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Revelation 8

And when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer. And he was given a great deal of incense, to offer it with the prayers of all the saints on the

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The seventh seal; the first four trumpets

And when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer. And he was given a great deal of incense, to offer it with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before the throne. And the smoke of the incense went up before God out of the angel's hand, along with the prayers of the saints. And the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar and threw it down on the earth. And there were voices and thunder and lightning and an earthquake. And the seven angels with the seven trumpets got ready to sound them. The first angel sounded, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was thrown down on the earth. And a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up. And the second angel sounded, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. And a third of the sea became blood. And a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. And the third angel sounded, and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a lamp, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. And the name of the star is Wormwood. And a third of the waters turned to wormwood, and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. And the fourth angel sounded, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them went dark. And the day lost a third of its light, and the night the same. And I looked, and I heard an angel flying high overhead, saying with a loud voice: Trouble, trouble, trouble for those who live on the earth, because of the rest of the trumpet blasts from the three angels who are yet to sound.

When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. And I saw the seven angels who stand in front of God, and seven trumpets were given to them. Another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer, and he was given plenty of incense to offer with the prayers of all God's people on the golden altar in front of the throne. And the smoke of the incense went up with the prayers of God's people out of the angel's hand into the presence of God. Then the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar and threw it down to the earth. And there were thunderings and rumblings and lightning and an earthquake. And the seven angels with the seven trumpets got ready to sound them. The first sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood came down on the earth. A third of the earth was burnt up, a third of the trees were burnt up, and all the green grass was burnt up. 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, a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star fell from the sky, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the water because it had gone bitter. The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them went dark — a third of the day had no light, and the night the same. Then I looked, and I heard an eagle flying high overhead calling out in a great voice: Woe, woe, woe to those who live on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts the other three angels are about to sound.

And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. And another angel came and stood at the altar, 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. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand. And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake. And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire 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. 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; 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. And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; 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. 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, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise. 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!

1

And when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

Plain English

When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

King James Version, 1611

And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

2

And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.

Plain English

And I saw the seven angels who stand in front of God, and seven trumpets were given to them.

King James Version, 1611

And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.

3

And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer. And he was given a great deal of incense, to offer it with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before the throne.

Plain English

Another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer, and he was given plenty of incense to offer with the prayers of all God's people on the golden altar in front of the throne.

King James Version, 1611

And another angel came and stood at the altar, 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.

4

And the smoke of the incense went up before God out of the angel's hand, along with the prayers of the saints.

Plain English

And the smoke of the incense went up with the prayers of God's people out of the angel's hand into the presence of God.

King James Version, 1611

And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand.

5

And the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar and threw it down on the earth. And there were voices and thunder and lightning and an earthquake.

Plain English

Then the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar and threw it down to the earth. And there were thunderings and rumblings and lightning and an earthquake.

King James Version, 1611

And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

6

And the seven angels with the seven trumpets got ready to sound them.

King James Version, 1611

And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.

7

The first angel sounded, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was thrown down on the earth. And a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.

Plain English

The first sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood came down on the earth. A third of the earth was burnt up, a third of the trees were burnt up, and all the green grass was burnt up.

King James Version, 1611

The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire 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.

8

And the second angel sounded, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. And a third of the sea became blood.

Plain English

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,

King James Version, 1611

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;

9

And a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

Plain English

a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

King James Version, 1611

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.

10

And the third angel sounded, and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a lamp, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.

Plain English

The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star fell from the sky, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.

King James Version, 1611

And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;

11

And the name of the star is Wormwood. And a third of the waters turned to wormwood, and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

Plain English

The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the water because it had gone bitter.

King James Version, 1611

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.

12

And the fourth angel sounded, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them went dark. And the day lost a third of its light, and the night the same.

Plain English

The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them went dark — a third of the day had no light, and the night the same.

King James Version, 1611

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, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.

13

And I looked, and I heard an angel flying high overhead, saying with a loud voice: Trouble, trouble, trouble for those who live on the earth, because of the rest of the trumpet blasts from the three angels who are yet to sound.

Plain English

Then I looked, and I heard an eagle flying high overhead calling out in a great voice: Woe, woe, woe to those who live on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts the other three angels are about to sound.

King James Version, 1611

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!