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10. And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;11. And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.12. And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them were darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.13. And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabitants of the earth by the reason of the other voices of the trumpets of the three angels, which are yet to sound!Revelation 8:10-13 John's vision of seven angels sounding trumpets and desolations and calamities follow on the empire at the blowing. We pick up here at the blowing of the third trumpet, a great star from heaven falls, this being Pelagius a man of great eminence in the church, making great pretensions to religion and holiness, and like a star shone for a while. But fell into very sore errors, denying original sin, asserting human nature without the grace of God, a man could keep the whole law. He taught that Christ was not God and man, but half of each and the God part overtook His humanity. This is why the star is call wormwood for his doctrine polluted the scriptures, making them bitter. The fourth angel sounded, and this calamity falls on the Roman Empire by the barbarians, which was fulfilled. The angel flying through heaven saying woe three times for the three trumpets yet to be sounded two which come in 135 years, which is the final blow to the Roman Empire, the 7th trumpet, will be on the whole world when all the nations shall be judged. Amen.