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He was given a great quantity of incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the holy ones, on the gold altar that was before the throne.<a id="ren73008003-c" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en73008003-c">c</a> <span id="v73008004" class="ver">4</span>The smoke of the incense along with the prayers of the holy ones went up before God from the hand of the angel. <span id="v73008005" class="ver">5</span>Then the angel took the censer, filled it with burning coals from the altar, and hurled it down to the earth. There were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.<a id="ren73008005-d" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en73008005-d">d</a></p> <p class="psec"><span class="hemb">The First Four Trumpets.</span> <span id="v73008006" class="ver">6</span>The seven angels who were holding the seven trumpets prepared to blow them.<a id="ren73008006-e" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en73008006-e">e</a></p> <p><span id="v73008007" class="ver">7</span>When the first one blew his trumpet, there came hail and fire mixed with blood, which was hurled down to the earth. A third of the land was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all green grass.<a id="rfn73008007-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn73008007-1">*</a></p> <p><span id="v73008008" class="ver">8</span><a id="rfn73008008-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn73008008-1">*</a> When the second angel blew his trumpet, something like a large burning mountain was hurled into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood,<a id="ren73008008-f" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en73008008-f">f</a> <span id="v73008009" class="ver">9</span>a third of the creatures living in the sea<a id="rfn73008009-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn73008009-1">*</a> died, and a third of the ships were wrecked.</p> <p><span id="v73008010" class="ver">10</span>When the third angel blew his trumpet, a large star burning like a torch fell from the sky. It fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.<a id="ren73008010-g" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en73008010-g">g</a> <span id="v73008011" class="ver">11</span>The star was called “Wormwood,”<a id="rfn73008011-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn73008011-1">*</a> and a third of all the water turned to wormwood. Many people died from this water, because it was made bitter.<a id="ren73008011-h" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en73008011-h">h</a></p> <p><span id="v73008012" class="ver">12</span>When the fourth angel blew his trumpet, a third of the sun, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars were struck, so that a third of them became dark. The day lost its light for a third of the time, as did the night.<a id="ren73008012-i" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en73008012-i">i</a></p> <p><span id="v73008013" class="ver">13</span>Then I looked again and heard an eagle flying high overhead cry out in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe<a id="rfn73008013-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn73008013-1">*</a> to the inhabitants of the earth from the rest of the trumpet blasts that the three angels are about to blow!”</p> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the <i>New American Bible, revised edition</i> © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. 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