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A superhuman being, used as an instrument of God’s wrath in the execution of His judgment. It is difficult to say whether this is a good angel used by God as an agent of destruction, or Satan or one of his minions. If a good angel, God could use it to bring both blessing and destruction.
- Ps 35
may their path be dark and slippery, with the angel of the...
- Ps 35
Discover the meaning of Destroyer in the Bible. Study the definition of Destroyer with multiple Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias and find scripture references in the Old and New Testaments.
In the Hebrew Bible, the destroying angel (Hebrew: מַלְאָך הַמַשְׁחִית, malʾāḵ hamašḥīṯ), also known as mashḥit (מַשְׁחִית mašḥīṯ, 'destroyer'; plural: מַשְׁחִיתִים, mašḥīṯīm, 'spoilers, ravagers'), is an entity sent out by God on several occasions to deal with numerous peoples.
One who destroys, ruins, kills, or desolates. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DESTROYER. de-stroi'-er: In several passages the word designates a supernatural agent of destruction, or destroying angel, executing Divine judgment.
Feb 23, 2023 · In Hebrew, the name “Abaddon” means “place of destruction”; the Greek title “Apollyon” literally means “The Destroyer.” In Revelation 8–9, John describes a period during the end times when angels sound seven trumpets. Each trumpet signals the coming of a new judgment on the people of earth.
In one sense, Paul might not mean that God, Himself, is the destroyer, but that He controls beings who fit that description. Scriptures such as Exodus 12:23, 2 Samuel 24:16, and 1 Chronicles 21:15 speak of God controlling or commanding angels of destruction.
Abaddon in the Bible means destruction, the Hebrew name (equivalent to the Greek Apollyon, i.e., destroyer) of "the angel of the bottomless pit" ( Revelation 9:11 ).
