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V. The seventh seal

The seventh seal was opened and silence was in heaven

I saw the seven angels with trumpets before God

thunder, lightning

the first angel sounded and there followed hail and fire

they were cast upon the earth and the third part of the trees

and all green grass was burnt up

the second angel sounded and as it were a mountain

burning with fire was cast into the sea

and the third part of the sea became blood

and the third part of the cretaures which were in the sea

and had life when the second angel sounded died

and the third part of the ships were destroyed

the third angel sounded and there fell a star from heaven

it fell upon the thrid part of the rivers of the earth

the name of him is Wormwood and the waters became wormwood

many men died of the waters because they were all made bitter

and I beheld and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven

saying with a voice so loud: "Woe to the inhabiters of the earth by reason

of the trumpets which are yet to sound!"

and the fourth angel sounded and smitten was the sun

and the third part of the moon and the third part of the stars

dayless, nightless

and the fifth angel sounded, from heaven I saw a star fall

to him was given the key of the bottomless pit

he opened the bottomless pit...

the sixth angel sounded and the four angels were loosed

which were bound in the river Euphrates

they were prepared for an hour and a day

and a month and a year for to slay the third part of men

and I beheld and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven

saying with a voice so loud: "Woe to the inhabiters of the earth by reason

of the trumpet´s sound!"

but in the days of the seventh angel´s voice

as he hath declared to his servants the prophets

the mystery of God should be fulfilled

when he shall begin to sound