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Revelation 8

1 The seventh seal is opened: there is silence in heaven. 6 The four Angels blow their trumpets, and great plagues follow upon the earth.
1.And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about half an hour.
2.And I saw the seven Angels, which stood before God, and to them were given seven trumpets.
3.Then another Angel came and stood before the altar having a golden censer, and much odours was given unto him, that he should offer with the prayers of all Saints upon the golden altar, which is before the throne.
4.And the smoke of the odours with the prayers of the Saints, went up before God, out of the Angel’s hand.
5.And the Angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth, and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightenings, and earthquake.
6.Then the seven Angels, which had the seven trumpets, prepared themselves to blow the trumpets.
7.So the first Angel blew the trumpet, and there was hail and fire, mingled with blood, and they were cast into the earth, and the third part of trees was burnt, and all green grass was burnt.
8.And the second Angel blew the trumpet, and as it were a great mountain, burning with fire, was cast into the sea, and the third part of the sea became blood.
9.And the third part of the creatures, which were in the sea, and had life, died, and the third part of ships were destroyed.
10.Then the third Angel blew the trumpet, and there fell a great star from heaven burning like a torch, and it fell into the third part of the rivers, and into the fountains of waters.
11.And the name of the star is called wormwood: therefore the third part of the waters became wormwood, and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
12.And the forth Angel blew the trumpet, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars, so that the third part of them was darkened: and the day was smitten, that the third part of it could not shine, and likewise the night.
13.And I beheld, and heard one Angel flying through the middes of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Wo, wo, wo, to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the sounds to come of the trumpet of the three Angels, which were yet to blow the trumpets.

Notes

1-a.
Under the sixth seal he touched in general the corruption of the doctrine: but under the seventh he shows the great danger thereof, and what troubles, sects and heresies hath been and shalbe brought into the Church thereby.
1-b.
That the hearers might be more attentive.
2-c.
He shows the only remedy in our afflictions, to wit, to appear before the face of God by the means of Jesus Christ, who is the Angel, the sacrifice, and the Priest, which presents our prayers, which remain yet in earth, before the altar and divine majesty of God.
5-d.
He means by fire the grace of God whereby we are purged and cleaned, Lev. 6.6
5-e.
He pours the graces of the holie Ghost into the heart of the faithful.
5-f.
When the grace is offered, marvelous rebellions rise against the reason of the wicked, which can neither bide to hear their sins touched, nor mercy offered.
7-g.
That is, proclaims war against the Church, and troubles by false doctrine, so admonishes them to watch.
7-h.
That is, the most part of men were seduced.
7-i.
Even the very elect were sore tried and proven.
8-k.
Divers sects of heretics were spread abroad in the world.
9-l.
Meaning the ship masters, so them that had any government.
10-m.
That is, some excellent minister of the Church, which shall corrupt the Scripture.
11-n.
Which here signifies false and corrupt doctrine.
12-o.
That is, of Christ who is the sun of justice, meaning that men by boasting of their works and merits obscure Christ and tread his death under foot.
12-p.
That is, of the Church.
12-q.
Of the ministers and teachers, which had not taught as they ought to do.
12-r.
There are plagues for the contempt of the Gospel.
13-s.
Horrible threatenings against the infidels and rebellious persons.