a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.and one third of the living creatures which were in the sea died. One third of the ships were destroyed.And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.and there died the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, even they that had life; and the third part of the ships was destroyed.
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… 9. The second angel sounded, and something like a great mountain, burning with fire, was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood, and a third of the creatures which were in the sea and had life died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. This is something, John says, it looks like a great mountain coming to earth. Doesn't take much imagination to have to know what that is. He's probably talking about a large meteor, an asteroid that breaks up at some point and hits different parts of the earth. Again, if these large meteors hit, there'll be tidal waves, tsunamis that will result in a third of merchant ships being destroyed. And then the third trumpet, a contamination of fresh water. Look at verses 10 to 11. The third angel sounded, and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of waters. That word star we've seen before doesn't have to mean a literal star. The word can refer again to a meteor or an asteroid, some kind of heavenly body. And it breaks up apparently when it enters the atmosphere. …
… but I didn't quite understand it. And when it happened, a third of the sea became blood, right? Another allusion, by the way, to the Exodus plagues. A third of the living creatures in the sea died and a third of the ships were destroyed. Again, this might be symbolism pointing to a nuclear bomb or it could be an asteroid, some say. Astronomists say that if an asteroid of any size were to hit the earth, it would look like a burning mountain hitting the sea and it would do so at about 130,000 miles an hour, which would cause massive devastation and a severe disruption of the food supply, which is what is being pointed to here. The third and the fourth trumpet judgments are very similar. Verse 10, the third angel blew his trumpet and a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. And many people died from the water because the water had become bitter. Another illusion to the Exodus plagues. In the Exodus, God had made the bitter water sweet. Here that is being reversed. In chapter nine, we see the fifth and the sixth trumpet judgments. Chapter nine, verse one, and the fifth angel blew his trumpet. And I saw a star falling from heaven to earth. And he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit. Here, this falling star is a reference to Satan, who is described by Isaiah as a star who fell to earth. The bottomless pit, scripture tells us, …
… The first sounded, there came hail and fire mixed with blood. They were thrown to the earth, and a third of the earth was burned up. A third of the trees were burned up. All the green grass was burned up. The second angel sounded, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood. And a third of the creatures which were in the sea and had life died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. The third angel sounded, and a great star fell from heaven burning like a torch, and it fell on the third of the rivers and on the springs of waters. The name of the star is called Wormwood, and a third of the waters became Wormwood, and men died from the waters because they were made bitter. The fourth angel sounded, a third of the sun, a third of the moon, a third of the stars were struck, so that a third of them would be darkened and the day would not shine, for a third of it in the night in the same way." Devastation. …