The Holy Bible: King James Version. 2000.
The Revelationof St. John the Divine
The Revelation 8
The Seventh Seal | |
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And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. |
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And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. |
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And another angel came and stood at the altar, Ex. 30.1 having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. |
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And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand. |
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And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, Lev. 16.12 and cast it into the earth: Ezek. 10.2 and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake. Rev. 11.19 ; 16.18 |
The Trumpets | |
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¶ And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. |
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¶ The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire Ex. 9.23-25 mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up. |
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¶ And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; |
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and the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed. |
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¶ And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, Is. 14.12 burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; |
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and the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. |
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¶ And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, Is. 13.10 · Ezek. 32.7 · Joel 2.10 and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise. |
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¶ And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound! |
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