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E know that we are in a war against evil (Ephesians 6:11-13). Satan has been conspiring against God from the moment just before he was cast down from his exalted station (Isaiah 14:12-15). He has a fierce host of demons that rebelled & fell with him (Revelation 12:4). These were once holy angels, but now they are unclean spirits (Mark 6:7 & Revelation 16:3). Some of these demons roam the earth today, but others are imprisoned, waiting for the moments that we read of here.
This first "Woe" (which will come upon the earth at the sounding of the fifth trumpet) will involve the release of demons that will torment the earth's population in ways befitting the worst horror film ever. These are the infamous "locusts" of the apocalypse. Some have speculated wildly about what exactly John saw, but does it really matter? Isn't it enough to realize that 5 months of worldwide torture is insanely horrific, regardless of exactly what it will look like? The pain will be so bad that their victims will wish (hopelessly) that they were dead. These demonic creatures will turn this world into a boiling pot of despair & misery.
Now, as if that army of devils isn't enough, the second "Woe" (which will be the sixth trumpet) will bring another army; an army of 200,000,000 spirit-horsemen who will pick up where the demon-locusts leave off. The fallen angels of the fifth trumpet will not kill their victims, but the horsemen of the sixth trumpet will (Revelation 9:18). The tails of the giant locusts will be like scorpion tails, but the tails of these tormentors will be like snake heads.
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