The first woe. The 5th Trumpet is blown which ushers in one of the most pivotal moments in Revelation, for the Beast from the Abyss (the demonic being who will possess the man we call the Antichrist) is released into the world along with his army of locust-like demons. Like a curse and a plague these demons invade the realm of mankind.
These demons have a unique super-power, the power of scorpions: the power to sting and torment the human body, a torment that lasts 5 months. They are not permitted to kill, just to torture. Men will want to die, but God will remove death from them. They must face the full terror of this judgment.
Yahweh limits their activity as they are permitted to sting only those who do not have the signet of God on their foreheads and who have no spiritual live remaining within them. People who now exist separate from the Grace of God have an appointment with these locust-like demons and with their unique form of demonization, and they cannot escape the torment. It is their destiny!
