The Revelation of Jesus Christ – Chapter Eight

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May 29

**"The LORD is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him" (Habakkuk 2:20)**

We have seen an interlude between the breaking or opening of the sixth seal and the seventh seal. When the seventh seal is broken, there is silence in heaven for thirty minutes.

Isn't it wonderful that our prayers are kept in heaven and offered to God? The angel is given much incense along with the prayers of the saints on a golden altar before the throne. The prayers are in a censer along with incense. The Greek and original words translated as censer, according to Bible Hub, were libanótos: frankincense , by ext. a censer Original Word: λιβανωτός , οῦ, ὁ.

After this, the censer is filled with fire and this is hurled to the earth. God's judgement is revealed.

Next, the seven angels prepare to sound the trumpets! We read what happens after the first four trumpets sound in:

CHAPTER EIGHT

"When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets. Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.

Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, and rumblings, and flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.

Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.

Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood, a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters.

Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well. And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying overhead, calling in a loud voice, "Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!""
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭8:1-13‬ ‭BSB‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/3034/rev.8.1-13.BSB

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