Revelation · 13 verses
Revelation 8
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Heaven falls silent for about half an hour, and then the silence is broken by trumpets, fire, blood, bitter water, darkness, and an eagle announcing three woes still to come.
Silence, incense, and firevv. 1–6
When the Lamb opens the seventh seal, heaven has an oddly measured pause: silence for about half an hour. Seven angels receive seven trumpets, while another angel brings a golden censer to the altar with incense and the prayers of all the saints. The smoke rises before God; then the censer, having been filled with fire from the altar, is hurled to the earth, producing thunder, rumblings, lightning, and an earthquake. The trumpets are ready.
Four trumpets and three woesvv. 7–13
The first trumpet burns a third of the earth, a third of the trees, and all the green grass—a notably uneven gardening disaster. The second throws something like a burning mountain into the sea, turning a third of it to blood and destroying a third of the ships. The third brings down the star Wormwood, and many die when a third of the waters become bitter. The fourth darkens a third of the sun, moon, and stars, leaving a third of day and night without light. Then an eagle flies overhead and cries, “Woe! Woe! Woe!” for the three trumpets still waiting their turn.
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Rev 8:1When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Rev 8:2And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.
Rev 8:3Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne.
Rev 8:4And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.
Rev 8:5Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
Rev 8:6And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.
Rev 8:7Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.
Rev 8:8Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood,
Rev 8:9a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
Rev 8:10Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
Rev 8:11The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters.
Rev 8:12Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.
Rev 8:13And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying overhead, calling in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!”
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- 1Zechariah 2:13Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”
- 3Revelation 5:8When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
- 1Habakkuk 2:20But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.
- 4Psalms 141:2May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering.
- 12Joel 2:31The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
- 3Revelation 8:4And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.
- 7Ezekiel 38:22I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrents of rain, hailstones, fire, and sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him.
- 10Revelation 16:4And the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they turned to blood.
- 11Jeremiah 23:15Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the prophets: “I will feed them wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink, for from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land.”
- 12Joel 2:10Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.
- 12Isaiah 13:10For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.
- 1Revelation 6:1Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!”
- 3Luke 1:10And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
- 8Jeremiah 51:25“Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, you who devastate the whole earth, declares the LORD. I will stretch out My hand against you; I will roll you over the cliffs and turn you into a charred mountain.
- 11Jeremiah 9:15Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I will feed this people wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink.
- 13Revelation 9:12The first woe has passed. Behold, two woes are still to follow.
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