Revelation 9:1 NIV

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 9:1

saw. App-133 . star. The symbol of him who had already become "fallen" before John "saw". Compare Luke 10:18 . Isaiah 14:12 . fall = fallen. from. App-104 . heaven. See Revelation 3:12 . unto. App-104 . earth. App-129 . the . . . pit = the pit (Greek. phrear. Here, Revelation 9:2 .Luke 14:5 .John 4:11 , John 4:12 , "well") of the abyss (Greek. abussos. Here, verses: Revelation 2:11 ; Revelation 11:7 ; Revelation 17:8 ; Revelation 20:1 , Revelation 20:3 .Luke 8:31 .Romans 10:7; Romans... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 9:1

REV:9The seven seals were divided into two groups (4,3); and the same is true with the trumpets, the division being marked by the insertion of Revelation 8:13"[1] where the last three trumpets are designated as "woes." These last three "woes" contrast with the first four trumpets in that their judgments fall directly upon man; whereas, in the four, the judgments fell upon the environment, with their effect being felt indirectly by man. Both here and there, however, the heavenly limitation is... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 9:1

Revelation 9:1. I saw a star fall from heaven— Stars, in the language of prophesy, signify angels; see ch. Revelation 1:20. The angels of the heavenly host, as well as the angels or bishops of the churches, seem to be called stars in scripture; as when at the creation, the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy, Job 38:7 . In like manner, when the abyss or bottomless pit is shut up, it is represented in this prophesy, as done by an angel coming from heaven, having... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 9:1

1. The last three trumpets of the seven are called, from Revelation 8:13, the woe-trumpets. fall—rather as Greek, "fallen." When John saw it, it was not in the act of falling, but had fallen already. This is a connecting link of this fifth trumpet with Revelation 12:8; Revelation 12:9; Revelation 12:12, "Woe to the inhabiters of the earth, for the devil is come down," c. Compare Revelation 12:12- :, "How art thou fallen from heaven, Lucifer, son of the morning!" the bottomless pit—Greek, "the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 9:1

Again John saw a "star" (cf. Revelation 6:13; Revelation 8:10), but this time the "star" was an intelligent being. If "fallen" (Gr. peptokota) has theological connotations, the "star" may refer to Satan (Revelation 9:2; Revelation 9:11; cf. Revelation 1:20; Job 38:7; Luke 10:18) or some other fallen angel. If, on the other hand, "fallen" simply describes his condition as having come to earth from heaven, an unfallen angel is probably in view. Since this angelic being simply carries out God’s... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 9:1-6

The impact of the locusts 9:1-6 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 9:1-11

The fifth trumpet (first woe) 9:1-11"Already introduced by the eagle’s proclamation in Revelation 8:13, the fifth trumpet sets the tone for the last three trumpets through its specificity and independence of the two to follow. This feature marks the last three seals too. The seventh trumpet also resembles the seventh seal in the way it solemnly concludes the whole and contains the next series within in its scope. As with the seals also, two episodes intervene between the sixth and seventh... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Revelation 9:1

9:1 to (f-18) Eis , as 'on,' ch. 8, ver. 5. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 9:1-21

The Fifth and Sixth TrumpetsThese herald woes upon the ungodly and idolatrous, inflicted both by demonic and by human agency.1-12. The fifth trumpet initiates the first of the three woes. A star fallen to the earth, i.e. an angel who has descended from heaven (cp. Revelation 1:20), not necessarily an evil angel (Revelation 9:1), opens the pit of the abyss. The ’abyss’ is the abode of evil spirits or demons, and the ’pit’ is the shaft which was supposed to lead to it. St. John uses this Jewish... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Revelation 9:1

(1) And the fifth angel . . .—Translate, And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star out of the heaven fallen (not “fall,” as in English version; the seer saw not a falling, but a fallen, star) upon the earth. The emblem of a fallen star is used elsewhere in the Bible. Isaiah (Isaiah 14:12) speaks of Lucifer fallen from heaven. Christ described Satan as lightning falling from heaven. Some great power or ruler is represented, then, by this fallen star. He is, moreover, said to have fallen from... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 9:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 9:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 9:1

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 9:1

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 9:1

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 9:1-6

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 9:1-11

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Revelation 9:1

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 9:1-21

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Revelation 9:1

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