⁹ It shall be in that day that I will seek to ^(A)destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

⁸ For thus says the Lord of hosts: “He sent Me after glory, to the nations which plunder you; for he who ^(A)touches you touches the ^[a]apple of His eye. ⁹ For surely I will ^(B)shake My hand against them, and they shall become ^[b]spoil for their servants. Then ^(C)you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me.

⁴⁴ And in the days of these kings ^(A)the God of heaven will set up a kingdom ^(B)which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; ^(C)it shall ^[a]break in pieces and ^[b]consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. ^45 (D)Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold—the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure.”

¹⁵ And he said, “Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the Lord to you: ^(A)‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, ^(B)for the battle is not yours, but God’s.

First Trumpet: Vegetation Struck

⁷ The first angel sounded: ^(A)And hail and fire followed, mingled with blood, and they were thrown ^(B)to the ^[a]earth. And a third ^(C)of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.

Second Trumpet: The Seas Struck

⁸ Then the second angel sounded: ^(D)And something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, ^(E)and a third of the sea ^(F)became blood. ^9 (G)And a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

Third Trumpet: The Waters Struck

¹⁰ Then the third angel sounded: ^(H)And a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, ^(I)and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. ^11 (J)The name of the star is Wormwood. ^(K)A third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the water, because it was made bitter.

Fourth Trumpet: The Heavens Struck

^12 (L)Then the fourth angel sounded: And a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. A third of the day ^[b]did not shine, and likewise the night.

¹³ And I looked, ^(M)and I heard an ^[c]angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, ^(N)“Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!”

^4 (A)Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to ^(B)take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword.

Third Seal: Scarcity on Earth

⁵ When He opened the third seal, ^(C)I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, ^(D)a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of ^(E)scales^[a] in his hand. ⁶ And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A ^[b]quart of wheat for a ^[c]denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and ^(F)do not harm the oil and the wine.”

Fourth Seal: Widespread Death on Earth

⁷ When He opened the fourth seal, ^(G)I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see.” ^8 (H)So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And ^[d]power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, ^(I)to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, ^(J)and by the beasts of the earth.

Fifth Seal: The Cry of the Martyrs

⁹ When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under ^(K)the altar ^(L)the souls of those who had been slain ^(M)for the word of God and for ^(N)the testimony which they held. ¹⁰ And they cried with a loud voice, saying, ^(O)“How long, O Lord, ^(P)holy and true, ^(Q)until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” ¹¹ Then a ^(R)white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them ^(S)that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.

Sixth Seal: Cosmic Disturbances

¹² I looked when He opened the sixth seal, ^(T)and ^[e]behold, there was a great earthquake; and ^(U)the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the ^[f]moon became like blood. ^13 (V)And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. ^14 (W)Then the sky ^[g]receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and ^(X)every mountain and island was moved out of its place. ¹⁵ And the ^(Y)kings of the earth, the great men, ^[h]the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, ^(Z)hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, ^16 (AA)and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who ^(AB)sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! ¹⁷ For the great day of His wrath has come, ^(AC)and who is able to stand?”