9:7 And the appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads, as it were, crowns like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men.

And the APPEARANCE of the locusts was

John sees these demons released out of the abyss and tries to describe them. Whether they will be visible to the unsealed persons is not clear, but their effect on them will be REAL!

  1. like HORSES prepared for battle; and

    2. Job in Job 39:19-25 gives us a verbal description of how war horses act. Nothing will stop them; they have no fear; and they will not respond "to a trumpet". That is, whatever man tries to do to counteract these terrible demons will not work. They are "rearing to go" having just been released from the pit! Look out unsealed persons!

    Check out how Habakkuk (Habakkuk 1:5-11) describes the horsemen invasion by the Chaldeans.

  2. on their heads, as it were, CROWNS like gold, and

    3. The old deceiver, Revelation 12:9, is again trying to imitate authority. However, remember the TRUE crown of GOLD is worn by Christ, Revelation 14:14 and his followers, like the 24 elders, Revelation 4:4.

  3. their faces were like the faces of men.

    4. This denotes the demons have intelligence. That is, they use rational thought. They know who the unsealed are, and it will be difficult for the unsealed to distinguish the humans from the demons. But, again, that is the highest form of deception.