They have as king over them, the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name Apollyon. (Revelation 9:11)
Concerning the “king” of these emancipated demons, Abaddon or Apollyon, both names mean “destruction,” or “the destroyer.” They may be terrifying to us, but to the owner of the “key” (God), they are nothing. As such, we should “fear not.”
“Naked is Sheol before Him, and Abaddon has no covering. (Job 26:6)
But alas, we fear many things in this life, most of all death. But death comes in many forms other than that which is issued forth with one’s last breath.
In the here and now there is the “death of a vision,” of what was supposed to be after the expenditure of many hours of “blood, sweat and tears.”
There are “death traps,” those detours we can purposefully or inadvertently take where there’s no way out, and certain death awaits, literally or figuratively. It’s normally at the bottom of a “death spiral.”
Most sailors would certainly understand being “dead in the water,” with no wind in one’s sails.
Then there’s being “dead to rights,” or in other words, caught “red handed,” with no way out.
If we dwell in death and destruction, we might as well reside in an “abyss.” And even when showed the way of escape from its darkness, we voluntarily stay in that “dark place.”
No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it. (1 Corinthians 10:13)
Our Savior holds the key to any “dark place” we might be in, even if we’re at “death’s door,” and He will gladly show us the “light of day.”
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