Biography Abaddon
Abaddon (Hebrew ????? Avaddon, meaning "destruction"). In Biblical poetry (Job 26:6; Proverbs 15:11), it comes to mean "place of destruction", or the realm of the dead, and is associated with Sheol. Abaddon is also one of the compartments of Gehenna.Metzger & Coogan (1993) Oxford Companion to the Bible, p3. By extension, it can mean an underworld abode of lost souls, or hell.
In Revelation 9:11, it is personified as Abaddon, "Angel of the Abyss", rendered in Greek as Apollyon; and he is described as king of the locusts which rose at the sounding of the fifth trumpet. In like manner, in Rev. vi. 8, Hades is personified following after death to conquer the fourth part of the earth.
Abaddon is one of the infernal names used in LaVeyan Satanism, and is first in the list?only as it comes first alphabetically?and means "the destroyer."
According to them, there are several proofs in favor of their concepts, including Apocalipsis chapter 20, which reads that "the angel with the key of the abyss and a large prison in his hand seized the dragon (Satan the Devil) and threw him down into the abyss, and closed it on him (Satan)", meaning that the 'angel of the key' had power and authority superior to that of the Devil himself. Therefore, from their standpoint, Abaddon, "the angel with the key of the abyss" (Apoc. chapt. 9) and "the ancient serpent", "the dragon", Satan the Devil, must not be both the same person.
In Revelation 9:11, it is personified as Abaddon, "Angel of the Abyss", rendered in Greek as Apollyon; and he is described as king of the locusts which rose at the sounding of the fifth trumpet. In like manner, in Rev. vi. 8, Hades is personified following after death to conquer the fourth part of the earth.
Abaddon is one of the infernal names used in LaVeyan Satanism, and is first in the list?only as it comes first alphabetically?and means "the destroyer."
Identification of Abaddon
Many Biblical scholars believe Abaddon to be Satan or the antichrist Matthew Henry Commentary on Revelation 9, Accessed 4/15/2007 Jamieson, Fausset & Brown Commentary, Accessed 4/15/2007Halley (2000) Halley's Bible Handbook with the New International Version, p936.MacDonald (1995) Believer's Bible Commentary, p2366.Others have stated that he may be one of the lesser demons of hell, or even a dark angel.Bunson, Matthew. Angels A to Z. New York:Crown Trade Paperbacks, 1996. ISBN 0-517-88537-9.One source, The Greater Key of Solomon by Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers, stated that Abaddon was powerful enough to be used by Moses as a way of invoking the terrible rains of the Plagues of Egypt.Bunson, Matthew. Angels A to Z. New York:Crown Trade Paperbacks, 1996. ISBN 0-517-88537-9..in many places, Abaddon is pictured as a human sized locust, and is known as the lord of pestilence.Jehovah's Witnesses originally also considered Abaddon a demon, but now identify him with Jesus.The Watchtower, May 1, 1992 p. 11, ?Keep Close in Mind the Day of Jehovah.?According to them, there are several proofs in favor of their concepts, including Apocalipsis chapter 20, which reads that "the angel with the key of the abyss and a large prison in his hand seized the dragon (Satan the Devil) and threw him down into the abyss, and closed it on him (Satan)", meaning that the 'angel of the key' had power and authority superior to that of the Devil himself. Therefore, from their standpoint, Abaddon, "the angel with the key of the abyss" (Apoc. chapt. 9) and "the ancient serpent", "the dragon", Satan the Devil, must not be both the same person.
External links
- Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge Abaddon
- From Guildwars - http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Abaddon
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