Revelation 9:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. ”

Revelation 9:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And it was commanded them - The writer does not say by whom this command was given, but it is clearly by someone who had the direction of them. As they were evoked from the “bottomless pit” by on...
Revelation 9:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(6) And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. (6) H...
Revelation 9:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Fifth Trumpet or the First Woe. The seer sees a star fallen on the earth. The star seems to represent a person, possibly Satan ( cf. Luke 10:18 ). abyss: the word properly means bottomless,...
Revelation 9:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

commanded . said. that... not . in order that (Greek. hina)... not (App-105). neither. Greek. oude. but. Greek. ei (App-118) me (App-105). only. The texts omit. men . App-123....
Revelation 9:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. They shoul...
Revelation 9:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

It was commanded them that they should, &c.— This verse demonstrates, that these were not natural, but symbolical locusts. The like injunctions were given to the Arabian soldiers. When Yezid ma...
Revelation 9:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. No...
Revelation 9:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Fifth and Sixth Trumpets These 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 s...
Revelation 9:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And it was commanded ... — Translate, And it was commanded them that they shall not injure the grass of the earth, nor yet any green thing, nor yet any tree; but only (or, except) the men whosoev...
Revelation 9:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Out of the Smoke of the Pit” Revelation 9:1-11 This chapter reminds us of the prophet Joel who, under the imagery of a swarm of locusts, depicted the coming invasion of hostile nations. Whethe...
Revelation 9:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

At the sounding of the fifth trumpet the procedure of judgment takes a new form, passing from the material to the spiritual. The loosing of Satan is suggestive of the manifestation of satanic agency...
Revelation 9:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) 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. (2) And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke ou...
Revelation 9:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And it was commanded them ,.... The locusts, by Christ, who has a sovereign power over all men, and lays them under the restraints of his providence: that they should not hurt the grass of the ear...
Revelation 9:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. Ver. 4....
Revelation 9:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And it was commanded that they should not hurt the grass, &c. This verse demonstrates that they were not natural, but symbolical locusts. The like injunctions were given to the Arabian officers...
Revelation 9:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The Fifth Trumpet: A Demon Infestation (vv. 1-12) The sounding of the fifth trumpet discloses "a star fallen from heaven:" it is already fallen (v. 1). This is the same star that fell under...
Revelation 9:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Seven Trumpets. A. D. 95. 1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven...
Revelation 9:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

And it was commanded them; that is, these locusts; God so ordered it by his providence. That they should not hurt, &c.: this makes it appear, that these locusts were no insects so called, but...
Revelation 9:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And from the smoke locusts came out on the earth, and power was given to them as the scorpions of the earth have power. And it was said to them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, nor...
Revelation 9:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE FIFTH AND SIXTH WOE-TRUMPETS CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Revelation 9:1 . Fall .—Better, “fallen”; that had fallen. A star would seem to represent a false teacher. Some think Mahomet is...
Revelation 9:4 - Scofield Reference Notes

which had not ( Revelation 7:2 ); ( Revelation 7:3 ). Contrast ( Revelation 13:16 ); ( Revelation 13:17 ).
Revelation 9:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Revelation 9:1 . The fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star, the vile impostor Mahomed, fall from heaven unto the earth. And to him was given the key of the bottomless pit: it should read, the ke...
Revelation 9:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Revelation 9:1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth; a star from heaven fallen unto the earth (Revised Version); not saw a star fal...
Revelation 9:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Sounding of the Fifth and Sixth Trumpets. The falling of the star:
Revelation 9:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Timothy 3:8 ; 2 Timothy 3:9 ; Ephesians 4:30 ; Exodus 12:23 ; Ezekiel 9:4 ; Ezekiel 9:6 ; Job 1:10 ; Job 1:12 ; Job 2:6 ; Matthew 24:24 ; Psalms 76:10 ; Revelation 14:1 ; Revelation 6:...
Revelation 9:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And it was commanded them — By the secret power of God. Not to hurt the grass, neither any green thing, nor any tree — Neither those of low, middling, or high degree, but only such of them as were...

Revelation 9:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Revelation 9:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Revelation 9:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Revelation 9:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Revelation 9:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Revelation 9:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Revelation 9:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Revelation 9:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Revelation 9:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Revelation 9:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Revelation 9:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Revelation 9:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Revelation 9:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Revelation 9:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Revelation 9:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Revelation 9:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Revelation 9:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Revelation 9:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Revelation 9:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Revelation 9:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Revelation 9:4 - Scofield Reference Notes

Revelation 9:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Revelation 9:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Revelation 9:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Revelation 9:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Revelation 9:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes