The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Revelation 08
1 When he opened the seventh seal,
there was silence in heaven for about half
an hour.
2 I saw the seven angels who stand
before God, and seven trumpets
were given to them.
3 Another angel came and stood over
the altar, having a golden censer. Much
incense was given to him, that he should
add it to the prayers of all the saints on the
golden altar which was before the throne.
4 The smoke of the incense, with the
prayers of the saints, went up before God
out of the angel’s hand.
5 The angel took the censer, and he filled
it with the fire of the altar, then threw it on
the earth. Thunders, sounds, lightnings,
and an earthquake followed.
6 The seven angels who had the seven
trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
7 The first sounded, and there followed
hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they
were thrown to the earth. One third of the
earth was burned up,† and one third of the
trees were burned up, and all green grass
was burned up.
8 The second angel sounded, and something
like a great burning mountain was
thrown into the sea. One third of the sea
became blood,
9 and one third of the living creatures
which were in the sea died. One third of
the ships were destroyed.
10 The third angel sounded, and a great
star fell from the sky, burning like
a torch, and it fell on one third
of the rivers, and on the springs of water.
11 The name of the star is “Wormwood.”
One third of the waters became wormwood.
Many people died from the waters,
because they were made bitter.
12 The fourth angel sounded, and one
third of the sun was struck, and one third
of the moon, and one third of the stars, so
that one third of them would be darkened;
and the day wouldn’t shine for one third of
it, and the night in the same way.
13 I saw, and I heard an eagle,‡ flying
in mid heaven, saying with a loud voice,
“Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell on
the earth, because ofthe other blasts ofthe
trumpets ofthe three angels, who are yetto
sound!”