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The First Four Trumpets.[a] When the first angel blew his trumpet, there was a storm of hail and fire, mixed with blood, and it fell upon the earth.[b] A third of the earth was burned up, as well as a third of the trees and all the green grass.

[c]When the second angel blew his trumpet, something that looked like a huge mountain ablaze with fire was hurled into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood, a third of the creatures living in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 8:7 The earth, sea, streams, sources, and stars—everything is disfigured. The universe becomes chaos and lays itself waste. The author amplifies images taken from the Book of Exodus (chs. 7–10).
  2. Revelation 8:7 See the seventh plague of Egypt (Ex 9:23f) and Joel 3:3.
  3. Revelation 8:8 See the first plague of Egypt (Ex 7:20f).