In demonology, Abaddon (Hebrew: אֲבַדּוֹן, avaddon, “place of destruction”, “place of perdition”) is the king of the bottomless pit, the place of the dead.
He is also described as the “destroyer of the world” and the angel of the abyss.
In Nevill Drury’s Dictionary of Mysticism and the Occult, we read that Abaddon is:
“The name given by St. John in the Book of Revelation to the chief of the demons of the seventh hierarchy. Abaddon is also known as the ‘king of the grasshoppers’…” (Page 1)
In the New Testament Book of Revelation, Abaddon is described as the angel of the bottomless pit, often equated with the devil, and is also described as the king of the demons.
In Jewish apocalyptic literature and Christian demonology, he is described as one of the seven archangels and is often associated with the battle against God.
Revelation
Some translations of Revelation 9:11 refer to Abaddon as the “angel of the Abyss.”
The abyss is a place in the underworld where demons are imprisoned.
In Revelation 9:11, Abaddon is described as having the key to the abyss.
This may refer to his role as the king of the demons, as he would have control over all of the demons in the abyss.
Abaddon is also mentioned in the Book of Revelation in connection with the end of the world.
Some people believe that Abaddon is the angel of the apocalypse. He is said to be the one who will release the seven angels of the apocalypse. He is also said to be the one who will destroy the Antichrist.
Pre-Christian Origin
However, if we dig back further into ancient history, pre-Christian, we find the ties to the Greek god Apollo.
Barbara G. Walker in The Woman’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, writes:
“The god Apollo was a solar king in heaven during the day, and a Lord of Death in the underworld at night. His latter form became the Jewish Apollyon, Spirit of the Pit. Apollo-Python was the serpent deity in the Pit of the Delphic oracle, who inspired the seeress with mystic vapors from his nether world. The Greek word for the Pit was abaton, which the Jews corrupted into Abaddon – later a familiar Christian synonym for hell.” (Page 2)
In other words, the patriarchal religions (Judaism and Christianity) vilified the ancient Pagan deity.
