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 18:11-19
18:11 Then the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn for her because no one buys their cargo any longer –
18:12 cargo such as gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all sorts of things made of citron wood, all sorts of objects made of ivory, all sorts of things made of expensive wood, bronze, iron and marble,
18:13 cinnamon, spice, incense, perfumed ointment, frankincense, wine, olive oil and costly flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and four-wheeled carriages, slaves and human lives.
18:14 (The ripe fruit you greatly desired
has gone from you,
and all your luxury and splendor
have gone from you –
they will never ever be found again!)
18:15 The merchants who sold these things, who got rich from her, will stand a long way off because they are afraid of her torment. They will weep and mourn,
18:16 saying,
“Woe, woe, O great city –
dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet clothing,
and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls –
18:17 because in a single hour such great wealth has been destroyed!”
And every ship’s captain, and all who sail along the coast – seamen, and all who make their living from the sea, stood a long way off
18:18 and began to shout when they saw the smoke from the fire that burned her up, “Who is like the great city?”
18:19 And they threw dust on their heads and were shouting with weeping and mourning,
“Woe, Woe, O great city –
in which all those who had ships on the sea got rich from her wealth –
because in a single hour she has been destroyed!”
Exodus 10:21-23
The Ninth Blow: Darkness
10:21 The Lord said to Moses, “Extend your hand toward heaven so that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness so thick it can be felt.”
10:22 So Moses extended his hand toward heaven, and there was absolute darkness throughout the land of Egypt for three days.
10:23 No one could see another person, and no one could rise from his place for three days. But the Israelites had light in the places where they lived.
Psalms 78:49
78:49 His raging anger lashed out against them,
He sent fury, rage, and trouble
as messengers who bring disaster.
Isaiah 8:21-22
8:21 They will pass through the land
destitute and starving. Their hunger will make them angry,
and they will curse their king and their God
as they look upward.
8:22 When one looks out over the land, he sees
distress and darkness, gloom
and anxiety, darkness and people forced from the land.
Matthew 8:12
8:12 but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Matthew 22:13
22:13 Then the king said to his attendants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!’
Matthew 22:1
The Parable of the Wedding Banquet
22:1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:
Matthew 2:17
2:17 Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: