The Seventh Seal 1 UDB Then the Lamb opened the seventh seal, and there was no sound at all in heaven for a short time. BSB BSB: When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
2 UDB I saw the seven angels who stand in front of God. He gave each of them a trumpet. BSB BSB: And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.
3 UDB Another angel came and stood at the altar. He had a golden bowl for burning incense. God gave him a large quantity of incense so that he might offer it, with the prayers of all God's people, on the gold altar that is in front of God's throne. Then he burned this incense on the altar. BSB BSB: Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne.
4 UDB From the bowl in the angel's hand, the smoke of the incense, along with the prayers of God's people, went up to God. BSB BSB: And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.
5 UDB Then the angel took the golden bowl and filled it with coals of fire from the altar. He threw it all onto the earth. Thunder crashed and rumbled, lightning flashed, and the earth shook. BSB BSB: Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
The First Four Trumpets 6 UDB Then the seven angels, each of which had one of the seven trumpets, got ready to blow them. BSB BSB: And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.
7 UDB The first angel blew his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood poured down onto the earth. As a result, one-third of everything on the surface of the land was burned up: one-third of the trees burned up, and one-third of all the green grass was burned up. BSB BSB: Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.
8 UDB Then the second angel blew his trumpet, and something that was like a huge mountain burning with fire fell into the ocean. As a result, one-third of the ocean became red like blood, BSB BSB: Then 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,
9 UDB one-third of the living creatures in the ocean died, and one-third of the ships in the ocean were destroyed. BSB BSB: a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
10 UDB Then the third angel blew his trumpet, and a huge star, which was burning like a torch, fell from the sky into one-third of the rivers and into one-third of the springs of water. BSB BSB: Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
11 UDB The name of the star is Bitterness. As a result, the water in one-third of the rivers and springs became bitter. Many people died from drinking the water because it had become bitter. BSB BSB: The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters.
12 UDB Then the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and God struck the sun, the moon, and the stars so that they lost their light for one-third of the time. The sun did not shine during one-third of the day, and the moon and stars did not shine during one-third of the night. BSB BSB: Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.
13 UDB As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying high in the sky shouting in a loud voice, "Terrible things will happen to the people who live on the earth when the three remaining angels blow their trumpets! They are about to blow them!" BSB BSB: And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying overhead, calling in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!”
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