Revelation of John 9:14
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saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”
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in, &c.--Greek, "epi to potamo"; "on," or "at the great river." Euphrates--(Compare Rev 16:12). The river whereat Babylon, the ancient foe of God's people was situated. Again, whether from the literal region of the Euphrates, or from the spiritual Babylon (the apostate Church, especially ROME), four angelic ministers of God's judgments shall go forth, assembling an army of horsemen throughout the four quarters of the earth, to slay a third of men, the brunt of the visitation shall be on Palestine.
Open source ↗In this chapter we have an account of the sounding of the fifth and sixth trumpets, the appearances that attended them, and the events that were to follow; the fifth trumpet (Rev 9:1-12), the sixth (Rev 9:13, etc.).
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And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.
The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it runs along the east side of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River.
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.
When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and cast it into the Euphrates.
And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.
After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree.
And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.