Revelation 8:2
And I saw the seven angels who had their place before God; and seven horns were given to them.
Bible in Basic English
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 the seventh stamp was undone there was quiet in heaven for about half an hour.
Cross References
Numbers 10:1And the Lord said to Moses,
Amos 3:6If the horn is sounded in the town will the people not be full of fear? will evil come on a town if the Lord has not done it?
Luke 1:19And the angel, answering, said, I am Gabriel, whose place is before God; I have been sent to say these words to you and to give you this good news.
Revelation 9:13And at the sounding of the sixth angel a voice came to my ears from the horns of the gold altar which is before God,
Revelation 15:1And I saw another sign in heaven, great and strange; seven angels having the seven last punishments, for in them the wrath of God is complete.
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 →