Rev 9:2 | MHM | STEP | v. 2 : The star opens the bottomless pit, and smoke rises from it, like the smoke of a great furnace. This smoke darkens the sun and the air (Revelation 9:2 ). The smoke represents moral and spiritual darkness that blinds people and obscures the truth. It symbolizes the lies and deceptions spread by Satan and his agents, corrupting the light of God's truth.

‏ Revelation of John 9:2

v. 2: The star opens the bottomless pit, and smoke rises from it, like the smoke of a great furnace. This smoke darkens the sun and the air (Revelation 9:2 ^a). The smoke represents moral and spiritual darkness that blinds people and obscures the truth. It symbolizes the lies and deceptions spread by Satan and his agents, corrupting the light of God's truth.