Apollyon, demon destined for obliteration

Apollyon, demon destined for obliteration
Prince and god of the metropolis of destruction 
Order, sin and death: These are the chains of his dark hole 
Looking, you see the hill of Chokmah above sheol 
Livid, Apollyon wrapped his fish scales around your soul 
Yaldabaoth trembled, as you lunged your sword up high 
Opening his dragon wings, he fled to hell's ash sky
Now you continue, as the pilgrim just passing by 

Poem inspired John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress, specifically Christian's battle with Apollyon in the Valley of Humiliation.

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