Revelation 9:3-12

3Then locusts came out of the smoke and they came down on the earth. They received power to cause great pain, like the power of scorpions.

4They knew that they must not do anything bad to the grass on the earth. They must not attack any plant or any tree. They could only attack people who did not have God's seal on the front of their heads.

5The locusts did not have authority to kill those people. But they could cause them very bad pain for five months. Their pain was like the great pain from a scorpion when it hurts someone.

6During that time of great pain, people will want to kill themselves. They will want to die, but they will not find any way to die.

7The locusts were like horses that were ready to fight in a war. They wore something on their heads that seemed to be gold crowns. Their faces looked like human faces.

8Their hair was like women's hair. Their teeth were like lions' teeth.

9They had shields over the front of their bodies, like shields made from iron. Their wings made a very loud noise. The sound was like many horses that are pulling chariots into a battle.

10They had poison in their tails, like scorpions. They had power to attack people with their tails and to cause them pain for five months.

11The king that ruled them was the angel of the deep hole. His name is ‘Abaddon’ in the Hebrew language. In the Greek language his name is ‘Apollyon’.

12The first great trouble has now finished. But after all these things, there are two more great troubles still to come.