Amen. Amen. Good morning and welcome. You can be seated. So glad you're here today.

Those of you online, we're so glad that you're joining with us as well.

We are in the book of Revelation in our trek through the Bible book by book, chapter by chapter,

verse by verse. We've reached the last book of the Bible. And our text today is going

to be chapter 8, verse 7 through 13. Lord willing, will complete the chapter. We're actually going to

start the trumpet judgments today. I just want to forewarn you before we start reading the text.

If you're able to stand, you can do so to follow along

for the reading of God's word. If not, where you're seated is fine. Again, just follow along.

Beginning of verse 7, where the Apostle John continues, writing that which he is seeing by the Holy Spirit and says,

the first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood,

and it was hurled down on the earth.

A third of the earth was burned up.

A third of the trees were burned up.

And all the green grass was burned up.

The second angel, verse 8, sounded his trumpet.

And something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood.

A third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships

were destroyed. The third angel, verse 10, sounded his trumpet, and a great star blazing like a torch,

fell from the sky 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 and and many people died from the waters that had become bitter. The fourth angel, verse 12, sounded 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 turned dark.

A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.

As I watched, verse 13, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in a loud voice,

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