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In Revelation 9:16-18 we read “And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having "breastplates of fire," and of "jacinth, and brimstone": and the heads of the horses were as the "heads of lions;" and out of their mouths issued "fire and smoke and brimstone".18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the "fire", and by the "smoke", and by the "brimstone", which issued out of their mouths.”
If you back up a bit we’ll see what the 4 angels loosed were to do in Revelation 9:15 “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. And again notice how the third part is to be killed ( fire, smoke, and brimstone which comes out their mouths)
This sign is shown here in 2 Samuel 22:7-9 “In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.8 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.9 There went up a "smoke" out of his nostrils, and "fire" out of his mouth devoured: "coals" were kindled by it. (brimstone)
This is the same sign we see in the Lord’s 2 witnesses in Revelation 11:5 “And if any man will hurt them, "fire proceedeth out of their mouth", and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be "killed.”
The first army we saw in Rev. 9:3 came out of the bottomless pit and are of the Destroyer; but this army is different because I believe it is referring to the Lords army seen here in Joel 2:11 “And the Lord shall utter "his voice" "before his army": for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth "his word:" for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?”
If you back up a bit in Joel we will see their "likeness" in Joel 2:3-5 “A "fire devoureth before them"; and behind them a "flame burneth": the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.4 The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.5 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of "a flame of fire" that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.” Elisha saw the Lords army in 2 Kings 6:17 "And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha" So the description fits the army in Revelation 9:16-18
This flame that devours before them are the words of God in their mouths; just as it is written God makes His ministers "a flame of fire". Just as we see in Daniel the flame that goes before the Lord in Daniel 7:10 “A "fiery stream" issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.” We also see the number of saints as ten thousands times ten thousands in Daniel, as the number of the Lords army is shown in Revelation 9:16 as two hundred thousand thousand.
This number of 200,000 is also represented by the "mighty men of valor" from Judah, and from Benjamin
as seen in 2 Chronicles 17:16-17. The portion of Judah represents the lawgiver, as it is written in Genesis 49:10; these are the "lions" of the tribe of Judah. Notice in Revelation 9:17 they had the "heads of lions". This is shown here in 1 Chronicles 12:8 “ And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the "faces of lions", and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;”
In Revelation 9:17 we see this army has a "jacinth stone" on their breastplates. In Revelation 21:20 we see the jacinth is the 11th stone, which I believe also signifies timing; as seen in Revelation 9:15 stated the 4 angels were prepared for an hour, a day, and a month, and a year.
This "fiery" witness is shown in the "breastplates of fire" that is worn by this mighty army in Revelation 9:17. This fire burning within was shown in Psalm 39:3 My heart was "hot within me", while I was musing "the fire" burned: then spake I with my tongue,” And was also shown here in Jeremiah 20:9 “Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But "his word" was in mine heart as a "burning fire"shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.”
So by "the fire of the Lords words" in the mouth of this great army of witnesses were the third part of men killed. Just as the Lord said to Jeremiah 5:14 “Wherefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make "my words in thy mouth fire", and this people wood, and it shall devour them.”
This killing of the third parts was also shown in 3 men, Hazael, Jehu, and Elisha in 1 Kings 19:17. This "fiery law" is also shown in Deuteronomy 33:2 when the Lord would come with 10,000's of his saints: and from his right hand would come forth a "fiery law."
We are told in the Revelation 13:5 that the beast would speak the same amount of time as God's 2 witnesses would prophesy. So we see 2 armies of witnesses, one army from hell, the other from heaven.
But also notice in verse 19 these also have power in their tales, just like those locusts had power in their tails in the beginning of chapter 9. I believe this is the sign of 2 different serpents; keep in mind it was the serpent of Aaron and of Moses that "swallowed up" the magicians’ serpents in the Exodus story. Also remember the Lord first sent forth fiery serpents in Numbers 21:6; to bite and kill the children of Israel because of their disobedience. But then the Lord would offer them a way out of "death" by looking upon "the serpent of brass" that Moses would raise up before them.
