In Revelation 8:7–12, four of the seven angels had already blown their trumpets, resulting in widespread devastation and death on the earth through natural phenomena. The blowing of the fifth angel had been delayed to allow for the cry from the eagle (Revelation 8:13), announcing a triple “woe” upon the earth when the next three trumpets would be blown. The present passage introduces the reader to what is so terrible about the blast of the next trumpet.
1 Le cinquième ange sonna de la trompette. Et je vis une étoile qui était tombée du ciel sur la terre. La clé du puits de l'abîme lui fut donnée,