Revelation 8:2
And I saw the seven angels that stood before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
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 had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Cross References
Luke 1:19And the angel answered and said to him: I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God; and I am sent to speak to you, and to announce to you this good news.
Revelation 9:13And the sixth angel sounded: and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar that is before God,
Revelation 15:1And I saw another sign in heaven, great and wonderful: seven angels that had seven plagues which are the last; for by them the wrath of God is brought to an end.
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 →