POWER IN PRAYER, AND THE IMPOTENCE OF PERSECUTING ...

POWER IN PRAYER, AND
THE IMPOTENCE OF PERSECUTING POWER
Revelation 8-9, Greek Text with English Translation 8.1 ??? ???? ??????? ??? ?????Ã?? ??? ???????, ??????? ???? ?? ?è
?????è ?? ????????. 8.2 ??? ?É??? ???? ???? ??????v? ?? ??????? ??Ø ???Ø
?????????, ??? ???????? ????Ã? ???? ?????????. 8.3 ??? ????? ??????? µ????
??? ?????? ??? ??Ø ?v?????????v ???? ????????? ??v??Ø?, ??? ????? ???è
?v??????? ?????, ??? ????? ??Ã? ?????v??Ã? ?ä? ????? ?????? ??? ??
?v?????????? ?? ??v??Ø? ?? ??????? ??Ø ?????v. 8.4 ??? ????? ? ?????? ?ä?
?v???????? ??Ã? ?????v??Ã? ?ä? ????? ?? ?????? ??Ø ??????v ??????? ??Ø
???Ø. 8.1 And when he opened the seal, the seventh one, there came a
silence in the heaven, for about half an hour. 8.2 And I saw the seven
messengers / angels, the ones who have taken their stand in the presence of
God, and seven trumpets were given to them. 8.3 And another different
messenger / angel came and stood beside the altar, holding a golden incense-
bowl; and many incenses were given to him, so that he will add to the
prayers of all the set-apart-people, upon the golden altar-the one in the
presence of the throne. 8.4 And the smoke of the incenses went up with
the prayers of the set-apart-people, out of the messenger's / angel's hand,
in the presence of God. 8.5 ??? ??????? ? ??????? ??? ????????? ??? ???????? ????? ?? ??Ø
?v??? ??Ø ?v?????????v ??? ?????? ??? ??? ?­?, ??? ???????? ??????? ???
????? ??? ???????? ??? ???????. 8.6 ??? ?? ???? ??????? ?? ??????? ???
???? ????????? ????????? ?????? ??? ??????????. 8.5 And the messenger / angel had taken the incense-bowl, and he
filled it with the fire from the altar, and he threw (it) into the earth;
and there came thunders, and voices, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
8.6 And the seven messengers / angels, the ones holding the seven trumpets
prepared them so that they might give a blast. 8.7 ??? ? ??ä??? ?????????? ??? ??????? ?????? ??? ?Ø? ????????? ??
?????? ??? ?????? ??? ??? ?­?, ??? ?? ?????? ?­? ?­? ??????? ??? ?? ??????
?ä? ??????? ??????? ??? ??? ?????? ?????? ???????. 8.7 And the first one gave a blast. And there came hail and fire
having been mixed with blood, and it was thrown into the earth. And the
third part of the earth was burned up, and the third part of the trees was
burned up, and all green grass was burned up. 8.8 ??? ? ???????? ??????? ?????????? ??? ?? ???? ???? ?v??
????????? ?????? ??? ??? ????????, ??? ??????? ?? ?????? ?­? ???????? ?Í??
8.9 ??? ???????? ?? ?????? ?ä? ????????? ?ä? ?? ?± ??????? ?? ?????? ?v???
??? ?? ?????? ?ä? ?????? ???????????. 8.8 And the second messenger / angel gave a blast. And [something]
like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and the
third part of the sea became blood. 8.9 And the third part of the
creatures that were in the sea died--the ones having innermost-beings; and
the third part of the ships were destroyed.
8.10 ??? ? ?????? ??????? ?????????? ??? ?????? ?? ??Ø ??????Ø ?????
????? ????????? ?? ?????? ??? ?????? ??? ?? ?????? ?ä? ?????ä? ??? ??? ???
????? ?ä? ??????, 8.11 ??? ?? ????? ??Ø ??????? ??????? ? ????????, ???
??????? ?? ?????? ?ä? ?????? ??? ??????? ??? ?????? ?ä? ???????? ????????
