John had experienced persecution “under Domitian.” John was “taken to Rome, and there, by his boldness, though not by death, gain the crown of martyrdom” by being boiled in oil. The disciples of Christ lived during a time when Rome controlled much of the known world. He will be permitted to take those who reject Christ as King during the cleansing of the whole earth to make way for a “new heaven and a new earth” ( Revelation 21:1). This is the beginning of the end in which Satan and his demonic forces will be unleashed. A third of the sea turned into blood, a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.” ( Revelation 8:7-9). A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.” Next, “something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. This star “opened the Abyss” ( Revelation 9:2), unleashing a battalion of demonic soldiers likened to a plague of locusts ( Revelation 9:3) resembling “horses prepared for battle” ( Revelation 9:7).īy this time there had already been “hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. Immediately after the fifth angel blew his trumpet, a star fell from “the sky to the earth” ( Revelation 9:1). We see this name mentioned in Revelation 9: “They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon and in Greek is Apollyon (that is, Destroyer)” ( Revelation 9:11). The name “ Apollyon” is the Greek for “Abaddon” meaning “Destroyer.”

One of these is “the Apollyon,” which might refer to Satan or to a high-ranking demon. There are several names in the Bible for Satan and his minions.

Apollyon’s Portal by Tish Alexander