They Came From Beneath
History fascinates me more than any other subject because of its human dynamic. Its a story of life and death, judgment and redemption, peace and war, good times and bad times, freedom and tyranny. I believe one more facet of history that is often overlooked is the issue of prophecy. More specifically, prophecy as expounded in both the Old and New Testament in the Christian Bible. I refer to prophecy as "history that has not yet occured" in that the prophecy itself is not self-fulfilling as if everyone must do what the prophecy demands. On the contrary, free-will runs its course and prophecy, much like radar, allows us to see the future before it comes into full view in the present and suddenly becomes past-tense as we proceed forward.
What I am about to tell you may seem like science-fiction or just too incredible to be taken seriously, but do not be so quick to judge for all things do not appear as they would at first glance. I would like to draw your attention to the Book of Revelation, which is the prophecy of Jesus Christ given to John on the Isle of Patmos over 1900 years ago. Specifically, the 9th chapter of Revelation in which God, sometime in the future, orders his Angelic chiefs of staff to signal his commands to other Angels who act much like a "peace-keeping" force holding things back and maintaining a certain level of peace for mankind but once the signal is sounded they are to move out of the way and allow events to transpire accordingly.
The 9th chapter begins with the fifth angel sounding his trumpet and a "star" falls to the earth.
The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth. The star was given the key to the shaft of the Abyss. 2When he opened the Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace. The sun and sky were darkened by the smoke from the Abyss. 3And out of the smoke locusts came down upon the earth and were given power like that of scorpions of the earth. 4They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads. 5They were not given power to kill them, but only to torture them for five months. And the agony they suffered was like that of the sting of a scorpion when it strikes a man. 6During those days men will seek death, but will not find it; they will long to die, but death will elude them.
The "star" as indicated above is no celestial object but is a being, an Angelic-being to be precise. His time is coming to an end and he must move quickly to unleash his own military forces held in reserve to thwart God's plan on earth. Sometime in the ancient past, Lucifer attempted a palace coup of sorts and attempted to overthrow the dominion of God and make himself Ruler over all. His plan failed, but not without its reprecussions. Lucifer's name was changed by God to Satan and a place was designed and built for his eternal incarceration along with the fallen Angels that rebelled with him. We are not given the exact number of seditious Angels, but are told that it was a third of the Angelic race that rebelled. Apparently there was an appeal, for the "correctional facility" stands empty at this time. Mankind was created by God in this appeal trial and we are exhibit A, if you will. Thus, God and his elect Angels are now in conflict with Satan and his fallen Angels with mankind in the middle serving as the fulcrum that will decide the fate of billions of Angels, either elect or fallen. Mankind themselves are thus divided between an elect or fallen status determined by our alliance ultimately to God or Satan himself. We will share their fate as well either with the elect or with the fallen. The stakes are high, as you may very well imagine, and the forces involved will show no mercy.
Satan himself commands vast demonic forces that are currently being held in reserve below the ground. In fact, so deep are these caverns, that entire civilizations are able to exist without the benefit of the sun. Vast underground vaults spanning for hundreds of miles in all directions house millions of sentient beings armed and trained for war. At this time, they are not allowed to exit these caverns and in fact have only 2 exits and both of these are sealed until God, as the grand referee, allows Satan to unlock these gates. These caverns are not hades or hell as we might know them from the Bible. No, they are separate locations within the earth appart from the infamous hades or sheol.
At this time in the 9th Chapter of Revelation, Satan and his fallen Angelic forces have been waging war with God and his elect Angels throughout the universe, but are suddenly routed from the celestial battleground. Satan falls back to his "bunker" of sorts, the Earth. From here, he rallies his last remaining armies that have been carefully prepositioned within the earth to fight God. However, these forces are not going to directly counterattack God but instead their training and weaponery have been designed for one purpose: the complete and total genocide of mankind. If Satan can destroy God's creation then the trial cannot be consumated and will have reached a "hung jury" by a lack of evidence. Destroy the evidence, mankind, then the trial is thrown out and Satan wins by default.
Satan's last remaining armies are divided by two locations, one being a cavernous abyss of an unknown location and the other a cavernous abode directly identified as being located under the euphrates river in the Middle East. When he opens the gate of the "abyss", John has to describe the unimaginable and calls them "locusts". This first army I believe is a reconnaisance force that gushes out when the gate is unlocked and will attempt to corral mankind into locations for the second army to be able to kill with ease. They will not destroy or harm anything that is God-made but will harm anything that is man-made. More specifically, they will not be able to attack humans who have allied themselves with God. Like bloodhounds, they are to scare up the prey from their dens and nests so that the "hunters" may kill with ease.
These "locusts" as John identifies them do have humanoid characteristics. They are organic and are controlled by a single fallen Angelic General, himself a being of light, who goes by the name of Apollyon. These "locusts" are described thusly:
The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle. On their heads they wore something like crowns of gold, and their faces resembled human faces. 8Their hair was like women's hair, and their teeth were like lions' teeth. 9They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the thundering of many horses and chariots rushing into battle. 10They had tails and stings like scorpions, and in their tails they had power to torment people for five months. 11They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon.
They resemble humans as far their face is concerned, they have long hair and teeth apparently noticable enough to be compared to the teeth of lions. They do wear body-armor of some sort that John can only describe as "breastplates of iron". They apparently are able to jump or fly short distances and can manuever very quickly. I believe their "crowns of gold" are a collar of some sort to direct these forces to attack here or defend there. Just a guess. I think of them more as dogs than anything but they do have free-will as they are well trained and well armored. We don't know the total number of this "reconassance" force but they will be able to move out and "terrorize" the human inhabitants into better killing-fields for the next army that is unleashed.
The sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice coming from the horns[b] of the golden altar that is before God. 14It said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates." 15And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind. 16The number of the mounted troops was two hundred million. I heard their number.
17The horses and riders I saw in my vision looked like this: Their breastplates were fiery red, dark blue, and yellow as sulfur. The heads of the horses resembled the heads of lions, and out of their mouths came fire, smoke and sulfur. 18A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke and sulfur that came out of their mouths. 19The power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails were like snakes, having heads with which they inflict injury.
The second demonic army is unleashed and they have been given orders to "shoot to kill". They have been created and trained for this day. They show no mercy and give no quarter and they take no prisoners. This army is known by its total strength: 200 million soldiers. They in turn are commanded by four separate fallen Angelic generals themselves, no doubt divided into army groups of 50 million troops each. They go forth to conquer and to destroy. John doesn't say where they ultimately go but apparently they do NOT move into present day Israel. No comfort for the rest of us, however. They are unable to complete their mission, nevertheless, the destruction and ruin is wide and deep. John records that the total human casualties will number 1/3 of mankind as it exists in the future. By todays standards, that would approximate the death of nearly 2 billion people.
John describes this army not in terms of "locusts" but as "mounted troops". This army too is organic in nature but led by "beings of light" in the form of fallen Angelic generals in the service of the once mighty Lucifer. The riders are only briefly touched upon but apparently have a symbiotic relationship to their "horses". What stands out for John is the color of their body-armor: Red, Blue and Yellow. He does describe, however, the "horses" themselves. The heads of these creatures resemble "lion heads" and from their mouths issues forth fire, smoke and sulfur. Perhaps the weapons themselves are reflected in the glorious colors of their armor? Just a guess. Is it literal fire? Or something else, we just don't know yet. However, by fire (kinetic or laser weapon) by smoke (for screening or suffication) and by sulfur (chemical warfare) mankind knows no defense. The tails of these "horses" are used as a clubbing device much like a mace to mame and destroy.
The return of Jesus Christ himself defeats these two demonic armies roaming the earth. Not coincedentally, Christ himself unleashes his "calvary forces" in the form of the Resurrected Church to slay these forces on the battlefields of earth. Just as inorganic fights inorganic so must organic fight organic. The elect Angelic forces under the command of Christ will defeat the fallen Angels in their own battles in the heavens. The elect Human forces under the command of Christ will defeat the fallen "creatures" that issue out of the earth and fallen mankind on the earth that wage war against Christ in both Israel and the world. Two distinct wars with two distinct types of armies commanded by a single General, Jesus Christ. A total combined arms excercise that will unfold before your eyes.
Now you know the future. Which side of history do you stand on?
What I am about to tell you may seem like science-fiction or just too incredible to be taken seriously, but do not be so quick to judge for all things do not appear as they would at first glance. I would like to draw your attention to the Book of Revelation, which is the prophecy of Jesus Christ given to John on the Isle of Patmos over 1900 years ago. Specifically, the 9th chapter of Revelation in which God, sometime in the future, orders his Angelic chiefs of staff to signal his commands to other Angels who act much like a "peace-keeping" force holding things back and maintaining a certain level of peace for mankind but once the signal is sounded they are to move out of the way and allow events to transpire accordingly.
The 9th chapter begins with the fifth angel sounding his trumpet and a "star" falls to the earth.
The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth. The star was given the key to the shaft of the Abyss. 2When he opened the Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace. The sun and sky were darkened by the smoke from the Abyss. 3And out of the smoke locusts came down upon the earth and were given power like that of scorpions of the earth. 4They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads. 5They were not given power to kill them, but only to torture them for five months. And the agony they suffered was like that of the sting of a scorpion when it strikes a man. 6During those days men will seek death, but will not find it; they will long to die, but death will elude them.
The "star" as indicated above is no celestial object but is a being, an Angelic-being to be precise. His time is coming to an end and he must move quickly to unleash his own military forces held in reserve to thwart God's plan on earth. Sometime in the ancient past, Lucifer attempted a palace coup of sorts and attempted to overthrow the dominion of God and make himself Ruler over all. His plan failed, but not without its reprecussions. Lucifer's name was changed by God to Satan and a place was designed and built for his eternal incarceration along with the fallen Angels that rebelled with him. We are not given the exact number of seditious Angels, but are told that it was a third of the Angelic race that rebelled. Apparently there was an appeal, for the "correctional facility" stands empty at this time. Mankind was created by God in this appeal trial and we are exhibit A, if you will. Thus, God and his elect Angels are now in conflict with Satan and his fallen Angels with mankind in the middle serving as the fulcrum that will decide the fate of billions of Angels, either elect or fallen. Mankind themselves are thus divided between an elect or fallen status determined by our alliance ultimately to God or Satan himself. We will share their fate as well either with the elect or with the fallen. The stakes are high, as you may very well imagine, and the forces involved will show no mercy.
Satan himself commands vast demonic forces that are currently being held in reserve below the ground. In fact, so deep are these caverns, that entire civilizations are able to exist without the benefit of the sun. Vast underground vaults spanning for hundreds of miles in all directions house millions of sentient beings armed and trained for war. At this time, they are not allowed to exit these caverns and in fact have only 2 exits and both of these are sealed until God, as the grand referee, allows Satan to unlock these gates. These caverns are not hades or hell as we might know them from the Bible. No, they are separate locations within the earth appart from the infamous hades or sheol.
At this time in the 9th Chapter of Revelation, Satan and his fallen Angelic forces have been waging war with God and his elect Angels throughout the universe, but are suddenly routed from the celestial battleground. Satan falls back to his "bunker" of sorts, the Earth. From here, he rallies his last remaining armies that have been carefully prepositioned within the earth to fight God. However, these forces are not going to directly counterattack God but instead their training and weaponery have been designed for one purpose: the complete and total genocide of mankind. If Satan can destroy God's creation then the trial cannot be consumated and will have reached a "hung jury" by a lack of evidence. Destroy the evidence, mankind, then the trial is thrown out and Satan wins by default.
Satan's last remaining armies are divided by two locations, one being a cavernous abyss of an unknown location and the other a cavernous abode directly identified as being located under the euphrates river in the Middle East. When he opens the gate of the "abyss", John has to describe the unimaginable and calls them "locusts". This first army I believe is a reconnaisance force that gushes out when the gate is unlocked and will attempt to corral mankind into locations for the second army to be able to kill with ease. They will not destroy or harm anything that is God-made but will harm anything that is man-made. More specifically, they will not be able to attack humans who have allied themselves with God. Like bloodhounds, they are to scare up the prey from their dens and nests so that the "hunters" may kill with ease.
These "locusts" as John identifies them do have humanoid characteristics. They are organic and are controlled by a single fallen Angelic General, himself a being of light, who goes by the name of Apollyon. These "locusts" are described thusly:
The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle. On their heads they wore something like crowns of gold, and their faces resembled human faces. 8Their hair was like women's hair, and their teeth were like lions' teeth. 9They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the thundering of many horses and chariots rushing into battle. 10They had tails and stings like scorpions, and in their tails they had power to torment people for five months. 11They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon.