?? ?ä? ?????? ??? ????????????. 8.10 And the third messenger / angel gave a blast. And it fell out
of the heaven--a great star, burning like a lamp; and it fell upon the
third part of the rivers and upon the springs of the waters. 8.11 And the
name of the star is called "The Worm-Wood," and the third part of the
waters became worm-wood, and many of the people were dying because of the
waters, because they were made bitter. 8.12 ??? ? ???????? ??????? ?????????? ??? ?????? ?? ?????? ??Ø
????v ??? ?? ?????? ?­? ??????? ??? ?? ?????? ?ä? ???????, ??? ???????± ??
?????? ???ä? ??? ? ????? ?? ???? ?? ?????? ???­? ??? ? ??? ??????. 8.12 And the fourth messenger / angel gave a blast. And the third
part of the sun was struck, and the third part of the moon and the third
part of the stars, so that the third of them might be darkened, and the
third part of the day they should not shine, and the night in the same way. 8.13 ??? ?É???, ??? ???v?? ???? ????Ø ????????v ?? ????v????????
???????? ???± ??????, ???? ???? ???? ???? ???????Ø???? ??? ?­? ?­? ?? ?ä?
????ä? ???ä? ?­? ????????? ?ä? ???ä? ??????? ?ä? ????????? ?????????. 8.13 And I saw, and I heard one eagle flying in heaven's midst,
saying with a great voice, "Woe, woe, woe--those who dwell upon the earth-
because of the remaining voices of the trumpet of the three messengers /
angels that are about to give a blast!" 9.1 ??? ? ??????? ??????? ?????????? ??? ?É??? ?????? ?? ??Ø ??????Ø
????????? ??? ??? ?­?, ??? ????? ???è ? ????? ??Ø ??????? ?­? ??????v 9.2
??? ??????? ?? ????? ?­? ??????v, ??? ????? ?????? ?? ??Ø ??????? ?? ??????
??????v ???????, ??? ???????? ? ????? ??? ? ??? ?? ??Ø ?????Ø ??Ø ???????. 9.1 And the fifth messenger / angel gave a blast. And I saw a star
having fallen out of the heaven into the earth; and the key of the pit of
the abyss was given to it. 9.2 And it opened the pit of the abyss, and
smoke went up from the pit, like smoke of a great oven, and the sun was
darkened and the air by the smoke from the pit. 9.3 ??? ?? ??Ø ?????Ø ??­???? ??????? ??? ??? ?­?, ??? ????? ????Ã?
???v??? ?? ???v??? ???v???? ?? ???????? ?­? ?­?. 9.4 ??? ?????? ????Ã? ???
?? ???????v??? ??? ?????? ?­? ?­? ???? ??? ?????? ???? ??? ???????, ?? ??
???? ???????v? ??????? ??? ???v?? ??? ?????Ã?? ??Ø ???Ø ??? ?ä? ???????.
9.5 ??? ????? ????Ã? ??? ?? ???????????? ??????, ???? ??? ???????-
???????? ?­??? ?????, ??? ? ?????????? ???ä? ?? ?????????? ???????v ????
????? ?????- ???. 9.6 ??? ?? ??Ã? ??????? ???????? ??????v??? ?? ????????
??? ??????? ??? ?? ?? ??????v??? ?????, ??? ????v????v??? ???????Ã? ???
?????? ? ??????? ??? ???ä?. 9.3 And out of the smoke came out grasshoppers into the earth, and
authority was given to them, like the scorpions of the earth have
authority. 9.4 And it was said to them that they will not injure the
grass of the earth, nor any green (growth), nor any tree--only the people
who do not have the seal of God upon their foreheads. 9.5 And it was
given to them that they should not kill them, but rather so that they will
be tormented for five months; and their torment is like a scorpion's
torment, when it should strike a person. 9.6 And in those days, the
people will seek death, and they will not find it; and they will long to
die, and death flees away from them. 9.7 ??? ?? ????????? ?ä? ??????? ????? ?????? ????????????? ???
