chapter 9 can produce a sense of vertigo; the rise of evil seems to build in intensity. The purpose of such calamities is to encourage profound conversion of the human heart.
The Book of Revelation describes, through symbolic features, the immense power of evil throughout history. For the community that reads it, a time of reflection emerges about the empire of evil that infiltrates our history. However, evil has an origin. It does not come from God, but from an opponent of Him.