Revelation 9:1

Revelation · New Testament · Chapter 9

“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.”Revelation 9:1

What Does Revelation 9:1 Mean?

Revelation 9:1 is found in the book of Revelation, chapter 9, verse 1 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Revelation 9:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Luke 10:18“And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.”Revelation 8:10“And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;”Matthew 16:19“And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”Romans 10:7“Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)”Revelation 9:2“And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.”2 Timothy 3:1“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.”Revelation 1:18“I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.”Isaiah 14:12“How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!”Luke 8:31“And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.”Revelation 9:11“And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.”Revelation 17:8“The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.”Revelation 20:1“And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.”Revelation 6:13“And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.”Revelation 8:2“And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.”Revelation 8:6“And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.”Revelation 8:12“And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.”Revelation 11:14“The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.”2 Thessalonians 2:3“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;”Revelation 1:20“The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.”Revelation 12:9“And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”

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