Revelation 9:5

“And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.”

"And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man." - Revelation 9:5
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What does Revelation 9:5 mean?

Revelation 9:5 from the King James Version of the Bible reads: "And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man." This verse is part of the book of…

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