Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Revelation 8

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Revelation 8 . 1 , At the opening of the seventh seal , Revelation 8 . 2 , Seven angels have seven trumpets given them; Revelation 8 . 6 , Four of them sound their trumpets and great plagues follow; Revelation 8 . 9 , Another angel puts incense to the prayers of the saints on the golden altar.

Revelation 8:1

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

Revelation 8:1 · BSB

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Revelation 8:2

And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.

Revelation 8:2 · BSB

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Revelation 8:3

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.

Revelation 8:3 · BSB

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Revelation 8:4

And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.

Revelation 8:4 · BSB

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Revelation 8:5

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.

Revelation 8:5 · BSB

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Revelation 8:6

And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.

Revelation 8:6 · BSB

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Revelation 8:7

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.

Revelation 8:7 · BSB

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Revelation 8:8

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,

Revelation 8:8 · BSB

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Revelation 8:9

a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

Revelation 8:9 · BSB

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Revelation 8:10

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.

Revelation 8:10 · BSB

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Revelation 8:11

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.

Revelation 8:11 · BSB

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Revelation 8:12

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.

Revelation 8:12 · BSB

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Revelation 8:13

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 8:13 · BSB

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web11 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Revelation 8:10-11 → Jeremiah 9:15, Revelation 8:12 → Exodus 10:22, Revelation 8:4 → Exodus 30:8-10, Revelation 8:7 → Exodus 9:23-25, Revelation 8:8-9 → Exodus 7:20-21
Echoes Revelation 8:3-4 → Leviticus 16:12-13
Trajectories
Altar of Incense (Christ's Intercession), Meat-Offering (Tribute and Thanksgiving), Plagues of Egypt (Judgment on False Gods), Pleasing Aroma (Divine Acceptance and Propitiation)
Chiasms
Shaped Revelation 8:1–6
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