Revelation
8
When
he opened the seventh Seal,
THERE
WAS SILENCE IN HEAVEN
FOR
ABOUT HALF AND HOUR.
2 And
I saw the Seven Angels who stand before God,
And to
them were given Seven trumpets.
3
Another Angel, who had a Golden Censer,
Came
and stood at the Altar.
He was
given much Incense to offer,
WITH
THE PRAYERS OF ALL THE SAINTS,
On the
Golden Altar before the Throne.
4 The
smoke of the Incense,
Together
with the Prayers of the Saints,
WHENT
UP BEFORE GOD
From
the Angel's hand.
5 Then
the Angel took the Censer,
Filled
it with Fire from the Altar,
AND
HURLED IT ON THE EARTH;
And
there came peals of thunder, rumblings,
Flashes
of lightening and an Earthquake.
The
Trumpets
6 Then
the Seven Angels
Who
had the Seven Trumpets
Prepared
to sound them.
7 The
First Angel sounded his Trumpet,
And
there came Hail and Fire mixed with Blood,
AND IT
WAS HURLED DOWN UPON THE EARTH.
A
THIRD OF THE EARTH WAS BURNED UP,
A
Third of the trees were burned up,
And
all the green grass was burned up.
8 The
Second Angel sounded his Trumpet,
And
something like a huge mountain, all Ablaze,
Was
thrown into the sea.
A
THIRD OF THE SEA WAS TURNED INTO BLOOD,
9 A
Third of the living creatures in the sea died,
AND A
THIRD OF THE SHIPS WERE DESTROYED.
10 The
third angel sounded his Trumpet,
And a
Great Star, Blazing like a Torch,
Fell
from the sky on a Third of the Rivers
And on
the springs of water--
11 THE
NAME OF THE STAR IS WORMWOOD.
A
Third of the waters turned Bitter,
AND
MANY PEOPLE DIED FROM THE WATERS
THAT
HAD BECOME BITTER.
12 The
Fourth angel sounded his Trumpet,
And a
Third of the sun was Struck,
A
Third of the moon,
And a
Third of the stars,
So
that a Third of them Turned Dark.
A
THIRD OF THE DAY WAS WITHOUT LIGHT,
And
also a third of the night.
13 As
I watched, I heard an Eagle
That
was flying in midair
Call
out in a loud voice:
'WOE!
WOE! WOE TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE EARTH,
Because
of the Trumpet Blast
About
to be sounded by the other Three Angels!'
(Revelation
8)
God
Almighty displays His Sovereignty
Over
His Creation.
As
mankind is repaid for its Sin against God and His Word;
For
all of the Blood it has shed.
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