Revelation 9
The dark night of the soul, as attested to by documented saints, is a period of trials caused by the disappearance of a direct connection with Christ. In this period Jesus appears to discontinue a formerly interactive conversation. In this chapter, John enters that period. Christ appears to be absent to him.
9:1–12
And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star fallen from heaven to earth, and he was given…