Rev 9:3-4 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Rev 9:3-4: 9:3-4 The locusts ... from the smoke with their power to sting like scorpions are fiercer than those of the Egyptian plague (see Exod 10:14-15 ). Rather than eating plants, these locusts are like stinging scorpions that viciously attack people. Only people without the seal of God (see Rev 7:1-8 ) receive this painful judgment. While the stings cause painful torture, they are not life-threatening (9:5-6 ).

bExod 10:14-15►

cRev 7:1-8►

‏ Revelation of John 9:3-4

Summary for Rev 9:3-4: 9:3-4 ^a The locusts ... from the smoke with their power to sting like scorpions are fiercer than those of the Egyptian plague (see Exod 10:14-15 ^b). Rather than eating plants, these locusts are like stinging scorpions that viciously attack people. Only people without the seal of God (see Rev 7:1-8 ^c) receive this painful judgment. While the stings cause painful torture, they are not life-threatening (9:5-6 ^d).