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10 They had tails and stingers like scorpions, and they had the power to hurt people with their tails for five months. 11 They had the angel of the bottomless pit[a] ruling over them as king. In Hebrew he is called Abaddon,[b] and in Greek he is called Apollyon.[c]

12 The first catastrophe is over. After these things, there are still two more catastrophes to come.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 9:11 I.e. the realm of punishment in the afterlife
  2. Revelation 9:11 I.e. the realm of destruction in the afterlife
  3. Revelation 9:11 I.e. Destroyer

10 They had tails with stingers, like scorpions, and in their tails they had power to torment people for five months.(A) 11 They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss,(B) whose name in Hebrew(C) is Abaddon(D) and in Greek is Apollyon (that is, Destroyer).

12 The first woe is past; two other woes are yet to come.(E)

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