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     13I saw an eagle flying overhead, and I heard it say in a loud voice, "Catastrophe, catastrophe, catastrophe for those living on earth, because of the remaining trumpet blasts which the three angels are about to blow."
    I saw an EAGLE flying overhead, and I heard it (the EAGLE) say in a loud voice,
The oldest manuscripts all translate to EAGLE. This may be one and the same as the fourth living creature in Revelation 4:6 ,7 . This is a special message to earth that John both saw and heard.

"Flying overhead" tends to indicate this eagle (angel) physically flies over the earth visible to all below.

    "CATASTROPHE, CATASTROPHE, CATASTROPHE for those living on earth, because of the remaining trumpet blasts which the THREE ANGELS are about to blow."
It is not so unusual to have angels (eagles) make announcements to earth. The birth of Christ was announced to shepherds in Luke 2:8-11 . In Luke, that was a joyful announcement; in the next chapter , the CATASTROPHE, CATASTROPHE, CATASTROPHE here indicates evil, psychological mind games, and mental anguish will be played out. In this chapter, the TRUMPETS mainly did physical damage to the earth.

The prophesy of Deuteronomy 28:49-57 may finally be fulfilled in these three CATASTROPHES. It is described as "an eagle swoops down" meaning it will be carried out silently yet powerfully.

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