Rev 9:3 “And there came out of the smoke *d Locusts upon the earth and unto them was given *e power, as the *f scorpions of the earth have power.”
Notes from the G Bible *d- Locusts are false teachers, heretics, patriarchs, archbishops, bishops, doctors, bachelors & masters which forsake Christ to maintain false doctrine. (A few more words in this caption I couldn’t translate)
*e- false and deceivable doctrine which is pleasant to the flesh
*f- that is secretly, to persecute and to sting with its tail as scorpions does such is the fashion of the hypocrites
Thank you for your response! You offer many great insights! I had to post when I saw the G notes describing people in positions in authority teaching false doctrine. It really hit me, that false doctrine isn’t necessarily just Biblical doctrine but any thing that is deceptive and FALSE. Now that you mention pharmakea (which is what will deceive all nations Rev 18:23), it’s clear to me what that is. I was trying to find the etymology of the words doctrine & medicine/medical and really wasn’t satisfied with what I came up with for medicine. Doctrine was from docere (to teach) and doctor stemmed from this I believe. For medicine, only one source said it came from Medea - Greek- Goddess of illusion. Which if you read about her she was very skilled in sorcery. So I made the connection.. Doctor is a teacher of (false doctrine) sorcery/medicine/Pharmakea. Now, False doctrine has been handed down over the centuries, not just medical but law, astronomy, religion etc. I was trained in health care etc, so I’m not calling out all people. The key is Christ, when we are born again in the Spirit, then we have the Spiritual discernment that others don’t have.. but you do have to Seek God for it! Many people are believers but maybe in the infant stage of belief. (I’m not lecturing lol, just most people I know are not interested in this like you and me)! Thanks again! I hope to exchange again! In hurry with this response so if it’s rambling I apologize