OET-RV REV Chapter 8

8 Then the lamb broke the seventh seal and there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. 2 And I saw the seven messengers who stand before God and they were each given a trumpet.

3 Then another messenger came and stood at the altar holding a golden bowl for burning incense. He was given a lot of incense to offer which was to be mingled with the prayers of all the believers on the golden altar in front of the throne.[ref] 4 So the smoke of the incense from the bowl in the messengers hand, together with the prayers of the believers, drifted upwards in front of God. 5 Then the messenger took the bowl and filled it with coals of fire from the altar, and threw them[fn] onto the earth and that caused peals of thunder and roaring, and lightning bolts and an earthquake.[ref]

6 Then the seven messengers who had the seven trumpets, got ready to blow them.

7 Then the first messenger blew his trumpet and then hail and fire mixed together with blood was thrown down on the earth and third of the earth was burnt up along with a third of the trees, and all the green grass got burnt up.[ref]

8 Then the second messenger blew his trumpet, and something was thrown into the ocean that was like a huge, burning mountains, and a third of the sea turned into blood. 9 One third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

10 Then the third messenger blew his trumpet and a huge star, burning like a torch, fell down from the sky and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.[ref] 11 That star is named ‘Bitterness’ and a third of those waters turned bitter. Many people died from the waters, because they became poisonous.[ref]

12 Then the fourth messenger blew his trumpet and a third of the sun and the moon were struck and the sun didn’t shine for a third of the day, nor the moon for a third of the night. One third of the stars were struck and went dark.[ref]

13 Then as I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying high in the sky, shouting loudly, “Three terrible things will happen to the people who’re living on the earth when the three remaining messengers blow their trumpets.”