Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
It was
They should not
They should be
And their
Bible References
It was
Revelation 13:5
And the beast was given [by the dragon ?] a mouth for making proud claims and [speaking] blasphemous words, and the authority to act for forty-two months [See 11:2; 12:6].
John 19:11
Jesus answered him, "You would not have any authority over me unless it were given to you from above [i.e., from God]. So, the person who turned me over to you is guilty of a worse sin."
They should not
Revelation 11:7
And when they have completed their testimony, the beast that comes up from the pit [See 13:1ff; 17:3,7] will wage war against them, and overpower and kill them.
They should be
Revelation 9:10
And they had tails like scorpions with stingers, and in their tails they had the power to inflict harm upon people for five months.
And their
Revelation 9:3
And locusts swarmed down out of the smoke to earth and they were given power like scorpions on earth have.