![]() It’s hard to say what exactly the wormwood star is supposed to be, or if we can predict what it will be before it arrives. Therefore, whichever way we interpret Revelation, we need to recognize that it uses some imagery that can’t literally be true. This star is described as being given a key, which the star uses to unlock “the shaft of the Abyss” and bring pestilence on the earth. On the other hand, Revelation 9:1-11 describes a star that falls to the earth and is described in an anthropomorphic way (given human characteristics). One could see it as being a toxic meteorite that poisons water supplies if one reads Revelation that literally. The fact that the wormwood star poisons water is unusual since we don’t classically think of stars having that sort of effect. Later, after the sixth trumpet is blown, one-third of the earth’s people are destroyed in fire and sulfur ( Revelation 9:12-18). It also shows up other places within Revelation 8: after the fourth trumpet is blown, one-third of the moon, stars and sun are darkened ( Revelation 8:12). The Bible specifically starts that a third of the rivers were poisoned, which is interesting since three is an important number that occurs many times in the Bible. What Does the Wormwood Star Do in Revelation?Īs established in the Bible quote above, the wormwood star falls into water sources, and it poisons waters. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter” Revelation 8:10-11.ĭepending on which Bible translation you read, the name of the star may be listed as “Bitterness” rather than Wormwood. “The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water- the name of the star is Wormwood. The Wormwood star appears when the third angel gets involved: When the last seal is broken, seven angels blow seven trumpets and shocking events follow. For example, when the sixth seal is broken, an earthquake occurs ( Revelation 6:12-17). Each broken seal results in something happening, often cataclysmic. Earlier in Revelation 6, a Lamb has begun breaking open seven seals on a scroll. With an emphasis on education, including classes and a book club, Wormwood will have a collection of quality absinthe ranging from hard-to-find French bottles to others made in New Orleans, Harlem, and even San Diego - Barrio Logan’s ReBru has just begun distilling the spirit.The wormwood star is mentioned in Revelation 8. Though he’s immersed himself in mezcal in recent years - Harrag also owns Tahona and Oculto 477 in Old Town - he’s also been doing a deep dive into absinthe on visits to his native Antibes, a town on the French Riviera. ![]() Its design, inspired by vintage Paris, includes a secret garden space beyond its brick-walled patio that will host special events. ![]() New proprietor Amar Harrag fell in love with the space when he lived in University Heights and tells Eater that he’s keen on making sure this restaurant is approachable for the community in hopes that it’ll become equally embraced by the neighborhood. There’s life again inside the former home of Jayne’s Gastropub on 30th Street, where absinthe bar and bistro Wormwood opens on Thursday, December 2 with the aim of continuing its legacy of hospitality and old world charm. ![]()
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