Discovery BoxRevelation 9:2 
Context9:2 He 1 opened the shaft of the abyss and smoke rose out of it 2 like smoke from a giant furnace. The 3 sun and the air were darkened with smoke from the shaft.
Revelation 9:1
Context9:1 Then 4 the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky 5 to the earth, and he was given the key to the shaft of the abyss. 6
1 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
2 tn Grk “the shaft,” but since this would be somewhat redundant in English, the pronoun “it” is used here.
3 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
5 tn Or “from heaven” (the same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky”).
6 tn On this term BDAG 2 s.v. ἄβυσσος 2 states, “netherworld, abyss, esp. the abode of the dead Ro 10:7 (Ps 106:26) and of demons Lk 8:31; dungeon where the devil is kept Rv 20:3; abode of the θηρίον, the Antichrist 11:7; 17:8; of ᾿Αβαδδών (q.v.), the angel of the underworld 9:11…φρέαρ τῆς ἀ. 9:1f; capable of being sealed 9:1; 20:1, 3.”
