Drones and Locusts

Revelation 9

1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.

2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.

3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.

5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.

6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

7 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.

8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.

9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.

10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.

Clearly, the verses above can be interpreted different ways; literally and figuratively. Some people say that the verses describe modern warfare, others say that “the locusts are described in such a way to instill fear in the people of Earth, and that they are a symbol of God’s judgment against oppressive powers.” Both interpretations could be true. I want to look at the literal interpretation; modern warfare.

To me, the locusts described in Revelation 9 could be modern day drones, filled with chemical weapons to hurt people. The effects of the chemical weapons could easily feel like a scorpion sting, and a person could easily feel the effects for months. Below is what I learned about drones from AI, the most reliable source on the internet. Wink.

Question: Are there drones that look like locusts?

Answer: While there aren’t currently commercially available drones that perfectly mimic the appearance of a locust, researchers have developed small, insect-like robots with design elements inspired by locusts, particularly focusing on their lightweight and efficient flight capabilities, sometimes referred to as “locust drones” or “locust robots” – most notably from research conducted in Israel; these drones are designed to be small, agile, and capable of flying in swarms similar to real locusts. 

  • Researchers are studying locust wing structures to create drone wings with similar lightweight and efficient aerodynamic properties. 
  • The main focus is often on developing drones that can operate in large swarms, mimicking the behavior of locust swarms in nature. 
  • These drones could be used for surveillance, search and rescue missions, or environmental monitoring. 

Below is from an article from NBC News:

The U.S. Navy is testing a new type of drone — or, to be precise, a new way of launching and coordinating them. The Low-Cost UAV Swarming Technology program, or LOCUST, packs small, disposable drones into a rocket launcher-like mechanism. Once fired out like giant winged bullets, the drones glide through the air and begin communicating with one another, eventually flying in formation.
“This level of autonomous swarming flight has never been done before,” said Lee Mastroianni, LOCUST’s manager at the Office of Naval Research. “UAVs that are expendable and reconfigurable will free manned aircraft and traditional weapon systems to do more.”
Small drones like these Coyotes can’t carry much ordinance, but they can keep an eye on things, track movement and interfere with low-flying aircraft. Even better, they’re cheap.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/navy-touts-rocket-launched-swarms-locust-drones-n342996

I also found this article below:

The Chemical and Biological Attack Threat of Commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems
OCTOBER 2020  | PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

In September 2013, at a political campaign rally in Dresden, Germany, a small unmanned aircraft system (UAS), or “drone,” flew within feet of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere, hovering briefly before crashing into the stage near Merkel’s feet. This harmless stunt by a political activist demonstrated that drones, especially those using autonomous navigation systems, could be stealthy, accurate and potentially deadly. Had this drone been armed with a chemical or biological warfare (CBW) agent, it may have incapacitated or killed this high-level delegation, garnering international attention and triggering profound concern regarding the government’s inability to secure and defend vulnerable populations from any UAS capable of delivering CBW agents.
There have been other incidents involving commercial UAS and national security. In April 2015, a small UAS, possibly tainted with radioactive cesium, was discovered on the roof of the Japanese Prime Minister’s office. The UAS was “carrying a camera and a bottle of unidentified liquid that bore a sticker with the universal symbol of radioactivity.” In January 2017, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) started using commercial UAS to provide reconnaissance and targeting information against coalition forces and began showing interest in conducting UAS-based CBW attacks.

https://www.ausa.org/sites/default/files/publications/SL-20-5-The-Chemical-and-Biological-Attack-Threat-of-Commercial-Unmanned-Aircraft-Systems.pdf

Then, just to bring the irony home, here is a very short video showing a drone that is flying amidst swarms of locusts spraying them with a chemical agent to kill them. Palpable irony anyone?

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