揭开第七印

羔羊揭开第七印时,天上寂静无声,约半小时。 然后,我看见站在上帝面前的七位天使领受了七支号角。

另一位天使手里拿着金香炉上前来,站在祭坛旁边。他接过了许多香,把香和众圣徒的祈祷一起献在宝座前的金坛上。 这香发出的烟,连同众圣徒的祷告从那天使的手中向上升,直达上帝面前。 天使又拿着香炉,盛满祭坛的火,将它倒在地上,于是有雷鸣、巨响、闪电和地震。

天使吹号

这时,那七位拿着号角的天使也预备要吹号。

第一位天使吹响号角的时候,冰雹和火搀杂着血从天上倾盆而下。地的三分之一、树木的三分之一和一切的青草都被烧毁了。

第二位天使吹号的时候,一座好像燃烧的大山被丢进海里。海洋的三分之一变成了血, 海中的活物死了三分之一,船只也被毁了三分之一。

10 第三位天使吹号的时候,有一颗好像火炬般燃烧着的巨星从天上坠落在三分之一的江河溪流和水泉里。 11 这颗星名叫“苦艾”,它使三分之一的水都变苦了,许多人因为喝了这种苦水而死去。

12 第四位天使吹号的时候,太阳、月亮和星辰的三分之一都受到重击,以致失去了光辉,于是日间的三分之一暗淡无光,夜间也是如此。 13 我又看见有一只鹰在半空中飞翔,听见它大声宣告:“有祸了!有祸了!世上的居民有祸了!还有三位天使要吹响号角。”

The Seventh Lock—No Sound in Heaven

When the Lamb broke the seventh lock, there was not a sound in heaven for about one-half hour.

Then I saw the seven angels standing before God. They were given seven horns.

Another angel came and stood at the altar. He held a cup made of gold full of special perfume. He was given much perfume so he could mix it in with the prayers of those who belonged to God. Their prayers were put on the altar made of gold before the throne. Smoke from burning the special perfume and the prayers of those who belong to God went up before God out of the angel’s hand. Then the angel took the cup of gold. He filled it with fire from the altar and threw it down on the earth. There was thunder and noise and lightning and the earth shook.

The seven angels that had the seven horns got ready to blow them.

The First Horn—Hail and Fire

So the first angel blew his horn. Hail and fire mixed with blood came down on the earth. One-third part of the earth was burned up. One-third part of the trees were burned up. All the green grass was burned up.

The Second Horn—the Burning Mountain

The second angel blew his horn. Something like a large mountain was burning with fire. It was thrown into the sea. One-third part of the sea turned into blood. One-third part of all sea life died. One-third part of all the ships were destroyed.

The Third Horn—the Star of Poison

10 The third angel blew his horn. A large star fell from heaven. It was burning with a fire that kept burning like a bright light. It fell on one-third part of the rivers and on the places where water comes out of the earth. 11 The name of the star is Wormwood. One-third part of the water became poison. Many men died from drinking the water because it had become poison.

The Fourth Horn—Not As Much Light

12 The fourth angel blew his horn. One-third part of the sun and one-third part of the moon and one-third part of the stars were hurt. One-third part of them was made dark so that one-third part of the day and night had no light.

13 Then I looked and saw a very large bird flying in the sky. It said with a loud voice, “It is bad! It is bad! It is bad for those who live on the earth when the sound comes from the horns that the other three angels will blow!”