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A.Half an Hour of Silence and the Prayers of the Saintsvv. 1-6
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, and rumblings, and flashes of lightning, and an earthquake. 6 And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.
B.Four Trumpets Strike Earth, Sea, Rivers, and Skyvv. 7-13
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 mountain burning with fire 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!”
Chapter summary
'And when he opened the seventh seal, there followed a silence in heaven about the space of half an hour': the most eloquent pause in Scripture.
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Chapter summary
'And when he opened the seventh seal, there followed a silence in heaven about the space of half an hour': the most eloquent pause in Scripture.
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'And when he opened the seventh seal, there followed a silence in heaven about the space of half an hour': the most eloquent pause in Scripture. Seven angels receive seven trumpets, but first another stands at the golden altar with a censer and much incense 'to add it unto the prayers of all the saints'; then he fills the censer with the altar's fire and casts it upon the earth. The prayers come back down as judgment. The first four trumpets fall in an Exodus-plague pattern, each striking a third: hail and fire mingled with blood, a burning mountain cast into the sea, a great star 'called Wormwood' falling on the rivers, and a third of sun, moon, and stars darkened. Then an eagle cries, 'Woe, woe, woe, for them that dwell on the earth.'
Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the New Testament.
Context
Apocalyptic · John — Revelation overview
- A. 1–6 Half an Hour of Silence and the Prayers of the Saints
- B. 7–13 Four Trumpets Strike Earth, Sea, Rivers, and Sky
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