The Seventh Seal—the Trumpets
8 When the Lamb broke the (A)seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. 2 And I saw (B)the seven angels who stand before God, and seven (C)trumpets were given to them.
3 (D)Another angel came and stood at the (E)altar, holding a (F)golden censer; and much (G)incense was given to him, so that he might [a]add it to the (H)prayers of all the [b]saints on the (I)golden altar which was before the throne. 4 And (J)the smoke of the incense, [c]with the prayers of the [d]saints, went up before God out of the angel’s hand. 5 Then the angel [e]took the censer and (K)filled it with the fire of the altar, and (L)threw it to the earth; and there followed (M)peals of thunder and sounds and flashes of lightning and an (N)earthquake.
6 (O)And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound them.
7 The first sounded, and there came (P)hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and (Q)a third of the earth was burned up, and (R)a third of the (S)trees were burned up, and all the green (T)grass was burned up.
8 The second angel sounded, and something like a great (U)mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea; and (V)a third of the (W)sea became blood, 9 and (X)a third of the creatures which were in the sea [f]and had life, died; and a third of the (Y)ships were destroyed.
10 The third angel sounded, and a great star (Z)fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a (AA)third of the rivers and on the (AB)springs of waters. 11 The name of the star is called Wormwood; and a (AC)third of the waters became (AD)wormwood, and many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter.
12 The fourth angel sounded, and a (AE)third of the (AF)sun and a third of the (AG)moon and a (AH)third of the (AI)stars were struck, so that a (AJ)third of them would be darkened and the day would not shine for a (AK)third of it, and the night in the same way.
13 Then I looked, and I heard [g]an eagle flying in (AL)midheaven, saying with a loud voice, “(AM)Woe, woe, woe to (AN)those who dwell on the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the (AO)three angels who are about to sound!”
Footnotes
- Revelation 8:3 Lit give
- Revelation 8:3 Or holy ones
- Revelation 8:4 Or for
- Revelation 8:4 V 3, note 2
- Revelation 8:5 Lit has taken
- Revelation 8:9 Lit the ones having
- Revelation 8:13 Lit one eagle
Cross references
- Revelation 8:1 : Rev 5:1; 6:1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12
- Revelation 8:2 : Rev 1:4; 8:6-13; 9:1, 13; 11:15
- Revelation 8:2 : 1 Cor 15:52; 1 Thess 4:16
- Revelation 8:3 : Rev 7:2
- Revelation 8:3 : Amos 9:1; Rev 6:9
- Revelation 8:3 : Heb 9:4
- Revelation 8:3 : Ex 30:1; Rev 5:8
- Revelation 8:3 : Ex 30:1; Rev 5:8
- Revelation 8:3 : Ex 30:3; Num 4:11; Rev 8:5; 9:13
- Revelation 8:4 : Ps 141:2
- Revelation 8:5 : Lev 16:12
- Revelation 8:5 : Ezek 10:2
- Revelation 8:5 : Ex 19:16; Rev 4:5; 11:19; 16:18
- Revelation 8:5 : Rev 6:12
- Revelation 8:6 : Rev 8:2
- Revelation 8:7 : Ex 9:23ff; Is 28:2; Ezek 38:22; Joel 2:30
- Revelation 8:7 : Zech 13:8, 9; Rev 8:7-12; 9:15, 18; 12:4
- Revelation 8:7 : Zech 13:8, 9; Rev 8:7-12; 9:15, 18; 12:4
- Revelation 8:7 : Rev 9:4
- Revelation 8:7 : Rev 9:4
- Revelation 8:8 : Jer 51:25
- Revelation 8:8 : Zech 13:8, 9; Rev 8:7-12; 9:15, 18; 12:4
- Revelation 8:8 : Ex 7:17ff; Rev 11:6; 16:3
- Revelation 8:9 : Zech 13:8, 9; Rev 8:7-12; 9:15, 18; 12:4
- Revelation 8:9 : Is 2:16
- Revelation 8:10 : Is 14:12; Rev 6:13; 9:1
- Revelation 8:10 : Zech 13:8, 9; Rev 8:7-12; 9:15, 18; 12:4
- Revelation 8:10 : Rev 14:7; 16:4
- Revelation 8:11 : Zech 13:8, 9; Rev 8:7-12; 9:15, 18; 12:4
- Revelation 8:11 : Jer 9:15; 23:15
- Revelation 8:12 : Zech 13:8, 9; Rev 8:7-12; 9:15, 18; 12:4
- Revelation 8:12 : Ex 10:21ff; Is 13:10; Ezek 32:7; Joel 2:10, 31; 3:15; Rev 6:12f
- Revelation 8:12 : Ex 10:21ff; Is 13:10; Ezek 32:7; Joel 2:10, 31; 3:15; Rev 6:12f
- Revelation 8:12 : Zech 13:8, 9; Rev 8:7-12; 9:15, 18; 12:4
- Revelation 8:12 : Ex 10:21ff; Is 13:10; Ezek 32:7; Joel 2:10, 31; 3:15; Rev 6:12f
- Revelation 8:12 : Zech 13:8, 9; Rev 8:7-12; 9:15, 18; 12:4
- Revelation 8:12 : Zech 13:8, 9; Rev 8:7-12; 9:15, 18; 12:4
- Revelation 8:13 : Rev 14:6; 19:17
- Revelation 8:13 : Rev 9:12; 11:14; 12:12
- Revelation 8:13 : Rev 3:10
- Revelation 8:13 : Rev 8:2