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Encyclopedia > Apollyon
Apollyon (top) battling Christian in John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress.
Apollyon (top) battling Christian in John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress.
For other uses, see Apollyon (disambiguation).

Apollyon appears in the New Testament (Book of Revelation 9:7–11) leading the locust plague that will be released on Gods enemies in the End Times: Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... John Bunyan. ... The Pilgrims Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come by John Bunyan (published, February, 1678) is a Christian allegory. ... Apollyon can mean in Theology Apollyon – the spiritual being named as the destroyer in Christian apocalyptic theology. ... This article is about the Christian scriptures. ... Visions of John of Patmos, as depicted in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. ... Desert locust Nymph of Locust Schistocera americana with distinct wing-rudiments Locust nymph from the Philippines Egyptian grasshopper Anacridium aegyptum Locust from the 1915 Locust Plague For other uses, see Locust (disambiguation). ... // In the three Abrahamic Religions (Islam, Judaism, and Christianity), the End Times are depicted as a time of tribulation that precede the predicted coming of a Messiah figure. ...

“ 7 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men. 8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. 9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle. 10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months. 11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon. (KJV)

"And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon. This is the great dragon of chapter 12, Satan or Azazel. He has a number of names, but in each case, he is the king of all the demons, Lucifer, who became Satan." (Revelation 9:11, KJV with Forerunner Commentary) This can also refer to a piece of riding equipment, see Breastplate (tack). ... For other uses, see Chariot (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Scorpion (disambiguation). ... Abaddon (Hebrew אבדון Avadon, meaning destruction). In Biblical poetry (Job 26:6; Proverbs 15:11), it comes to mean place of destruction, or the realm of the dead, and is associated with Sheol. ... The King James or Authorized Version of the Bible is an English translation of the Christian Bible first published in 1611. ... Forerunner may mean: A Forerunner, in philately, a postage stamp used before a region can produce its own stamps. ...

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The name is Greek for "Destroyer" (Απολλυων, from απολλυειν, to destroy). It also echoes the unrelated Hebrew Abaddon (lit. "place of destruction," but here personified) and the name of the Greek god Apollo, also a "destroyer" in his aspect of controlling pestilence, though the composite monstrosity that is Apollyon is distinctly Babylonian and Persian, not Hellenic, in inspiration. Apollyon seems to be equated in Revelation with the Beast. The term "Apollyon" was often associated by early Christians with The Devil, and fancifully described, and is still used as an alternative name for him. Abaddon (Hebrew אבדון Avadon, meaning destruction). In Biblical poetry (Job 26:6; Proverbs 15:11), it comes to mean place of destruction, or the realm of the dead, and is associated with Sheol. ... For other uses, see Apollo (disambiguation). ... The Devil is the name given to a supernatural entity who, in most Western religions, is the central embodiment of evil. ...


In John Bunyan's allegory The Pilgrim's Progress, Apollyon appears as the "foul fiend" who assaulted Christian on his pilgrimage through the Valley of Humiliation. The identification with the Asmodeus of Tobit iii. 8 is erroneous. John Bunyan. ... The Pilgrims Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come by John Bunyan (published, February, 1678) is a Christian allegory. ... Asmodeus (Asmodeus, Asmodaeus, pronounced Ashmed or Ashmedeus in Hebrew, also Chammadai, Sydonai) is a semi-Biblical demon mostly known thanks to the deuterocanonical Book of Tobit; he is also mentioned in some Talmudic legends and in demonology, as he is a leading figure in the construction efforts of the Temple...


Identification of Apollyon

The symbolism of Revelation 9:11 leaves the exact identification of Apollyon open for interpretation. Some bible scholars believe him to be the antichrist[1] or Satan.[2][3][4]


Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Apollyon is Jesus.[5] This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ...


See also

This article is about the concept of Satan. ... For the eschatological beliefs of various religions, see End Times. ... Abaddon (Hebrew אבדון Avadon, meaning destruction). In Biblical poetry (Job 26:6; Proverbs 15:11), it comes to mean place of destruction, or the realm of the dead, and is associated with Sheol. ...

References

  1. ^ Matthew Henry Commentary on Revelation 9, Accessed 4/15/2007
  2. ^ Jamieson, Fausset & Brown Commentary, Accessed 4/15/2007
  3. ^ Halley (2000) Halley's Bible Handbook with the New International Version, p936.
  4. ^ MacDonald (1995) Believer's Bible Commentary, p2366.
  5. ^ The Watchtower, May 1, 1992 p. 11, “Keep Close in Mind the Day of Jehovah.”

The Watchtower is an illustrated religious magazine printed and published by Jehovahs Witnesses via their Watchtower Bible and Tract Society in Wallkill, Ulster County, New York and branch offices around the world. ...

Bibliography

  • Metzeger, Bruce M. (ed); Michael D. Coogan (ed) (1993). The Oxford Companion to the Bible. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-504645-5. 
  • Halley, Henry H.; James E. Ruark (ed) (2000). Halley's Bible Handbook. Grand Rapids, MI: ZondervanPublishingHouse. ISBN 0-310-22479-9. 
  • MacDonald, William; Art Farstad (ed) (1995). Believer's Bible Commentary. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers. ISBN 0-8407-1972-8. 

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Apollyon - definition of Apollyon in Encyclopedia (234 words)
The name, in Greek "Destroyer" is cognate with the Greek god Apollo, also a "destroyer" in his aspect of controlling pestilence, though the composite monstrosity that is Apollyon is distinctly Babylonian and Persian, not Hellenic, in inspiration.
Apollyon seems to be equated in Revelation with the Beast.
The term "Apollyon" was often associated by early Christians with The Devil, and fancifully described, and is still used as an alternative name for him.
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