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
The Beast was given 'a mouth that spoke proudly' and blasphemously, and it was empowered to work its will for forty-two months.
John 19:11
"You would have no power over me at all," answered Jesus, "if it had not been given you from above; and, therefore, the man who betrayed me to you is guilty of the greater sin."
They should not
Revelation 11:7
As soon as they have completed their testimony, 'the wild Beast that ascends from the bottomless pit will make war upon them and conquer' and kill them.
They should be
Revelation 9:10
They have tails like scorpions, and stings, and in their tails lies their power to harm men for five months.
And their
Revelation 9:3
Out of the smoke locusts descended upon the earth, and they received the same power as that possessed by scorpions.