16 and the number of the forces of the horsemen `is' two myriads of myriads, and I heard the number of them.
And I heard the number of those sealed, (144 thousands were sealed out of all the tribes of the sons of Israel):
The chariots of God `are' myriads, thousands of changes, The Lord `is' among them, in Sinai, in the sanctuary.
A flood of fire is proceeding and coming forth from before Him, a thousand thousands do serve Him, and a myriad of myriads before Him do rise up, the Judge is seated, and the books have been opened.
Clothed with blue -- governors and prefects, Desirable young men all of them, Horsemen, riding on horses,
`And at the time of the end, push himself forward with him doth a king of the south, and storm against him doth a king of the north, with chariot, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he hath come in to the lands, and hath overflowed, and passed over,
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Commentary on Revelation 9 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 9
In this chapter we have an account of the sounding of the fifth and sixth trumpets, the appearances that attended them, and the events that were to follow; the fifth trumpet (v. 1-12), the sixth (v. 13-21).
Rev 9:1-12
Upon the sounding of this trumpet, the things to be observed are,
Rev 9:13-21
Here let us consider the preface to this vision, and then the vision itself.