New Testament · Revelation

Revelation chapter 8

When he opened the seventh , there was across all of heaven for about half an hour.Then I saw the seven who stand in God’s presence, and they were given seven .Another angel came and stood at the , holding a golden burner. He was given a large amount of incense to offer — along with the of all of — on the golden altar in front of the throne.The of the incense, carrying the prayers of God’s people, rose up before God from the angel’s hand.Then the angel took the incense burner, filled it with from the altar, and hurled it down to the earth. And there came thunder, rumblings, lightning, and an .Then the seven angels with the seven trumpets got ready to sound them.The first angel sounded his trumpet, and were hurled down to the earth. of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.The second angel sounded his trumpet, and was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to ,a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great fell from the sky, . It fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.The star is called . A third of the waters turned , and many people died from the water because it had become poisonous.The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was , a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of their light was . A third of the day lost its light, and a third of the night as well.Then I looked, and I heard an flying high overhead, calling out in a loud voice: “ Horror! Horror to , because of the trumpet blasts the other three angels are about to sound!”