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The symbolism of Revelation 9:11 leaves the exact identification of Abaddon open for interpretation. Some bible scholars believe him to be the antichrist<ref name="henry">[http://www.blueletterbible.org/cgi-bin/comm_read.pl?book=Rev&chapter=9&verse=11&Comm=Comm%2Fmhc%2FRev%2FRev009.html%231%26Matthew%26Henry&Select.x=18&Select.y=9#1 Matthew Henry Commentary on Revelation 9], Accessed 4/15/2007</ref> or Satan.<ref name="jfb">[http://www.blueletterbible.org/cgi-bin/comm_read.pl?book=Rev&chapter=9&verse=11&Comm=Comm%2Fjfb%2FRev%2FRev009.html%2359238%26JF+%5E%26B&Select.x=24&Select.y=0 Jamieson, Fausset & Brown Commentary], Accessed 4/15/2007</ref><ref name="halley">Halley (2000) H''alley's Bible Handbook with the New International Version'', p936.</ref><ref name="bbc">MacDonald (1995) B''eliever's Bible Commentary'', p2366.</ref> |
The symbolism of Revelation 9:11 leaves the exact identification of Abaddon open for interpretation. Some bible scholars believe him to be the antichrist<ref name="henry">[http://www.blueletterbible.org/cgi-bin/comm_read.pl?book=Rev&chapter=9&verse=11&Comm=Comm%2Fmhc%2FRev%2FRev009.html%231%26Matthew%26Henry&Select.x=18&Select.y=9#1 Matthew Henry Commentary on Revelation 9], Accessed 4/15/2007</ref> or Satan.<ref name="jfb">[http://www.blueletterbible.org/cgi-bin/comm_read.pl?book=Rev&chapter=9&verse=11&Comm=Comm%2Fjfb%2FRev%2FRev009.html%2359238%26JF+%5E%26B&Select.x=24&Select.y=0 Jamieson, Fausset & Brown Commentary], Accessed 4/15/2007</ref><ref name="halley">Halley (2000) H''alley's Bible Handbook with the New International Version'', p936.</ref><ref name="bbc">MacDonald (1995) B''eliever's Bible Commentary'', p2366.</ref> |
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Jehovah's witnesses believe that Abaddon is Jesus. <ref>Insight on the Scriptures Page 12</ref> |
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Jehovah's witnesses believe that Abaddon 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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==In Paganism== |
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Abaddon (Hebrew אבדון Avaddon, Greek Apollyon, Latin Exterminans, meaning "A place of destruction", "The Destroyer", "Depths of Hell") in demonology, is chief of the demons of the seventh hierarchy.[citation needed] In the Revelation of St. John, Abaddon is the King of tormenting locusts and the angel of the bottomless pit. (KJV, Rev. 9:1-11)
In Judaism and Christianity
Biblical mentions
Abaddon comes to mean "place of destruction", or the realm of the dead, and is associated with Sheol. (Job 26:6; Proverbs 15:11)
Revelation 9:1-11 describes Abaddon as being the king of the bottomless pit locusts that resemble battle horses with crowned human faces, having womens' hair (denoting length), lions' teeth, locusts' wings, and the tail of a scorpion. It appears to have been St. John who first personified the term to stand for an angel.
Other theological works
The Thanksgiving Hymns— which was found in the Dead Sea Scrolls—tells of "the Sheol of Abaddon" and of the "torrents of Belial [that] burst into Abaddon". The Biblical Antiquities of Philo mentions Abaddon as a place (sheol, hell), not as a spirit or demon or angel. In the 3rd century Acts of Thomas, Abaddon is the name of a demon, or the Devil himself. Abaddon has also been identified as the angel of death and destruction, demon of the abyss, and chief of demons of the underworld hierarchy, where he is equated with Samael or Satan. In magic and alchemy, Abaddon is the Destroying Angel of the Apocalypse. In Medieval legend, Abaddon was considered as a synonym for Hell and/or the ruler thereof, and in Revelation 9:7-11, he was thought to be the Christian angel of Hell, Michael.[citation needed] In his novel Paradise Regained, Milton also uses Abaddon as a place—the pit.
Abaddon is also one of the compartments of Gehenna.[1] By extension, it can mean an underworld abode of lost souls, or hell. In some legends, it is identified as a realm where the damned lie in fire and snow, one of the places in Hell that Moses visited. [2]
Identifying Abaddon
The symbolism of Revelation 9:11 leaves the exact identification of Abaddon open for interpretation. Some bible scholars believe him to be the antichrist[3] or Satan.[4][5][6]
Jehovah's witnesses believe that Abaddon is Jesus. [7]
In Paganism
In Barrett's The Magus, Abaddon is pictured, in colour, as one of the evil demons. In occultism and esoterism, Abaddon is related to blood red, brown and green colours, winter, the month of January, Saturday, intuition, sacrifice and challenge, the ruby and the sword. His Tarot symbol is the one of judgement. In LaVeyan Satanism, Abaddon is the first of the infernal names, as it comes first alphabetically, meaning "The Destroyer."
External links
- Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Abaddon
- Occultopedia, Abaddon
References
- ^ Metzger & Coogan (1993) Oxford Companion to the Bible, p3.
- ^ Ginzberg, Lewis. The Legends of the Jews, Volume II: From Joseph to Exodus. 1909. [1]
- ^ Matthew Henry Commentary on Revelation 9, Accessed 4/15/2007
- ^ Jamieson, Fausset & Brown Commentary, Accessed 4/15/2007
- ^ Halley (2000) Halley's Bible Handbook with the New International Version, p936.
- ^ MacDonald (1995) Believer's Bible Commentary, p2366.
- ^ Insight on the Scriptures Page 12
- Metzeger, Bruce M. (ed) (1993). The Oxford Companion to the Bible. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-504645-5.
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- Halley, Henry H. (2000). Halley's Bible Handbook. Grand Rapids, MI: ZondervanPublishingHouse. ISBN 0-310-22479-9.
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- MacDonald, William (1995). Believer's Bible Commentary. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers. ISBN 0-8407-1972-8.
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