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 (ver. 1-12), the sixth, ver. 13, &c..
The Seven Trumpets. (a. d. 95.)
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Revelation 9
Revelation 9 — Overview
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