sound of chariots, of many horses rushing to battle. 10 They have tails like scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men for five months. 11 They have as king over them, the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name Apollyon. 12 The first woe is past; behold, two woes are still coming after these things. The severity of God’s judgements is escalating. This is also called the first of three woes. This “star” is actually a being since it is referred to as “he” and opens a pit with a key. This being is considered to be Satan. Who is Satan’s Names Name Scripture Note Mark 1:13, “And He was in the wilderness days being tempted by Satan; and He was with the wild beasts, and the angels were ministering to Him.” Satan means “the adversary” in Hebrew. Because of his hatred of God, he opposes everything that God is and tries to do. The Devil 1 John 3:8, “the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works “The Devil” in Greek (diabolos) means “false accuser.” He likes to accuse God’s children of things that are not true in order to pull them away from God.
of the devil.” Lucifer Isaiah 14:12, ““How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn!” His original name before he fell is the “Morning Star” or “star of the morning” which can be translated as Lucifer. Beelzebul Matthew 12:24, “But when the Pharisees this, they said, ‘This man casts out demons only by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons.’” Beelzebul means “ruler of demons.” The Great Dragon Revelation 12:9, “And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were The Great Dragon tells of his intimidation and fury.
thrown down with him." The Evil One John 17:15, “I do not ask You to take them out of the but to keep them from the evil one.” Satan is not just another evil being; he is “the” evil one. The Tempter Matthew 4:3, “And the tempter came and said to Him, ‘If You are the Son of God, command that stones become bread.’” One of Satan’s greatest weapons is to tempt people into not believing God and then disobeying Him. Ruler of this world John 12:31, “Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.” Right now, this world is ruled and being led by Satan. Abaddon or Apollyon Revelation 9:11, “They have as king over them, the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the These mean “destroyer.” Satan does not create unless it suits his purpose.
Greek he has the name Apollyon.” The Serpent of Old Revelation 12: 9, “And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him." “Serpent of Old” refers back to the Garden when Satan was cursed and forced to crawl on his belly like a serpent. Ezekiel 28:12-19 is one of the most important Bible passages that tells us of Satan’s origin. Verse 15 (“From the day you were created”) tells us that Satan was created by God. He is not an equal foe to God. He has not been around forever. Verse 12 tells us that Lucifer (which was his original name which means “bearer of light” or “morning star”) “had the seal of perfection” and was “full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.” Verse 14 and 16 says that he was the “anointed cherub who covers [guards].” Lucifer was originally created as one of God’s most beautiful and perfect angels. He was a cherub (the plural is cherubim) which is one of the types of angels that had the closest access to God and probably guarded God’s holiness. He had intimate access to God. But then in verse 17 God tells Lucifer that “your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor.” Because Lucifer thought so highly of himself it corrupted his wisdom and his understanding of true reality. He thought of himself as being much greater than he really was. The result was that he proclaimed that he will rise above everyone else and sit where God sits and assume a place of great power and control (Isaiah 14:13-14). Satan revolted against God. The result was that Satan lost his privileged status and became an enemy of God. This may be the in Revelation 12:9, “And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.”