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The opening of the seventh seal initiates a series of judgments.
The opening of the seventh seal by the Lamb leads to silence in heaven for about half an hour, followed by the preparation of the seven angels with trumpets.
Bearers of the seven trumpets that bring forth God's judgments.
The seven angels stand before God and are given seven trumpets, each trumpet heralding a specific judgment upon the earth.
Mediator of prayers and initiator of the trumpet judgments.
This angel stands at the altar with a golden censer, offering incense with the prayers of the saints, and then casts fire from the altar to the earth, signaling the start of the trumpet judgments.
Instruments of divine judgment affecting the natural world.
The first four trumpets bring destruction to the earth, sea, rivers, and celestial bodies, demonstrating God's sovereignty over creation.