They resemble humans as far their face is concerned, they have long hair and teeth apparently noticable enough to be compared to the teeth of lions. They do wear body-armor of some sort that John can only describe as "breastplates of iron". They apparently are able to jump or fly short distances and can manuever very quickly. I believe their "crowns of gold" are a collar of some sort to direct these forces to attack here or defend there. Just a guess. I think of them more as dogs than anything but they do have free-will as they are well trained and well armored. We don't know the total number of this "reconassance" force but they will be able to move out and "terrorize" the human inhabitants into better killing-fields for the next army that is unleashed.
The sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice coming from the horns[b] of the golden altar that is before God. 14It said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates." 15And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind. 16The number of the mounted troops was two hundred million. I heard their number.
17The horses and riders I saw in my vision looked like this: Their breastplates were fiery red, dark blue, and yellow as sulfur. The heads of the horses resembled the heads of lions, and out of their mouths came fire, smoke and sulfur. 18A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke and sulfur that came out of their mouths. 19The power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails were like snakes, having heads with which they inflict injury.
The second demonic army is unleashed and they have been given orders to "shoot to kill". They have been created and trained for this day. They show no mercy and give no quarter and they take no prisoners. This army is known by its total strength: 200 million soldiers. They in turn are commanded by four separate fallen Angelic generals themselves, no doubt divided into army groups of 50 million troops each. They go forth to conquer and to destroy. John doesn't say where they ultimately go but apparently they do NOT move into present day Israel. No comfort for the rest of us, however. They are unable to complete their mission, nevertheless, the destruction and ruin is wide and deep. John records that the total human casualties will number 1/3 of mankind as it exists in the future. By todays standards, that would approximate the death of nearly 2 billion people.
John describes this army not in terms of "locusts" but as "mounted troops". This army too is organic in nature but led by "beings of light" in the form of fallen Angelic generals in the service of the once mighty Lucifer. The riders are only briefly touched upon but apparently have a symbiotic relationship to their "horses". What stands out for John is the color of their body-armor: Red, Blue and Yellow. He does describe, however, the "horses" themselves. The heads of these creatures resemble "lion heads" and from their mouths issues forth fire, smoke and sulfur. Perhaps the weapons themselves are reflected in the glorious colors of their armor? Just a guess. Is it literal fire? Or something else, we just don't know yet. However, by fire (kinetic or laser weapon) by smoke (for screening or suffication) and by sulfur (chemical warfare) mankind knows no defense. The tails of these "horses" are used as a clubbing device much like a mace to mame and destroy.
The return of Jesus Christ himself defeats these two demonic armies roaming the earth. Not coincedentally, Christ himself unleashes his "calvary forces" in the form of the Resurrected Church to slay these forces on the battlefields of earth. Just as inorganic fights inorganic so must organic fight organic. The elect Angelic forces under the command of Christ will defeat the fallen Angels in their own battles in the heavens. The elect Human forces under the command of Christ will defeat the fallen "creatures" that issue out of the earth and fallen mankind on the earth that wage war against Christ in both Israel and the world. Two distinct wars with two distinct types of armies commanded by a single General, Jesus Christ. A total combined arms excercise that will unfold before your eyes.
Now you know the future. Which side of history do you stand on?
posted by Bruce R. McConnell | 9:38 PM
1 Comments:
Religion in such a blatant political way? I dare say, Mr. Rogers, I am an Ambassador in Christ! Doesn't my title allow me to indulge in "politics" and "religion" in one fell swoop? LOL!
You are correct. Many a pundit over the centuries have claimed that this or that person is the notorious ANTI-CHRIST of Revelation, however, I will say that most people do not STUDY bible doctrine. Thus, since they are amateur students at best in the doctrines of Christianity then mistakes will be made.
That being said, my view on this particular chapter is rather unusual, perhaps "un-orthodox". But I believe as one delves deeper into the original language of the Koine Greek and understand the structre of Revelation, such that the rule here is that scripture explains scripture then I believe you must come to the conclusion as I have outlined here.
Thank you for your comments. Will this story keep you awake at night?
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