1 At the opening of the seventh seal,
2 Seven angels have seven trumpets given them.
6 Four of them sound their trumpets and great plagues follow.
9 Another angel puts incense to the prayers of the saints on the golden altar.

And. 5:1,9 6:1,3,5,7,9,12

silence. Job 4:16 Ps 37:7 62:1 *marg: Hab 2:20 Zec 2:13

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

seven angels. 15:1 16:1 Mt 18:10 Lu 1:19

trumpets. 6-12 9:1,13,14 11:15

See on Nu 10:1-10 2Ch 29:25-28 Am 3:6-8

3 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.

another. 7:2 10:1

See on Ge 48:15,16 Ex 3:2-18 Ac 7:30-32

stood. 9:13 Ex 30:1-8 2Ch 26:16-20 Ro 8:34 Heb 7:25

having. Le 16:12 1Ki 7:50 Heb 9:4

much. Le 16:13 Nu 16:46,47 Mal 1:11

offer it with the prayers. or, add it to the prayers. 4 5:8 Ps 141:2 Lu 1:10 Heb 4:15,16 10:19-22 1Jo 2:1,2

the golden. 6:9 9:13 Ex 37:25,26 40:26

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

3 15:8 Ex 30:1 Ps 141:2 Lu 1:10

5 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 filled. 16:1 *etc: Isa 66:6,14-16 Jer 51:11 Eze 10:2-7 Lu 12:49

into. or, upon. and there. See on ch. 4:5 11:19 16:18 2Sa 22:7-9 Ps 18:13 Isa 30:30 Heb 12:18,19

an. 11:13,19 1Ki 19:11 Isa 29:6 Zec 14:5 Mt 24:7 27:52-54 Ac 4:31 Ac 16:26

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

See on ver. 2

7 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.

hail. 16:21 Ex 9:23-25,33 Jos 10:11 Ps 11:5,6 18:12,13 78:47,48 Ps 105:32 Isa 28:2 29:6 30:30 32:19 Eze 13:10-15 38:22 Mt 7:25-27

cast. 16:2

the third. 9,10,12 6:8 9:4 Isa 2:12,13 10:17,18 Jas 1:11 1Pe 1:24

8 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 as. Jer 51:25 Mr 11:23

burning. Am 7:4

the third. 7 16:3 *etc: Ex 7:17-21 Eze 14:9

9 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.

the third part of the creatures. 7,10,12 16:3 Ex 7:21 Zec 13:8

the ships. Ps 48:7 Isa 2:16 23:1

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;

a great. 1:20 6:13 9:1 12:4 Isa 14:12 Lu 10:18 Jude 1:13

the fountains. 16:4 Ex 7:20,21 Jud 15:11 2Ki 2:19-22 2Ch 32:3 Isa 12:3 Ho 13:15,16

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.

Wormwood. De 29:18 Ru 1:20 Pr 5:4 Jer 9:15 23:15 La 3:5,19 Am 5:7 6:12 Heb 12:15

many. Ex 15:23

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.

and the third part of the sun. 16:8,9 Isa 13:10 24:23 Jer 4:23 Eze 32:7,8 Joe 2:10,31 Am 8:9 Mt 24:29 27:45 Mr 13:24 15:33 Lu 21:25 23:44,45 Ac 2:20

and the day. Ex 10:21-23 2Co 4:4 2Th 2:9-12

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!

flying. 14:3,6 19:17 Ps 103:20 Heb 1:14

Woe. 9:1,12 11:14 Eze 2:10