I was just reading Revelation 9 which mentions Apollyon/Abanddon, a demonic king, these types of demonic princes are also mentioned as "prince of persia" etc in the book of Daniel.
So what if the book of Revelation talks about spiritual entities such as this and not earthly kings and rulers necessarily? Could it be possible? Is there any suppor for this? I googled it and no one seems to believe it, so its probably a whacky idea. Anyways, give me your ideas fellas.
The word "prince" appears only one time in the book of Revelation, and it is a reference to Jesus Christ.
Rev 1:5
And from Jesus Christ,
who is the faithful witness,
and the first begotten of the dead, and
the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
Rev 1:6
And
hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him
be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
"The kings" in verse 5 are human beings or "the kings of the earth," and the "kings" in verse 6 are Christians.
Rev 5:10
And
hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
Again, the "kings" in this verse are Christians.
Rev 6:15
And
the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
These "kings" are human beings or "the kings of the earth."
Rev 9:11
And they had a king over them,
which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue
is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath
his name Apollyon.
This is the sole place in the book of Revelation where a "king" is an "angel."
Rev 10:11
And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and
kings.
These "kings" are human beings.
Rev 15:3
And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous
are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true
are thy ways,
thou King of saints.
The "King" here is Christ.
Rev 16:12
And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of
the kings of the east might be prepared.
"The kings of the east" are human beings.
Rev 16:14
For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles,
which go forth unto
the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
"The kings of the earth" are human beings, but they are being influenced by demons.
Rev 17:2
With whom
the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
"The kings of the earth" are human beings.
Rev 17:10
And
there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is,
and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
The "seven kings" are human beings.
Rev 17:12
And the ten horns which thou sawest are
ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
The "ten kings" are human kings who had not yet received power in John's day.
Rev 17:14
These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and
King of kings: and they that are with him
are called, and chosen, and faithful.
Jesus is the "King," and the "kings" are human beings.
Rev 17:18
And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over
the kings of the earth.
Rev 18:3
For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and
the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
Rev 18:9
And
the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
In these three verses, these "kings" are human beings or "the kings of the earth."
Rev 19:16
And he hath on
his vesture and on his thigh a name written,
KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
Again, Jesus is the "King," and the "Kings" are human beings.
Rev 19:18
That ye may eat
the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all
men, both free and bond, both small and great.
These are fleshly "kings" or human beings.
Rev 19:19
And I saw the beast, and
the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
Rev 21:24
And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and
the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
In these two verses, the "kings" are human beings or "the kings of the earth."
