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^(A) of them turned dark.^(B) A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.^(C)

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

⁸ The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain,^(E) all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third^(F) of the sea turned into blood,^{(G) 9} a third^(H) 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^(I) on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water^(J)— ¹¹ the name of the star is Wormwood.^[a] A third^(K) of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.^(L)

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^(M) of them turned dark.^(N) A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.^(O)

¹² I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake.^(A) The sun turned black^(B) like sackcloth^(C) made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red,

⁹ The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan^(A) works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders^(B) that serve the lie, ¹⁰ and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing.^(C) They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.^{(D) 11} For this reason God sends them^(E) a powerful delusion^(F) so that they will believe the lie^{(G) 12} and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.^(H)

²⁴ “But in those days, following that distress,

²⁹ “Immediately after the distress of those days