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Revelation 8
¹ When the Lamb broke the seventh seal on the scroll, there was silence throughout heaven for about half an hour.
² I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.
³ Then another angel with a gold incense burner came and stood at the altar. And a great amount of incense was given to him to mix with the prayers of God’s people as an offering on the gold altar before the throne.
⁴ The smoke of the incense, mixed with the prayers of God’s holy people, ascended up to God from the altar where the angel had poured them out.
⁵ Then the angel filled the incense burner with fire from the altar and threw it down upon the earth; and thunder crashed, lightning flashed, and there was a terrible earthquake.
⁶ Then the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to blow their mighty blasts.
⁷ The first angel blew his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were thrown down on the earth. One-third of the earth was set on fire, one-third of the trees were burned, and all the green grass was burned.
⁸ Then the second angel blew his trumpet, and a great mountain of fire was thrown into the sea. One-third of the water in the sea became blood,
⁹ one-third of all things living in the sea died, and one-third of all the ships on the sea were destroyed.
¹⁰ Then the third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from the sky, burning like a torch. It fell on one-third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
¹¹ The name of the star was Bitterness. It made one-third of the water bitter, and many people died from drinking the bitter water.