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| isbn = 0-8407-1972-8 }}</ref> Jehovah's witnesses believe that Apollyon is Jesus<ref>{{cite book |
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| isbn = 0-8407-1972-8 }}</ref> Jehovah's witnesses believe that Apollyon is Jesus.<ref name="kmpdod">[http://www.kingmessiahproject.com/jw_doctrine_of_deception.html Jehovah's Witnesses' Doctrine of Deception], Accessed 4/15/2007</ref><ref name="bp">[http://www.baptistpillar.com/bd0069.htm Baptist Pillar], Accessed 5/17/2007</ref><ref name="wme">[https://www.watchman.org/jw/1404-2.htm Watchman Expositor], Accessed 5/17/2007</ref><ref name="bl">[http://www.macgregorministries.org/jehovahs_witnesses/brighter_light/brighter_light.html Brighter Light], Accessed 5/17/2007</ref><ref name="rt">[http://www.reachouttrust.org/articles/jw/jwabout.htm Reachout Trust], Accessed 5/17/2007</ref> (However, original Jehovah's Witness doctrine stated that Abaddon was Satan.)<ref name="kmpdod"/><ref name="bp"/><ref name="wme"/><ref name="bl"/><ref name="rt"/> |
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Apollyon is important to [[eschatology]] as an indelible part of Christian end times prophecy. The beginning of Revelation 9 identifies John's vision of Apollyon/[[Abaddon]] as a [[fallen angel]]. (Rev. 12:3-4 & 7 show that biblically 'stars' are symbolic of angels, and the fallen angel Satan's/the dragon's "stars" are his "angels".) |
Apollyon is important to [[eschatology]] as an indelible part of Christian end times prophecy. The beginning of Revelation 9 identifies John's vision of Apollyon/[[Abaddon]] as a [[fallen angel]]. (Rev. 12:3-4 & 7 show that biblically 'stars' are symbolic of angels, and the fallen angel Satan's/the dragon's "stars" are his "angels".) |
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Apollyon (a Greek name for "Destroyer" Απολλυων, from απολλυειν meaning "to destroy") is equated in the New Testament's Book of Revelation with the Beast.[1] The term "Apollyon" was often associated by early Christians with The Devil, and fancifully described, and is still used as an alternative name for him.[2] Apollyon appears in Revelation 9:7–11 leading the locust plague that will be released on God's enemies in the End Times:
7 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men. 8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. 9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle. 10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months. 11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon. (KJV)
The symbolism of Revelation 9:11 leaves the exact identification of Apollyon open for interpretation. Some bible scholars believe him to be the antichrist[3] or Satan.[4][5][6] Jehovah's witnesses believe that Apollyon is Jesus[7]
Apollyon is important to eschatology as an indelible part of Christian end times prophecy. The beginning of Revelation 9 identifies John's vision of Apollyon/Abaddon as a fallen angel. (Rev. 12:3-4 & 7 show that biblically 'stars' are symbolic of angels, and the fallen angel Satan's/the dragon's "stars" are his "angels".)
Rev. 9:1-3 "And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power."
The description of the locusts and their function ends with Rev. 9:10-11: "And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months. And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon."
In John Bunyan's allegory The Pilgrim's Progress, Apollyon appears as the "foul fiend" who assaulted Christian on his pilgrimage through the Valley of Humiliation. The identification with the Asmodeus of Tobit iii. 8 is erroneous.[citation needed]
Another Greek translation of Apollyon is "Apollo". In Patrick Heron's book "The Nephilim and the Pyramid of the Apocolypse", Mr. Heron uses the Lost Book Of Enoch to make a very compelling claim that the old Greek and Romans gods of Mythology were in fact very real, being the fallen angels as described in detail in the Lost Book of Enoch and ruled over the pre-flood world as gods.
Azazel was the leader of this band of fallen angels who lusted after human women. They took human form (as all Angels do throughout the Bible) and had children with women as described in Genesis 6 (that became the giants of the Old Testament). As punishment for their deeds, Arc-Angels Gabriel, Michael, Raphael and Uriel bound these fallen angels and put them in the bottomless pit called Tartarus in the Dudael desert. God said they would be released in 70 generations, which means modern times. Azazel is believed to be Apollo of ancient mythology and as Mr. Heron claims, will probably be the Anti-Christ. A fallen angel, making claim to be an ancient god would make better sense as someone who could mezmorize and wow the world with supernatural powers. Imagine if someone who has been fatally wounded in the head, rose from the dead (counterfeit ressurection) and claimed himself Apollo.
References
- ^ Jones, Robert A.; Bringing Heaven to Earth Because He Has Returned, p. 83, 2002, iUniverse; ISBN 0595248292, 9780595248292
- ^ Beale, Gregory K.; The Book of Revelation: A Commentary on the Greek Text, pp.504-505, 1999, Wm. B. Eerdmans, ISBN 080282174X, 9780802821744
- ^ Matthew Henry Commentary on Revelation 9, Accessed 4/15/2007
- ^ Jamieson, Fausset & Brown Commentary, Accessed 4/15/2007
- ^ Halley, Henry H. (2000). Halley's Bible Handbook. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House. p. 936. ISBN 0-310-22479-9.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ MacDonald, William (1995). Believer's Bible Commentary. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers. p. 2366. ISBN 0-8407-1972-8.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Insight on the Scriptures, Volume 1. Watchtower and Bible Tract Society. p. 126.
Apollyon mention in Revelation 9:11 is called "the leader of the locust plague". Yet, he is also called the "angel of the bottomless pit". The reference to this angel is made also at Revelation 9:1. Here an angel is given the keys to the abyss. Moreover, Revelation 20:1-3 elaborates on how this angel uses the key to the abyss. He binds the Devil for a Thousand Years.