Revelation 9 - 8.4.2023

Scripture - Pick one verse that stood out to you.

Revelation 9:15-16

And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind. The number of the mounted troops was twice ten thousand times ten thousand. I heard their number.

Psalm 119:170

May my supplication come before you;
    deliver me according to your promise.

Revelation 9:4

They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

Observation - What about this verse stands out to you?

There is a direction that humanity is headed in. While I don’t fully understand all of the book of Revelation, I feel like I understand glimpses of what is to come. Based on what I read the number of mounted troops alongside the angels was:

“twice ten thousand times ten thousand”

That number could either be (2x10000x10000) = 200,000,000 = 200 million     OR

(100,000,000) x (100,000,000) = God’s army is wow = was exponential math around back then?

To put that into perspective  

According to worldpopulationreview.com, the total number of active duty, paramilitary, and reserve military personnel in the world equals 69,404,020.

Application - How will you apply this to your life?

My hope is that I am not around for the above even where a third of mankind is wiped out by this particularly fearsome army. Help me to apply my faith in You today. I reaffirm my belief that You are my God, and my Maker. You are my Salvation and my Deliverer.

Prayer - Write out a prayer.

Lord, while I don’t understand what it means to have Your seal on my forehead, I pray that I won’t need it. Whatever is required of me in those days however I put my faith in You o, Lord. If You ask me of it, I will do it. No questions asked. I love You Lord, and I am in awe of Your might and Your power. I pray that the entire world would wake up and declare You their God in their hearts and souls. And I pray that You continue to watch over Your flock. I thank You and love You, Lord.

In the name of Jesus do I pray, amen.

-kenneth lee