Revelation 8:2
I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
In Context
1When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Cross References
Numbers 10:1The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Amos 3:6Does the trumpet alarm sound in a city, without the people being afraid? Does evil happen to a city, and the LORD hasn’t done it?
Luke 1:19The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
Revelation 9:13The sixth angel sounded. I heard a voice from the horns of the golden altar which is before God,
Revelation 15:1I saw another great and marvelous sign in the sky: seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in them God’s wrath is finished.
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 →