???????, ??? ??? ??? ??????? ???ä? ?? ???????? ?????? ??v?è, ??? ?? ???????
???ä? ?? ??????? ????????, 9.8 ??? ?É??? ?????? ?? ?????? ?v????ä?, ??? ??
??????? ???ä? ?? ??????? µ???, 9.9 ??? ?É??? ??????? ?? ??????? ??????Ø?,
??? ? ???? ?ä? ???????? ???ä? ?? ???? ??????? ????? ????ä? ????????? ???
???????, 9.10 ??? ???v??? ????? ?????? ????????? ??? ??????, ??? ?? ??Ã?
????Ã? ???ä? ? ???v??? ???ä? ????­??? ???? ???????v? ?­??? ?????, 9.11
???v??? ??? ???ä? ??????? ??? ??????? ?­? ??????v, ????? ???è ?????????
????????, ??? ?? ?± ????????± ????? ???? ????????? 9.7 And the likenesses of the grasshoppers--similar to horses having
been prepared for war; and upon their heads (something) like crowns, like
gold; and their faces like faces of people. 9.8 And they were having hair
like women's hair; and their teeth were like (those) of lions. 9.9 And
they were having breastplates like iron breastplates, and the sound of
their wings like a sound of chariots with many horses, running into war.
9.10 And they have tails similar to scorpions, and stings; and in their
tails their authority--to injure the people (for) five months. 9.11 They
have over them a king, the messenger / angel of the abyss, whose name in
Hebrew (is) Abaddon, and in the Greek he has a name, Destroyer. 9.12 ?? ???? ? ??? ??­????? ???? ??????? ??? ??? ???? ???? ??Ø??. 9.12 The first woe has departed. Look--still two woes is coming
after these things! 9.13 ??? ? ????? ??????? ?????????? ??? ???v?? ????? ???? ?? ?ä?
[????????] ??????? ??Ø ?v?????????v ??Ø ??v??Ø ??Ø ??????? ??Ø ???Ø, 9.14
??????? ?è ???? ??????, ? ???? ??? ????????, ?Ø??? ???? ???????? ??????v?
???? ????????v? ??? ?è ?????è ?è ?????? ???????. 9.13 And the sixth messenger / angel gave a blast. And I heard one
voice from the [four] horns of the altar of gold, that is in the presence
of God, 9.14 saying to the sixth messenger / angel, the one having the
trumpet, "Release the four messengers / angels, the ones having been bound
at the great River Euphrates!" 9.15 ??? ???????? ?? ???????? ??????? ?? ???????????? ??? ??? ????
??? ?????? ??? ?­?? ??? ????v???, ??? ???????????? ?? ?????? ?ä? ????????.
9.16 ??? ? ??????? ?ä? ??????v????? ??Ø ??????Ø ????v?????? ?v??????,
???v?? ??? ??????? ???ä?. 9.17 ??? ????? ?É??? ???? ????v? ?? ?± ??????
??? ???? ????????v? ??? ???ä?, ??????? ??????? ?v????v? ??? ?????- ????v?
??? ????????, ??? ?? ??????? ?ä? ????? ?? ??????? ???????, ??? ?? ?ä?
???????? ???ä? ??????????? ?Ø? ??? ?????? ??? ??Ã??. 9.15 And the four messengers / angels were released, the ones who
had been made ready for the hour and day and month and year, in order that
they might kill the third part of the people. 9.16 And the number of the
mounted troops--twenty thousands of ten thousands--I heard their number.
9.17 And in this way I saw the horses in the vision, and those sitting
upon them: having fiery breastplates, both dark blue and sulphurous; and
the heads of the horses (were) like the heads of lions; and out of their
mouths comes out fire and smoke and sulphur. 9.18 ??? ?ä? ???ä? ????ä? ?????? ???????????? ?? ?????? ?ä?
????????, ?? ??Ø ?v??? ??? ??Ø ?????Ø ??? ??Ø ????v ??Ø ??????v?????v ??
?ä? ??????