Revelation 9:14 Meaning and Explanation
“Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The voice commands that four angels bound at the Euphrates be released.
What Does Revelation 9:14 Mean?
The voice from the altar gives a command: release the four angels bound at the great river Euphrates. The Euphrates marked an ancient frontier, the boundary beyond which invading armies massed against God's people. These four powers have been held there, bound, until the appointed hour.
That they are bound until commanded is the quiet center of the verse. Even forces of destruction are kept under restraint, waiting on a word from the altar of God. Nothing is loosed before its time, and nothing acts outside His permission. For the reader this is sobering and steadying at once: history is not a runaway, and the boundaries of evil are set and unset by the God who hears His people's prayers.
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What does Revelation 9:14 mean?
The voice commands that four angels bound at the Euphrates be released.