"The Secret of GOD," as revealed by John in the Revelation of Christ, chapter 9:7, with a renewed mind and our victory as foretold.

More on the description and activities of the locusts.


Revelation 9:7-11, 12 "And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men. And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle. And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months. 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.
One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter." (KJV)

Revelation 9:7-11, 12 "In appearance the locusts were like horses prepared for battle: on their heads were what looked like crowns of gold; their faces were like human faces, their hair like women's hair, and their teeth like lions' teeth; They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the noise of their wings was like the noise of many chariots with horses rushing into battle. They have tails and stings like scorpions, and their power to hurt people for five months is in their tails. They have as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek he is called Apollyon.
The first woe has passed; behold, two woes are still to come." (ESV)

Revelation 9:7-11, 12 "The locusts had the appearance of trained battle horses; Their faces would be no escape, death was nowhere to be found! (Their own death would not deliver them!) Their antennae compared to a woman's long hair and they had teeth like a lion! (There is an Arabic proverb in which the antennae of locusts are compared to a girls' hair.) They wore metal armor - their wings made a fearful sound - like countless horses and chariots at full charge! Their tails were like a scorpion's tail with its [1]sting giving them the ability to disorientate people for five months. (This reminds us of Paul's conversion encounter - "'it hurts to kick against the goads!'" Same Greek word, [1, G2759] kentron - also used in 1Corinthians 15:55-56, Oh death where is your sting? Oh grave, where is your victory? The sting of death is sin; The strength of sin is the Law. [It was sin that made death so frightening and law-code guilt that gave sin its leverage. taken from The Message]) Their reigning king was the Shepherd-Messenger of the bottomless pit; His name in Hebrew was [1]Abaddon and in Greek, Apollyon - the One who breaks the bonds! ( [1, H11 from H6, G3, a destroying angel] is from (H6) abad, to wander away, - we all like sheep have gone astray! He found us and delivered us from our abandonment. He left no stone unturned in seeking and finding every single lost sheep! he is called the Searcher of those who have wandered away! Look at 2Corinthians 2:15 [This parade of victory is a public announcement of the defeat of the religious systems, structured on the bases of the Law of works. Just like it is in any public game where the victory celebration of the winning team is an embarrassment for the losing team. The death of evil is announced in the resurrection life! The word, (G622 from G575 and the base of G3639) apollumi, is derived from (G575) apo, away from, and (G3639 olethros, from ὄλλυμι ollumi a primary word meaning - ruin) luo, to loosen, to undo, to dissolve.] The message we communicate is a fragrance with an  immediate association; to darkness, it is the smell of doom [the death of death] Look also at the commentary on John 3:16, see also 1John 3:8, Sin's source is a fallen mind-set, from the beginning! For this purpose the human (Emmanuel) Son of GOD was revealed! His mission was to undo [apollumi] the works of the Devil. (The word, (G1228, Hebrew H7854 from H7853, from G1225 diaballō, from G1223 and G906) diabolos, to accuse, is from (G1223) dia, because of and (G906) ballo, to cast down. Isaiah 54:16.)
This was the conclusion of the first of three painfully powerful initiatives to persuade those whose thoughts were not sealed and in sync with GOD'S belief in them. Two more were on their way! (Rev. 11:14) (The Mirror, with editing.)

Now comes my wondering what those of the dark mindset imagine about this. My hope and wish is that all would come to see and hears things as being redemption brings about to be in sync with GOD, again.