Revelation 9:2

9:2 He opened the shaft of the abyss and smoke rose out of it like smoke from a giant furnace. The sun and the air were darkened with smoke from the shaft.

Revelation 9:11

9:11 They have as king over them the angel of the abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon.


tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

tn Grk “the shaft,” but since this would be somewhat redundant in English, the pronoun “it” is used here.

tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

sn Both the Hebrew Abaddon and the Greek Apollyon mean “Destroyer.”