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The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many died from the water, because it was made bitter. ( Rev 8:10–11) Apsinthos is believed to refer to a plant of the genus Artemisia, used metaphorically to mean something with a bitter taste. [ 4] The English rendering "wormwood" refers to the dark green oil ...
Revelation 8. Revelation 1:13-2:1 on the verso side of Papyrus 98 from the second century. Revelation 8 is the eighth chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is traditionally attributed to John the Apostle, [ 1][ 2] but the precise identity of the author remains a point ...
In the Book of Revelation, seven trumpets are sounded, one at a time, to cue apocalyptic events seen by John of Patmos ( Revelation 1:9) in his vision ( Revelation 1:1 ). The seven trumpets are sounded by seven angels and the events that follow are described in detail from Revelation Chapters 8 to 11. According to Revelation 8:1–2 the angels ...
A major heatwave causes the Sun to burn with intense heat and to scorch people with fire. ( Revelation 16:8–9) The kingdom of the beast is plunged into darkness. ( Revelation 16:11) The Euphrates River dries up to facilitate the crossing of the armies from the east, on their way to Israel for the battle of Armageddon.
Artemisia absinthium, otherwise known as common wormwood, is a species of Artemisia native to North Africa and temperate regions of Eurasia, [ 4] and widely naturalized in Canada and the northern United States. [ 5] It is grown as an ornamental plant and is used as an ingredient in the spirit absinthe and some other alcoholic beverages.
Wormwood is the "name of the star" in the Book of Revelation 8:11 (kai to onoma tou asteros legetai ho Apsinthos) that John of Patmos envisions as cast by the angel and falling into the waters, making them undrinkably bitter. Further references in the Bible show wormwood was a common herb known for its bitter taste.
The Screwtape Letters consists of 31 letters written by a senior demon named Screwtape to his nephew, Wormwood (named after a star in the Book of Revelation ), a younger and less experienced demon, charged with guiding a man called "the Patient" toward "Our Father Below" ( Satan ), and away from "the Enemy" ( God ).
Here in Kolby Church, Denmark, 1550. The Book of Revelation or Book of the Apocalypse is the final book of the New Testament (and therefore the final book of the Christian Bible ). Written in Koine Greek, its title is derived from the first word of the text: apokalypsis, meaning 'unveiling' or 'revelation'.