² Then I saw another angel ascending ^(A)from the rising of the sun, with ^(B)the seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm earth and sea,

³ saying, ^(A)“Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God ^(B)on their foreheads.” ⁴ And ^(C)I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:

³⁰ And ^(A)do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, ^(B)by whom you were sealed for the day of ^(C)redemption.

¹³ In him you also, when you heard ^(A)the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, ^(B)were sealed with the ^(C)promised Holy Spirit,

⁴ They were told ^(A)not to harm ^(B)the grass of the earth or any green plant or any tree, but only those people who do not have ^(C)the seal of God on their foreheads.

¹⁹ But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: ^(A)“The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone ^(B)who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”

²² and who has also ^(A)put his seal on us and ^(B)given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.^[a]

⁷ The first angel blew his trumpet, and there followed ^(A)hail and ^(B)fire, mixed with blood, and these were thrown upon the earth. And a ^(C)third of the earth was burned up, and a third of ^(D)the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.

⁸ The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like ^(E)a great mountain, burning with fire, was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea ^(F)became blood. ⁹ A third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of ^(G)the ships were destroyed.

¹⁰ The third angel blew his trumpet, and ^(H)a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on ^(I)the springs of water. ¹¹ The name of the star is Wormwood.^[a] A third of the waters ^(J)became wormwood, and many people died from the water, ^(K)because it had been made bitter.

¹² The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of ^(L)the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of their light might be darkened, and a third of the day might be kept from shining, and likewise a third of the night.

² And ^(A)I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?”