And i saw the seven angels who stand before god, and seven trumpets were given to them. Revelation 8 niv the seventh seal and the golden censer bible. And a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up. The second angel sounded, and a great mountain, burning with fire, was cast into the sea. A storm of heresies, a mixture of dreadful errors falling on the church, or a tempest of destruction.
God in action are often depicted as thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and earthquakes see mount sinai. The seven thunders revelation 8 revelation made clear. There were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake. How the thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and earthquake. Wall, revelation, understanding the bible commentary series. Revelation chapter 8 book of revelation each scripture. This book cross and crown is a powerful and thrilling recital of the most romantic and dramatic incidents in history to be found on record, told in the simplest, most graphic, and entertaining form. Eugene peterson the book of revelation is first a foremost a. Its title is derived from the first word of the koine greek text. When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. This is the holy book of revelation, known as the revelation of st. It is produced as free educational material by the church of god, a worldwide association, inc. This will be the first stroke of gods scourge, a thunderstorm, or series of thunderstorms. Study the bible online using commentary on revelation 8.
When the storm hits, the rains may come and the wind may kick up but the. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills. Revelation 8 niv bible when he opened the seventh seal. Oil trade war how it ends predicted by god in the book.
The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and. Revelation with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The first trumpet brings literal fire and hail, and causes the destruction of most of the vegetation on the earth. In revelation 8, we are in the center of the hurricane of gods judgment. Justin the martyr around 100 to 165 ac, irenaeus around 140 to 220 ac and the muratori canon end of 2 nd century confirm that the apostle john is the author. So moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the lord sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. John the divine, although the godgiven title is at the very beginning of the text, the revelation of. Then i saw the seven angels who stand in the presence of god. The book of revelation often called the revelation to john, apocalypse of john, the revelation from jesus christ from its opening words, the apocalypse, the revelation, or simply revelation is the final book of the new testament, and consequently is also the final book of the christian bible. The revelation is the only book in the nt mentioning john as author. Some christians have been mistaught that tithing is not found in the new testament, which is false doctrine. John mentions his name four times in the book revelation 1.
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