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Abaddon (Hebrew ????? Avaddon, meaning "destruction"). In Biblical references (Job 26:6; Proverbs 15:11), it comes to mean "place of destruction", or the realm of the dead, and is associated with Sheol. Abaddon is also one of the compartments of Gehenna.[Metzger & Coogan (1993) Oxford Companion to the Bible, p3.] By extension, it can mean an underworld abode of lost souls, or hell
. In some legends, it is identified as a realm where the damned lie in fire and snow, one of the places in Hell that Moses visited. [Ginzberg, Lewis. The Legends of the Jews, Volume II: From Joseph to Exodus. 1909. [1] ]
In Revelation 9:11, it is personified as Abaddon, "Angel of the Abyss",
Abaddon is one of the infernal names used in LaVeyan Satanism, and is first in the list—only as it comes first alphabetically—and means "the destroyer."
Identification of AbaddonMany Biblical scholars believe Abaddon to be Satan or the antichrist[Matthew Henry Commentary on Revelation 9, Accessed 4/15/2007][Jamieson, Fausset & Brown Commentary, Accessed 4/15/2007][Halley (2000) H''alley's Bible Handbook with the New International Version, p936.][MacDonald (1995) Believer's Bible Commentary, p2366.]. Others have stated that he may be one of the lesser demons of hell, or even a dark angel.[Bunson, Matthew. ]Angels A to Z. New York:Crown Trade Paperbacks, 1996. ISBN 0-517-88537-9.
In many places, Abaddon is pictured as a human sized locust, and is known as the lord of pestilence.
Jehovah's Witnesses originally also considered Abaddon a demon, but now identify him with Jesus.
According to Jehovah's Witnesses, there are several proofs in favor of the Messianic identification of Abaddon, including Revelation 20:1, which reads that "the angel with the key of the abyss and a large prison in his hand seized the dragon (Satan the Devil) and threw him down into the abyss, and closed it on him (Satan)", meaning that the 'angel of the with the key of abyss' had power and authority superior to that of the Devil himself. Therefore, from their standpoint, Abaddon, "the angel with the key of the abyss" (see Revelation 9:1,11) and "the ancient serpent", "the dragon", Satan the Devil, must not be both the same person. The identification of the glorified Jesus as the Devil's Destroyer (Hebrew, `avad-dohn') is also implied at Paul's Letter to the Hebrews (chap. II, v. 14)
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