What did God command the locusts not to hurt in Revelation 9:4?
In Revelation 9:4, God commanded the locusts not to hurt the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree. They were restricted to hurting only those men who do not have the seal of God in their foreheads.
Les explains that God is in complete control because this is His wrath poured out on God-rejecting mankind, and everything He does is fair and just. The locusts, described as demonic creatures with a scorpion-like sting, are commanded not to damage vegetation—the grass, any green thing, or any tree—but only men who lack God's seal. Les identifies those sealed ones as the 144,000 from Revelation 7, and says these creatures cannot touch them.
And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
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What are the locusts in Revelation 9 commanded not to harm?
The locusts are commanded not to hurt the grass, the green things, or the trees, but only those men who do not have the seal of God in their foreheads.
Why does God have complete control over the locusts in Revelation 9?
God has complete control over the locusts because these judgments are His own wrath being poured out on God-rejecting mankind.