¹⁶ On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning, a thick cloud on the mountain, and a very loud blast from a ram’s horn, so that all the people in the camp shuddered.

The People’s Reaction

¹⁸ All the people witnessed^[a] the thunder and lightning, the sound of the ram’s horn, and the mountain surrounded by smoke. When the people saw it^[b] they trembled and stood at a distance.^(A)

⁵ The angel took the incense burner, filled it with fire from the altar,^(A) and hurled it to the earth; there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.^(B)

¹⁹ Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant^[a] appeared in his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder,^(A) an earthquake,^[b] and severe hail.