The Trumpets

⁶ Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets^(A) prepared to sound them.

⁷ The first angel^(B) sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire^(C) mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third^(D) of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.^(E)

⁸ The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain,^(F) all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third^(G) of the sea turned into blood,^{(H) 9} a third^(I) of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

¹⁰ The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky^(J) on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water^(K)— ¹¹ the name of the star is Wormwood.^[a] A third^(L) of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.^(M)

¹² The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third^(N) of them turned dark.^(O) A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.^(P)

¹³ As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair^(Q) call out in a loud voice: “Woe! Woe! Woe^(R) to the inhabitants of the earth,^(S) because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!”

¹⁶ For the Lord himself will come down from heaven,^(A) with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel^(B) and with the trumpet call of God,^(C) and the dead in Christ will rise first.^(D)

⁵² in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound,^(A) the dead^(B) will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.