Revelation 9:15 “So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and mon…”

Revelation 9:15

So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

The four angels were freed who had been prepared for that hour and day and month and year, so that they might kill one third of mankind.

American Standard Version

And the four angels were loosed, that had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, that they should kill the third part of men.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the foure Angels were loosed, which were prepared at an houre, at a day, at a moneth, and at a yeere, to slay the thirde part of men.

Darby Translation

And the four angels were loosed, who are prepared for the hour and day and month and year, that they might slay the third part of men;

Young's Literal Translation

and loosed were the four messengers, who have been made ready for the hour, and day, and month, and year, that they may kill the third of men;

Bible in Basic English

And the four angels were made free, who were ready for the hour and day and month and year, that they might put to death a third part of men.

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Cross references

“an hour”

Revelation 9:10 Revelation 9:5

Revelation 9:10 · BSB

They had tails with stingers like scorpions, which had the power to injure people for five months.

Revelation 9:5 · BSB

The locusts were not given power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion.

“for to”

Revelation 9:18 Revelation 8:7 Revelation 8:9 Revelation 8:11 Revelation 8:12

Revelation 9:18 · BSB

A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths.

Revelation 8:7 · BSB

Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.

Revelation 8:9 · BSB

a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

Revelation 8:11 · BSB

The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters.

Revelation 8:12 · BSB

Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”

16And the number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number.

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