Rev 8 | ESV | STEP |

‏ Revelation of John 8

For the Lamb in the midst of the throne ^awill be their shepherd,
and he will guide them to springs of ^bliving water,
and ^cGod will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
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The Seventh Seal and the Golden Censer

2 When the Lamb opened ^dthe seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. 3 Then I saw the seven angels ^ewho stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. 4 And another angel came and stood ^fat the altar with a golden censer, and he was given much incense to offer with ^gthe prayers of all the saints on ^hthe golden altar before the throne, 5 and ⁱthe smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel. 6 Then the angel took the censer and ^jfilled it with fire from the altar and threw it on the earth, and ^kthere were peals of thunder, ^l rumblings, ^{▼▼Or voices, or sounds} flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.

The Seven Trumpets

7 Now the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to blow them.

8 The first angel blew his trumpet, and there followed ⁿhail and ^ofire, mixed with blood, and these were thrown upon the earth. And a ^pthird of the earth was burned up, and a third of ^qthe trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.

9 The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like ^ra great mountain, burning with fire, was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea ^sbecame blood. 10 A third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of ^tthe ships were destroyed.

11 The third angel blew his trumpet, and ^ua great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on ^vthe springs of water. 12 The name of the star is Wormwood. ^{▼▼ Wormwood is the name of a plant and of the bitter-tasting extract derived from it} A third of the waters ^xbecame wormwood, and many people died from the water, ^ybecause it had been made bitter.

13 The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of ^zthe sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of their light might be darkened, and a third of the day might be kept from shining, and likewise a third of the night.