Abbadona

Abbadona, once the friend of Abdiel, was drawn into the rebellion of Satan half unwillingly. In hell he constantly bewailed his fall, and reproved Satan for his pride and blasphemy. He openly declared to the infernals that he would take no part or lot in Satan's scheme for the death of the Messiah; and during the crucifixion he lingered aobut the cross with repentance, hope, and fear. his ultimate fate we are not told, but when Satan and Adramelech were driven back to hell, Obaddon, the angel of death, says--

"For thee, Abbadona, I have no orders. How long thou art permitted to remain on earth I know not, nor whether thou wilt be allowed to see the resurrection of the Lord of glory ... but be not deceived, thou canst not view Him with the joy of the redeemed." "Yet let me see Him, let me see Him!"

--Kloptstock; The Messiah, xiii.


The Reader's Handbook of Famous Names in Fiction, Allusions, References, Proverbs, Plots, Stories and Poems
By The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer
A New Edition Revised Throughout and Greatly Enlarged
Philadelphia
J. B. Lippincott Co.
1899

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