They were imploringHim not to commandthem to go awayinto the abyss.
"But putforthYour handnowand touchallthat he has; he will surelycurseYou to Your face."
"However,putforthYour handnow,and touchhis boneand his flesh;he will curseYou to Your face."
"ThenHe will alsosayto thoseon His left,Departfrom Me, accursedones, into the eternalfirewhich has been preparedfor the deviland his angels;
SeeingJesus,he criedout and fell beforeHim, and saidin a loudvoice,"Whatbusiness do we have with each other, Jesus,Sonof the Most HighGod?I begYou, do not tormentme."
Nowthere was a herdof manyswinefeedingthereon the mountain;and [the demons] imploredHim to permitthem to enterthe swine. And He gave them permission.
or'WHOWILL DESCENDINTO THE ABYSS?'(that is, to bringChristup from the dead)."
Whenthey have finishedtheir testimony,the beastthat comesup out of the abysswill makewarwith them, and overcomethem and killthem.
"The beastthat you sawwas, and is not, and is aboutto comeup out of the abyssand goto destruction.And thosewho dwellon the earth,whosenamehas not been writtenin the bookof lifefrom the foundationof the world,will wonderwhen they seethe beast,that he was and is not and will come.
And the beastwas seized,and with him the false prophetwho performedthe signsin his presence,by whichhe deceivedthosewho had receivedthe markof the beastand thosewho worshipedhis image;thesetwowere thrownaliveinto the lakeof firewhich burnswith brimstone.
They haveas kingoverthem, the angelof the abyss;his namein Hebrewis Abaddon,and in the Greekhe hasthe nameApollyon.
