Revelation 9

As the fifth angel was given the key to the bottomless pit -

"...he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power."  (New Testament | Revelation 9:2 - 3)

As I read of the smoke that arose from the pit, I was reminded of Lehi's vision where as people were pressing forward on the narrow path that led to the Tree  -

"...there arose a mist of darkness; yea, even an exceedingly great mist of darkness, insomuch that they who had commenced in the path did lose their way, that they wandered off and were lost."  (Book of Mormon | 1 Nephi 8:23)

Nephi would later tell us that -

"...the mists of darkness are the temptations of the devil, which blindeth the eyes, and hardeneth the hearts of the children of men, and leadeth them away into broad roads, that they perish and are lost."  (Book of Mormon | 1 Nephi 12:17)

I believe the smoke seen by John and the mists of darkness seen by Lehi are one of the same things.

In my mind, locusts would suggest military actions for -

"...the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.
8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.
9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months."  (New Testament | Revelation 9:7 - 10)

I also noted that after the sixth angel sounded, wicked warriors arose with -

"...the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.
18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.
19 For their power is in their mouth..."  (New Testament | Revelation 9:17 - 19)

Or in other words, smoke came from their mouths or the temptations of the devil came from their mouths.  I couldn't help but think of the media and celebrities.