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Revelation 8
New Catholic Bible
Revelation 8
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 8
The Seventh Seal.[a] 1 When the Lamb broke open the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. 2 And I saw that seven trumpets were given to the seven angels who stand in the presence of God.
3 Another angel came forward with a gold censer and stood at the altar.[b] He was given a large quantity of incense to offer, with the prayers of all the saints, on the gold altar that stood before the throne.
4 The smoke of the incense together with the prayers of the saints rose before God from the hand of the angel. 5 Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and emptied it upon the earth. Immediately, there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
6 The seven angels who held the seven trumpets now made ready to blow them.
The First Four Trumpets.[c] 7 When the first angel blew his trumpet, there was a storm of hail and fire, mixed with blood, and it fell upon the earth.[d] A third of the earth was burned up, as well as a third of the trees and all the green grass.
8 [e]When the second angel blew his trumpet, something that looked like a huge mountain ablaze with fire was hurled into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood, 9 a third of the creatures living in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
10 When the third angel blew his trumpet, a great star fell from the sky, burning like a torch. It came down on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. 11 This star was called “Wormwood,” and a third of the waters turned to wormwood.[f] Great numbers of people died from the waters that had become bitter.
12 When the fourth angel blew his trumpet, a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars. As a result, a third of their light was darkened, and the day lost its illumination for a third of the time, and so did the night.[g]
13 The Cry of the Eagle.[h] In my vision, I heard an eagle cry out in a loud voice as it flew high overhead, “Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth because of the other trumpet blasts that the three angels have not yet blown!”
Footnotes
- Revelation 8:1 We are now at the great Day of God’s Coming. Everything is unmoving in a solemn silence. It is the hour when the prayer of those persecuted—which is symbolized by the incense—is going to be heard (see Rev 6:9-11). Calamities arise to jostle the earth. At the sound of the trumpets, which are part of the scene for the Coming of God (see 1 Thes 4:16), seven tableaus will pass before our eyes in a dramatization without letup.
- Revelation 8:3 The altar is the altar of incense in the Jewish sanctuary; the gold censer is the thurible or fire-shovel used to carry the burning coals from the altar of holocausts to the altar of incense.
- Revelation 8:7 The earth, sea, streams, sources, and stars—everything is disfigured. The universe becomes chaos and lays itself waste. The author amplifies images taken from the Book of Exodus (chs. 7–10).
- Revelation 8:7 See the seventh plague of Egypt (Ex 9:23f) and Joel 3:3.
- Revelation 8:8 See the first plague of Egypt (Ex 7:20f).
- Revelation 8:11 Wormwood: a bitter-tasting plant that is a metaphor for calamity, sorrow, and death (see Prov 5:3f; Jer 9:15; Lam 3:19).
- Revelation 8:12 See the darkness that occurred for three days during the ninth plague of Egypt (Ex 10:21-23).
- Revelation 8:13 After the universe, the human race will itself be struck. The eagle announces the three calamities.
Apocalipsis 8
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Apocalipsis 8
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El séptimo sello
8 Cuando el Cordero abrió el séptimo sello, hubo silencio en el cielo durante una media hora. 2 Vi entonces que a los siete ángeles que estaban de pie ante Dios se les dieron siete trompetas, 3 y otro ángel vino con un incensario de oro, y se detuvo ante el altar.(A) A ese ángel se le dio mucho incienso para que lo añadiera a las oraciones de todos los santos, y lo ofreciera sobre el altar de oro que estaba delante del trono. 4 De la mano del ángel subió el humo del incienso a la presencia de Dios, junto con las oraciones de los santos. 5 El ángel tomó el incensario, lo llenó con fuego del altar,(B) y ese fuego lo arrojó a la tierra.(C) Hubo entonces truenos, voces, relámpagos y un terremoto.(D)
Las trompetas
6 Los siete ángeles se dispusieron a tocar las siete trompetas que tenían.
7 Cuando el primer ángel tocó su trompeta, cayeron sobre la tierra granizo y fuego(E) mezclados con sangre, con lo que se quemó la tercera parte de la tierra, la tercera parte de los árboles y toda la hierba verde.
8 Cuando el segundo ángel tocó su trompeta, cayó sobre el mar algo parecido a una gran montaña en llamas, y la tercera parte del mar se convirtió en sangre, 9 con lo que murió la tercera parte de todo lo que vivía en el mar y fue destruida la tercera parte de las embarcaciones.
10 Cuando el tercer ángel tocó su trompeta, del cielo cayó una gran estrella,(F) la cual ardía como una antorcha. Cayó sobre la tercera parte de los ríos, y sobre los manantiales de agua. 11 El nombre de esa estrella es Amargura, así que la tercera parte de las aguas se volvió amarga, y mucha gente murió por causa de esas aguas amargas.
12 Cuando el cuarto ángel tocó su trompeta, fue tal el daño que sufrieron el sol, la luna y las estrellas, que perdieron una tercera parte de su brillo,(G) y también se oscureció una tercera parte del día, lo mismo que una tercera parte de la noche.
13 Miré entonces, y oí que un águila revoloteaba en medio del cielo y a grandes voces gritaba: «¡Ay, ay, ay! ¡Pobres de los habitantes de la tierra cuando suenen las trompetas que están a punto de tocar los otros tres ángeles!»
Revelation 8
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Revelation 8
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The Seventh Seal and the Golden Censer
8 When he opened the seventh seal,(A) there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
2 And I saw the seven angels(B) who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.(C)
3 Another angel,(D) who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people,(E) on the golden altar(F) in front of the throne. 4 The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God(G) from the angel’s hand. 5 Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar,(H) and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder,(I) rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake.(J)
The Trumpets
6 Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets(K) prepared to sound them.
7 The first angel(L) sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire(M) mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third(N) of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.(O)
8 The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain,(P) all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third(Q) of the sea turned into blood,(R) 9 a third(S) 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(T) on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water(U)— 11 the name of the star is Wormwood.[a] A third(V) of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.(W)
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(X) of them turned dark.(Y) A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.(Z)
13 As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair(AA) call out in a loud voice: “Woe! Woe! Woe(AB) to the inhabitants of the earth,(AC) because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!”
Footnotes
- Revelation 8:11 Wormwood is a bitter substance.
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