This was given as the sign of raising up Jesus, just as Jesus said in John 3:14; "And as Moses raised up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up. That whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.” In this we also see "death" being "swallowed up" in victory by believing in Jesus Christ.
Peace and God bless
If you back up a bit we’ll see what the 4 angels loosed were to do in Revelation 9:15 “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. And again notice how the third part is to be killed ( fire, smoke, and brimstone which comes out their mouths)
This sign is shown here in 2 Samuel 22:7-9 “In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.8 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.9 There went up a "smoke" out of his nostrils, and "fire" out of his mouth devoured: "coals" were kindled by it. (brimstone)
This is the same sign we see in the Lord’s 2 witnesses in Revelation 11:5 “And if any man will hurt them, "fire proceedeth out of their mouth", and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be "killed.”
The first army we saw in Rev. 9:3 came out of the bottomless pit and are of the Destroyer; but this army is different because I believe it is referring to the Lords army seen here in Joel 2:11 “And the Lord shall utter "his voice" "before his army": for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth "his word:" for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?”
If you back up a bit in Joel we will see their "likeness" in Joel 2:3-5 “A "fire devoureth before them"; and behind them a "flame burneth": the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.4 The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.5 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of "a flame of fire" that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.” Elisha saw the Lords army in 2 Kings 6:17 "And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha" So the description fits the army in Revelation 9:16-18
This flame that devours before them are the words of God in their mouths; just as it is written God makes His ministers "a flame of fire". Just as we see in Daniel the flame that goes before the Lord in Daniel 7:10 “A "fiery stream" issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.” We also see the number of saints as ten thousands times ten thousands in Daniel, as the number of the Lords army is shown in Revelation 9:16 as two hundred thousand thousand.
This number of 200,000 is also represented by the "mighty men of valor" from Judah, and from Benjamin
as seen in 2 Chronicles 17:16-17. The portion of Judah represents the lawgiver, as it is written in Genesis 49:10; these are the "lions" of the tribe of Judah. Notice in Revelation 9:17 they had the "heads of lions". This is shown here in 1 Chronicles 12:8 “ And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the "faces of lions", and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;”
In Revelation 9:17 we see this army has a "jacinth stone" on their breastplates. In Revelation 21:20 we see the jacinth is the 11th stone, which I believe also signifies timing; as seen in Revelation 9:15 stated the 4 angels were prepared for an hour, a day, and a month, and a year.
This "fiery" witness is shown in the "breastplates of fire" that is worn by this mighty army in Revelation 9:17. This fire burning within was shown in Psalm 39:3 My heart was "hot within me", while I was musing "the fire" burned: then spake I with my tongue,” And was also shown here in Jeremiah 20:9 “Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But "his word" was in mine heart as a "burning fire"shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.”
So by "the fire of the Lords words" in the mouth of this great army of witnesses were the third part of men killed. Just as the Lord said to Jeremiah 5:14 “Wherefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make "my words in thy mouth fire", and this people wood, and it shall devour them.”
This killing of the third parts was also shown in 3 men, Hazael, Jehu, and Elisha in 1 Kings 19:17. This "fiery law" is also shown in Deuteronomy 33:2 when the Lord would come with 10,000's of his saints: and from his right hand would come forth a "fiery law."
We are told in the Revelation 13:5 that the beast would speak the same amount of time as God's 2 witnesses would prophesy. So we see 2 armies of witnesses, one army from hell, the other from heaven.
But also notice in verse 19 these also have power in their tales, just like those locusts had power in their tails in the beginning of chapter 9. I believe this is the sign of 2 different serpents; keep in mind it was the serpent of Aaron and of Moses that "swallowed up" the magicians’ serpents in the Exodus story. Also remember the Lord first sent forth fiery serpents in Numbers 21:6; to bite and kill the children of Israel because of their disobedience. But then the Lord would offer them a way out of "death" by looking upon "the serpent of brass" that Moses would raise up before them.
This was given as the sign of raising up Jesus, just as Jesus said in John 3:14; "And as Moses raised up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up. That whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.” In this we also see "death" being "swallowed up" in victory by believing in Jesus Christ.
Peace and God bless
