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Revelation 8

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Majority Standard Bible

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

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

3 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 And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.

5 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.

6 And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.

7 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 Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great burning mountain was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood,

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

10 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 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 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 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!”

KJV

1 ¶ 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 which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.

3 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, [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 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 which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.

7 ¶ 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 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 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 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 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 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 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!

1545 Luther's English Bible (LED)

The third vision and opening of the seventh seal. The first, second, third and fourth trumpets.

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

2 And I saw seven angels which stood before God, and seven trumpets were given unto them.

3 And another angel came and stood by the altar, having a golden censer: and there was given unto him much incense, to offer for the prayer of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.

4 And the smoke of the incense of the prayer of the saints went up from the hand of the angel before GOD.

5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire from the altar, and poured it upon the earth. And there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and earthquakes.

6 And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.

7 And the first angel sounded. And there was hail and fire mingled with blood, and it fell upon the earth. And the third part of the trees was burned up, and all green grass was burned up.

8 And the other angel sounded. And it went down like a great mountain burning with fire into the sea. And the third part of the sea became blood,

9 And the third part of the living creatures of the sea died, and the third part of the ships were destroyed.

10 And the third angel sounded. And there fell a great star from heaven; and it burned as a torch, and fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters.

11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part was called Wormwood. And many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

12 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: and the third part of them was darkened, and the day the third part shone not, and the night the same.

13 And I saw and heard an angel fly in the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice: Woe, woe, woe to them that dwell on the earth, before the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels which are yet to sound!

1545 Luther's English Bible (LED)

Machine-translated from Luther's final 1545 German Bible

The LED is an English rendering of Martin Luther's final 1545 German Bible. According to BackToLuther, it was produced by using the DeepL Translator on Luther's German text, then processed, polished, formatted, and hyperlinked for reading, while preserving chapter headings and other notations from orthodox German Lutheran Bibles.

Source attribution: BackToLuther, “Luther's 1545 Bible - in English by… DeepL Translator (The LED Bible)”.

For print editions, see “1545 Luther's English Bible (LED): now in print”.

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