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“1 ¶ And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in
heaven about the space of half an hour. 2 And I saw the seven angels
which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. 3 And
another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and
there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer [it] with
the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the
throne. 4 And the smoke of the incense, [which came] with the prayers of
the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand. 5 And the
angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast
[it] into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and
lightnings, and an earthquake. 6 And the seven angels which had the
seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.”
“7 ¶ The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled
with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of
trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up. 8 And the second
angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was
cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; 9 And the
third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died;
and the third part of the ships were destroyed. 10 And the third angel
sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a
lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the
fountains of waters; 11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and
the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the
waters, because they were made bitter. 12 And the fourth angel sounded,
and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the
moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was
darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night
likewise. 13 And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst
of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of
the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three
angels, which are yet to sound!” (Revelation 8:1-13 AV)
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