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Det sjunde sigillet bryts. De sju trumpeterna

När Lammet bröt det sjunde sigillet, blev det tyst i himlen i ungefär en halvtimme. Sedan fick jag se de sju änglarna som står inför Gud, och de fick var sin trumpet.

En annan ängel kom och ställde sig vid altaret med en rökelseskål av guld, och han fick mycket rökelse. Den skulle han offra på altaret av guld framför tronen, tillsammans med de heligas böner. Och röken från rökelsen, tillsammans med de heligas böner, steg upp inför Gud från ängelns hand.[a]

Ängeln fyllde sedan rökelseskålen med eld från altaret, och kastade ner den på jorden. Det började blixtra och mullra av åska, och det blev jordbävning.

Sex änglar blåser i sina trumpeter

Sedan gjorde sig de sju änglarna beredda att blåsa i sina sju trumpeter.

Den första ängeln blåste i sin trumpet, och då kom hagel och eld blandat med blod och föll ner över jorden. En tredjedel av jorden brändes upp, och en tredjedel av alla träd brann upp, och allt grönt gräs brändes upp.

Sedan blåste den andra ängeln i sin trumpet, och då kastades något som såg ut som ett stort brinnande berg ner i havet. En tredjedel av havet blev till blod, och en tredjedel av allt levande i havet dog, och alla fartyg gick under. 10 Den tredje ängeln blåste nu i sin trumpet, och då kom en stor flammande stjärna från himlen och föll ner på en tredjedel av floderna och vattenkällorna. 11 Stjärnan kallades ”Malört”, och en tredjedel av vattnen förvandlades till malört, och många människor dog av vattnet som hade blivit bittert.

12 Efter det blåste den fjärde ängeln i sin trumpet, och då skadades en tredjedel av solen och en tredjedel av månen och en tredjedel av stjärnorna, så att en tredjedel av dem förmörkades. Det fanns inget ljus under en tredjedel av dagen, och likadant inget under en tredjedel av natten. 13 Sedan såg jag och hörde en örn flyga mitt över himlen och ropa med hög röst: ”Ve, ve, ve över dem som bor på jorden, när de tre sista änglarna nu ska blåsa i sina trumpeter.”

Footnotes

  1. 8:4 Rökelsen från ängeln gjorde att Gud accepterade människornas bön och tillbedjan.

The Seventh Seal and the Golden Censer

When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. Then I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer; and he was given much incense to mingle with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar before the throne; and the smoke of the incense rose with the prayers of the saints from the hand of the angel before God. Then the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar and threw it on the earth;[a] and there were peals of thunder, loud noises, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.

The Seven Trumpets

Now the seven angels who had the seven trumpets made ready to blow them.

The first angel blew his trumpet, and there followed hail and fire, mixed with blood, which fell on the earth; and a third of the earth was burnt up, and a third of the trees were burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain, burning with fire, was thrown into the sea; and a third of the sea became blood, a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

10 The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the fountains of water. 11 The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died of the water, because it was made bitter.

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

13 Then I looked, and I heard an eagle crying with a loud voice, as it flew in midheaven, “Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, at the blasts of the other trumpets which the three angels are about to blow!”

Footnotes

  1. 8.5 Coals from the altar of burnt offering were brought to the altar of incense.

And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.

And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.

And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.

And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.

The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;

And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.

10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;

11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.

13 And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!