Revelation 9:1
“And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth.And to him was given the key to the bottomless pit.”
This passage begins with an angel that had fallen in the past. John writes, “And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. And to him was given the key to the bottomless pit.” Since the angel is fallen, he is a demon. His name is given in both the Hebrew and Greek and means, “destroyer” (Rev. 9:11).
I believe the description of the demon locusts should be enough to “scare the literal hell” out of anyone. My thoughts are that the unsaved would read this and come running to Jesus so that they wouldn’t have to face these dreaded creatures. Moreover, I would surmise that Christians would read this and witness passionately for Jesus so that no relative, neighbor, coworker, or acquaintance would ever have to experience Hell’s full fury before being cast into Hell, the lake of fire. Paul states my case well in 2 Corinthian 5:11:
2 Corinthian 5:11
“Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men.”
Knowing what is coming, how can we not beg all people to be saved? Paul did. “Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled for God.” Never forget what Jesus has done for you so that you’ll not have to experience His wrath. “For He [God] made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Cor. 5:21). Isn’t it time to start the pleading and to live in such a way that you attract and not repel people from Christ?