It does not say they are demons. It says they are angels. I think we can agree that the fallen angels are bound within the Earth. So, who does the binding? And why not at the Euphrates River?
IMHO St. John meant they are there, and he was very specific designating an hour,day,month, and year that they would be released from their bonds.
Yes, I know its not Demons, but you would be surprised (maybe not, we get all kind of odd stuff on here) at how many think these are Demonic Spirits because they are "Supposedly Bound" in a River by God, and the truth is God would nit bind his Holy Angels in a River for thousands of years, that never made any sense to me, so upon my studying the root words, it never says IN, as you can see, it says upon, at, by before etc. etc. It all has to do with time, the Greek word EPI is used to describe time in many ways, he sat THEREON...a Donkey is speaking about when Jesus rode the Donkey into Jerusalem. After, about, against, among etc. it has to do with a superimpostion of time. Superimpostion is like placing one image over another, but this is a superimpostin of time.
The Strong's Greek Dictionary explains it this way:
A primary preposition properly meaning
superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of
distribution [with the genitive case], that is,
over,
upon, etc.; of
rest (with the dative case)
at,
on, etc.; of
direction (with the accusative case)
towards,
upon, etc.:—about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, [where-]) fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-) on (behalf of) over, (by, for) the space of, through (-out), (un-) to (-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import,
at,
upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Which is why they were "prepared for an hour, day, month and a year" Its pointing to a certain DATE.......its a superimpostion of time. They are Bound to an appointed date, and they will bring 200 Million horsemen with them unto that Euphrates river basin at an appointed time. God doesn't bind his Angels in Rivers. They are bound to a DATE...an Hour, day, month and year at the Euphrates.
IMHO peace has already been taken from the world. We don't need the Antichrist for that. I see this as an escalation of what already is. We will never see peace again until the Prince of Peace returns and puts down all opposition.But, whether the angels are Holy or Fallen, the text says they are bound there . It did not say they were the ones leading the 200mil. army.
I am just comparing REAL WARS with Plagues of God. Thus the Anti-Christ brings forth a series of Wars, conquering to conquer. Armageddon will be Nations gathering to War but Jesus via the oly Spirit will wipe them out, so its a sort of war.
But this even with the 200 Million is an army of Angelic being killing men via PLAGUES. It doesn't mean they are bound there, if you study it in depth you can see it mean bound to an appointed time AT the Euphrates River. Using IN instead of AT really messed this translation up didn't it?
The very next verse shows us they are bound to a TIME....an Appointed time. God doesn't bind his angels in Rivers, bit he does give them specific tasks no doubt.
Nevertheless, we can agree to disagree...God bless.