Revelation 8:1-9 ▼

1 And, when He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in Heaven about half an hour.

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

3 And another angel came, and stood over the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given to him much incense, that he might add it to the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.

4 And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God out of the hand of the angel.

5 And the angel has taken the censer; and he filled it with the fire of the altar, and cast it to the earth; and there followed thunders, and voices, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

6 And the seven angels, who had the seven trumpets, prepared themselves to sound.

7 And the first sounded; and there followed hail and fire, mingled with blood, and they were cast to the earth; and the third part of the earth was burnt up, and the third part of the 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, that had souls, died; and the third part of the ships was destroyed.