Revelation 9:5

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They weren’t allowed to kill those people, but they could hurt them over and over again for five months. Those people suffered pain like the sting of a scorpion when it strikes.

Cross References

Revelation 9:10

They had tails that could sting people the way scorpions’ tails do. That gave them the power to hurt people over and over again for five months.

Revelation 9:3

Locusts came out of the smoke down onto the earth, and they were given power like the power of scorpions that live on the earth.

Revelation 13:7

The beast was allowed to fight a war against the saints and defeat them. It was given authority over every tribe, race, language, and nation.

Revelation 13:5

The beast was given a mouth so it could brag about itself and say insulting things about God. The beast was allowed to use its authority for 42 months.

Revelation 11:7

When they’ve finished giving their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them. He’ll overpower them and kill them.

John 19:11

Jesus answered, “You wouldn’t have any power over me if it hadn’t been given to you from heaven. So the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.”