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.

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.