[:en]Thoughts from Revelation 8 – 10[:]

[:en]When the 7th seal was opened, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.  Then 7 angels who were given 7 trumpets stood before God.

The Trumpets were sounded:

  1.  First angel – there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down upon the earth.  A third of the earth, a third of the tress and all the green grass was burned up. (8:7)
  2. Second angel – something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea.  A third of the sea turned into blood, a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. (8:8-9)
  3. Third angel – a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and one the springs of water.  The name of the star is Wormwood.  A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter. (8:10-11)
  4. Fourth angel – a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the starts, so that a third of them turned dark.  A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night. (8:12)
  5. Fifth angel – a star had fallen from the sky to the earth.  The star was given the key to the Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace.  The sun and sky were darkened by the smoke from the Abyss.
  6. Sixth angel –

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