Difference between revisions of "Locust"

<div> '''1: '''''Ἀκρίς''''' ''' (Strong'S #200 — Noun [[Feminine]] — akris — ak-rece' ) </div> <p> occurs in &nbsp;Matthew 3:4; &nbsp;Mark 1:6 , of the animals themselves, as forming part of the diet of John the Baptist; they are used as food; the Arabs stew them with butter, after removing the head, legs and wings. In &nbsp;Revelation 9:3,7 , they appear as monsters representing satanic agencies, let loose by [[Divine]] judgments inflicted upon men for five months, the time of the natural life of the "locust." For the character of the judgment see the whole passage. </p>