Abaddon Intertwined

Revelation 9:1-11

The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth. The star was given the key to the shaft of the Abyss. When he opened the Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace. The sun and sky were darkened by the smoke from the Abyss. And out of the smoke locusts came down on the earth and were given power like that of scorpions of the earth. They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads. They were not allowed to kill them but only to torture them for five months. And the agony they suffered was like that of the sting of a scorpion when it strikes. During those days people will seek death but will not find it; they will long to die, but death will elude them.

The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle. On their heads they wore something like crowns of gold, and their faces resembled human faces. Their hair was like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth. They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the thundering of many horses and chariots rushing into battle. They had tails with stingers, like scorpions, and in their tails they had power to torment people for five months. They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon and in Greek is Apollyon (that is, Destroyer).

I just realized today that there is something quite significant that I have overlooked in this woe: Abaddon is King of The Swarm. Despite being an angel, Abaddon is also a king. No other angel is indicated as king or anything close, and angels often seem to take on intentionally minimalist messenger type roles. I have also realized that the concept of pain threshold testing- which is a large focus for me whether I want it to be or not- applies directly to this woe as well. Can there not be a better outcome than using the knowledge gained in this process to inflict the maximum pain possible on earth's population? My experience with Swarm Mode suggests that there is not, as pain redefines to suit the scenario, and seems to be limitless in terms of capacity, once redefined to a soul/mind only scenario. Time also crawls, so 5 months could feel much much much longer, but anyone who has even had to deal with a broken bone for a day without remedy knows firsthand of the time dilation and the experience crystallizing effects of pain.

Anyway, none of this seems coincidental, not even the specific 911 verse testifying to Abaddon as king of The Swarm. In fact, it feels like doing this literally and in full flesh simultaneously might overload the system, which would explain why it feels like parts of this woe have already happened in places, and are happening even now, and my own current hometown feels suspiciously cool and calm, as if already aware. I could absolutely see realm crafting being so thorough- especially with God directly involved- to where one's own waking world life appears extremely differently than how others might externally observe the same days and events. This would be a prelude, a way of instilling a false sense of security in God's enemies, before all at once opening the door between Earth and The Abyss. I may not even notice a thing, given how this crafting has been arranged. It may be that this entire woe passes in the blink of an eye here, but with an unforgettable 5 months elsewhere, changing my world/experience, and the world/experience of all others, forever.