Passage

Smoke from the abyss

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

²He opened the pit of the abyss, and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke from a burning furnace. The sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke from the pit.

Revelation 9:2World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

When the pit of the abyss is opened, smoke rises like smoke from a furnace and darkens the sun and air.

To understand

The vision first describes a fallen star receiving the key to the pit. Locusts then emerge from the smoke, and the account compares their power to that of scorpions.

A question

Which images describe what comes out of the pit and how it affects its surroundings?