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The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from heaven. It fell on a third of the rivers and springs of water.

The fourth angel blew his trumpet, 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 was without light and also a third of the night.

The fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth. The key for the shaft to the abyss was given to him.

They had as their king the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek he has the name Apollyon.

The sixth angel blew his trumpet. From the four horns of the golden altar that is before God, I heard a voice

Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head. His face was like the sun, his legs were like pillars of fire,

and he held a little scroll opened in his hand. He put his right foot on the sea, his left on the land,

Then the angel that I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven.

but in the days when the seventh angel will blow his trumpet, then the mystery of God will be completed, as he announced to his servants the prophets.”

The seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying,

Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant appeared in his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder, an earthquake, and severe hail.

She gave birth to a Son, a male who is going to rule all nations with an iron rod. Her child was caught up to God and to his throne.

Then war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. The dragon and his angels also fought,

So the great dragon was thrown out—the ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the one who deceives the whole world. He was thrown to earth, and his angels with him.

Therefore rejoice, you heavens,and you who dwell in them!Woe to the earth and the sea,because the devil has come down to youwith great fury,because he knows his time is short.

From his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river flowing after the woman, to sweep her away with a flood.

But the earth helped the woman. The earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river that the dragon had spewed from his mouth.

The beast I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth was like a lion’s mouth. The dragon gave the beast his power, his throne, and great authority.

It began to speak blasphemies against God: to blaspheme his name and his dwelling—those who dwell in heaven.

And it makes everyone—small and great, rich and poor, free and slave—to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead,