The Seventh Seal—the Trumpets
1 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.
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.
Footnotes:
a.
Revelation 8:3: ['Lit ', give]
b.
Revelation 8:3: ['Or ', holy ones]
c.
Revelation 8:4: ['Or ', for]
d.
Revelation 8:4: ['V 3, note 2']
e.
Revelation 8:5: ['Lit ', has taken]
f.
Revelation 8:9: ['Lit ', the ones having]
g.
Revelation 8:13: ['Lit ', one eagle]
Cross references:
A.
Revelation 8:1:
Revelation 5:1; Revelation 6:1; Revelation 6:3; Revelation 6:5; Revelation 6:7; Revelation 6:9; Revelation 6:12
B.
Revelation 8:2:
Revelation 1:4; Revelation 8:6-13; Revelation 9:1; Revelation 9:13; Revelation 11:15
Q.
Revelation 8:7:
Zechariah 13:8; Zechariah 13:9; Revelation 8:7-12; Revelation 9:15; Revelation 9:18; Revelation 12:4
R.
Revelation 8:7:
Zechariah 13:8; Zechariah 13:9; Revelation 8:7-12; Revelation 9:15; Revelation 9:18; Revelation 12:4
V.
Revelation 8:8:
Zechariah 13:8; Zechariah 13:9; Revelation 8:7-12; Revelation 9:15; Revelation 9:18; Revelation 12:4
X.
Revelation 8:9:
Zechariah 13:8; Zechariah 13:9; Revelation 8:7-12; Revelation 9:15; Revelation 9:18; Revelation 12:4
AA.
Revelation 8:10:
Zechariah 13:8; Zechariah 13:9; Revelation 8:7-12; Revelation 9:15; Revelation 9:18; Revelation 12:4
AC.
Revelation 8:11:
Zechariah 13:8; Zechariah 13:9; Revelation 8:7-12; Revelation 9:15; Revelation 9:18; Revelation 12:4
AE.
Revelation 8:12:
Zechariah 13:8; Zechariah 13:9; Revelation 8:7-12; Revelation 9:15; Revelation 9:18; Revelation 12:4
AH.
Revelation 8:12:
Zechariah 13:8; Zechariah 13:9; Revelation 8:7-12; Revelation 9:15; Revelation 9:18; Revelation 12:4
AJ.
Revelation 8:12:
Zechariah 13:8; Zechariah 13:9; Revelation 8:7-12; Revelation 9:15; Revelation 9:18; Revelation 12:4