The Seventh Seal and the Golden Censer
1When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
2And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets.
3Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. 4The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, went up before God from the angel's hand. 5Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake.
The Trumpets
6Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.
7The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
8The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood, 9a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
10The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water— 11the name of the star is Wormwood.[a] A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.
12The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them turned dark. A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.
13As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in a loud voice: "Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!"
Footnotes:
Revelation 8:11 That is, Bitterness
3 comments:
Rev. 8
You could right a really cool fiction series on this :o). Doh, looks LaHaye and Jenkins beat me to it. Anyway, pretty easy to let your imagination run wild here.
Father, thank you for our salvation. Be with these men this wek and help them stay in your word wheter they blog or not. Watch over our family and friends and my topgun brothers as we break for the summer.
In Christ,
cas
Morning Fellas,
I would hate to be on earth and not under the protection of God when this happen.
Lord, thank you for allowing me to see the beutiful earth that you have created yet another day. Lord, I pray to you asking for wisdom and guidance in my daily work for you. Watch over all who I come in contact with.
Amen,
LT
Rev 8
Pretty cool. Hard to imagine parts of it. Don't really have all that much to add.
Father give us (and me especially) strength and energy today. Be with us to get through this day and help us to know Your love today. I'm feeling distant from You and trying to stay close. Guide me to do those things You want me to do today. Watch over these men and be their encouragement that they may spread Your word to others and most importantly into Our hearts even further. We ask these things in Jesus' name,
Amen
crb
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