

absinthium (considered a grand wormwood herb) and other aromatic plants. Modern useĪbsinthe, an emerald green drink with a high alcohol content, is made from A. The wormwood of Revelation is not a plant but possibly a large meteor or star that, when it strikes the earth, makes a third of our drinkable water lethal to consume. This period, kicked off when the prophetic seventh seal is opened (Revelation 8:1), signifies God's punishment of the world's Babylonish system and those who follow it. The word's use in Revelation is during an end-time period known as the Day of the Lord. Now the name of the star is Wormwood and a third of the waters became wormwood and many men died from drinking the waters because they were made bitter (Revelation 8:11, HBFV). In the New Testament, wormwood is found twice in a single verse. It is sometimes Biblically equated with gall (Jeremiah 9:15, 23:15, Lamentations 3:19), a bitter poison that was offered to Jesus as he was being crucified (Matthew 27:33 - 34). The plant has a bitter taste and a strong aroma.

herba-alba (also considered a wormwood plant) is common in the Holy Land (Tyndale Bible Dictionary). Judaica is found only in the Sinai while A.

Four species of this plant, in the genus Artemisia, were known to flourish in the dry desert regions of Palestine and Syria. Wormwood is actually a plant, or more precisely a low woody shrub, with small green leaves and greenish-yellow flowers. In the latter regard, it is interesting to note that the Hebrew word behind wormwood is translated as "hemlock" in Amos 6:12 (KJV). Given that the word is found, in the KJV Bible, seven times in seven verses (Deuteronomy 29:18, Proverbs 5:4, Jeremiah 9:15, 23:15, Lamentations 3:15, 19 and Amos 5:7) it may symbolize complete bitterness or a perfect poison. It was considered cursed since it was regarded as poisonous. Wormwood, in the Old Testament, is derived from a Hebrew word meaning bitterness or to curse (Strong's Concordance #H3939). What is wormwood? Where is it located in the Bible? What does it mean? How is it related to the prophetic Day of the Lord?
