Revelation 8:2
And I saw the seven agents who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
In Context
1And when he opened the seventh seal, silence occurred in heaven, like half an hour.
Cross References
Numbers 10:1And LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Amos 3:6Shall the trumpet be blown in a city, and the people not be afraid? Shall evil befall a city, and LORD has not done it?
Luke 1:19And having answered, the agent said to him, I am Gabriel who stand in the presence of God. And I was sent to speak to thee, and to announce these good news to thee.
Revelation 9:13And the sixth agent sounded, and I heard a voice, one from the four horns of the golden altar before God,
Revelation 15:1And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous: seven agents having seven plagues, the last, because in them the wrath of God is ended.
Matthew Henry on Revelation 8:2-7
The Seven Trumpets. ( a. d. 95.) 1 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half a hour. 2 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. 3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. 4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the… Read the whole commentary →