Will the locusts in Revelation 9 touch the 144,000?
No. The locusts are commanded to harm only those without the seal of God, while the 144,000 are sealed in Revelation 7. Therefore these demonic creatures will not be able to touch them during that judgment. They are divinely restrained under God's controlled wrath, which is fair and just.
Les teaches that Revelation 9's locusts are demonic creatures whose sting is like a scorpion's—burning and lasting—and they create a psychological effect on humanity by their appearance and sting. Yet God retains complete control; this is His wrath poured out on God-rejecting mankind, and everything He does is fair and just. In verse 4 they are commanded not to hurt grass, green things, or trees, but only men who do not have God's seal on their foreheads. Les connects this to Revelation 7, where the servants of God are sealed in their foreheads, listing the twelve tribes from which come 12,000 each, totaling 144,000. Those sealed ones are unique in the seven-year period. Consequently, the locusts will not be able to touch the 144,000.
Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
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Are the locusts in Revelation 9 demons or demonic creatures?
Les teaches that these locusts are demonic creatures that will torment God-rejecting mankind during the seven-year period. He explains they have a unique, burning sting like a scorpion, causing a psychological effect by their appearance and ability to sting. God remains in complete control, commanding them not to hurt grass, green things, or trees, but only men without the seal of God on their foreheads. Those sealed are the 144,000, and these demonic creatures cannot touch them.
What makes the 144,000 unique during the seven-year period?
The seal of God in their foreheads is what makes the 144,000 unique during the seven-year period.
What is the locust judgment in Revelation 9?
The locust judgment in Revelation 9 is God's wrath being poured out on mankind that rejects God.