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42 lines
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The Seventh Seal
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# Chapter 8
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1. When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
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2. Then I saw the seven angels who stand in the presence of God; seven trumpets were given to them.
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3. Another angel, with a golden incense burner, came and stood at the altar. He was given a large amount of incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar in front of the throne.
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4. The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up in the presence of God from the angel's hand.
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5. The angel took the incense burner, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
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The Seven Trumpets
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6. And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to blow them.
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The First Trumpet
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7. The first angel blew his trumpet, and hail and fire, mixed with blood, were hurled to the earth. So a third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
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The Second Trumpet
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8. The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain ablaze with fire was hurled into the sea. So a third of the sea became blood,
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9. a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
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The Third Trumpet
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10. The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from heaven. It fell on a third of the rivers and springs of water.
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11. The name of the star is Wormwood, and a third of the waters became wormwood. So, many of the people died from the waters, because they had been made bitter.
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The Fourth Trumpet
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12. The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. A third of the day was without light and also a third of the night.
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13. I looked and heard an eagle flying high overhead, crying out in a loud voice, "Woe! Woe! Woe to those who live on the earth, because of the remaining trumpet blasts that the three angels are about to sound!"
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