{"book":"Revelation","slug":"revelation","ch":8,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Revelation of Jesus Christ","prev":"revelation/7","next":"revelation/9","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"When [the Lamb] opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.","f":[],"h":"The Seventh Seal","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"Then 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.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from [the] hand of the angel.","f":[]},{"v":5,"t":"Then 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.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound [them].","f":[],"h":"The First Four Trumpets","style":"reg"},{"v":7,"t":"Then 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.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":8,"t":"Then 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,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":9,"t":"a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.","f":[]},{"v":10,"t":"Then 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.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":11,"t":"The name of the star [is] Wormwood. A third of the waters turned [bitter] like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters.","f":["Literally became wormwood"]},{"v":12,"t":"Then 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.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"And 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!”","f":[],"style":"reg"}]}