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- Revelation
- Chapter 9
- Verse 1
And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
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Gill's Exposition
And the fifth angel sounded,.... His trumpet:
and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: some take this star to be Jesus Christ, the bright and morning star; and understand by falling, no…
Barnes' Notes
And the fifth angel sounded - See the notes on Rev 8:6-7. And I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth - This denotes, as was shown in the notes on Rev 8:10, a leader, a military chieftain, a…
Adam Clarke
A star fall from heaven - An angel encompassed with light suddenly descended, and seemed like a star falling from heaven.
The key of the bottomless pit - Power to inundate the earth with a flood of…
Upon the sounding of this trumpet, the things to be observed are, 1. A star falling from heaven to the earth. Some think this star represents some eminent bishop in the Christian church, some angel of…
Cambridge Bible
The Fifth Trumpet. First Woe. Chap. 9 Rev 9:1-12
1. fall from heaven Rather, fallen. St John does not say that he witnessed the actual fall.
to him was given Clearly therefore the star is identified…
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