Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.

An hour

Bible References

An hour

Revelation 9:5
They were not permitted to kill them but were to torment them for five months; their torment is like the torment caused by a scorpion when it strikes a man.

For to

Revelation 9:18
A third of the human race was killed by these three plagues—by the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur that came from their mouths.
Revelation 8:7
The first angel blew his trumpet, and hail and fire, mixed with blood, were hurled to the earth. So a third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.

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