Joe: Alright, so let's talk about Revelation 8. What's this one about?

Bible Expert: Well, Revelation 8 is the opening of the seventh seal, which brings seven angels with seven trumpets to Earth. They are given the power to set off disasters on the Earth, sea, and sky.

Joe: Whoa, this is intense! So what kind of disasters?

Bible Expert: Well, the first angel blows a trumpet and hail and fire mixed with blood falls from the sky, burning up a third of the trees and all of the green grass. The second angel causes a great mountain of fire to fall into the sea, turning a third of the sea into blood and killing a third of the sea creatures and ships. The third angel causes a great star to fall from the sky, poisoning a third of the rivers and springs, so that people drinking the water will die.

Joe: Wow, that's insane! What about the other angels?

Bible Expert: The fourth angel causes a third of the sun, moon, and stars to be darkened, while the fifth angel causes a plague of locusts to come out of the bottomless pit and torment people who don't have the seal of God on their foreheads. The sixth angel brings a huge earthquake and causes four demons to be released from the Euphrates River, who will go out and kill a third of the human population. The seventh angel then blows the seventh trumpet, which announces the return of Jesus Christ and the establishment of his kingdom on Earth.

Joe: Wow, that's intense. So if I'm understanding this correctly, these seven angels are going to bring a whole bunch of disasters to the Earth before Jesus arrives?

Bible Expert: That's right, Joe. But it won't be all bad. The disasters will help to purify the Earth and prepare it for the coming of Jesus.