How to Use This Commentary Revelation 9:1–12 describes the fifth trumpet judgment, where demonic forces are released from the abyss to torment the unbelieving world. Read it in four movements: (1) the abyss opened (vv.1–2), (2) the demonic torment unleashed (vv.3–6), (3) the terrifying appearance of the locust-like creatures (vv.7–10), and (4) the identity of... Continue Reading →