(Revelation) Book of the Great Revealing 8

SILENCE IN THE WORLD ABOVE

1When the Lamb broke open the seventh seal, a powerful silence fell on the spirit-world above that remained for about half an hour. 2Then I saw the seven spirit-messengers that stand before the Great Spirit. They were given seven eagle bone whistles.#8:2 Lit. trumpet, or in Hebrew shofar, meaning “ram’s horn”

SMOKE AND PRAYERS GO UP

3Another spirit-messenger, holding a golden smudge bowl in his hands, came and stood before the sacred altar. He was given much incense to burn as a sweet-smelling smoke offering above the sacred golden altar and offer it up along with the prayers of all the holy ones. 4From the golden smudge bowl in the hand of the spirit-messenger the sweet-smelling smoke, mixed with the prayers of Creator’s holy ones, began to rise to the Great Spirit.

PURIFYING FIRE

5Then the spirit-messenger filled the smudge bowl with fiery coals from the sacred altar and threw it down on the land. I heard the crashing and rolling thunder and saw flashes of lightning, and the earth began to shake.

6Then the seven spirit-messengers who were holding the seven eagle bone whistles#8:6 Lit. trumpet, or in Hebrew shofar, meaning “ram’s horn” got ready to sound them.

THE SOUNDING OF THE EAGLE BONE WHISTLES

7The first spirit-messenger sounded his eagle bone whistle, and hail and fire mixed with blood came out from the altar and were thrown down on the land. A third part of the land was burned with fire, and a third of the trees, and all the green grass.

8The second spirit-messenger sounded his eagle bone whistle, and what looked like a great mountain burning like a wildfire was thrown into the sea. A third of the waters turned into blood, 9a third of all the living sea creatures died, and a third of the sea-canoes sank.

10The third spirit-messenger sounded his eagle bone whistle, and from the sky came a great star flaming like a torch. The flaming star fell down on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. 11The name of the star was Bitterness, and a third of the waters became bitter, and many people died because the water had been made bitter.

12The fourth spirit-messenger sounded his eagle bone whistle, and a third of the sun, moon, and the stars were struck with darkness. So for a third of the day the sun gave no light, and for a third of the night the moon and stars did not shine.

13Then I heard the screech of an eagle above me, so I looked up and saw an eagle soaring in the sky.

“Warning, warning, warning!” the eagle screeched, “to those who live on the land, because of the remaining eagle bone whistles#8:13 Lit. trumpet, or in Hebrew shofar, meaning “ram’s horn” to be sounded by the last three spirit-messengers!”

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