Revelation 8:2
And I saw the seven angels who stood before God; and seven trumpets were given unto them.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
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, there was silence in heaven about half an hour.
Cross References
Luke 1:19And the angel responding said to him; I am Gabriel standing in the presence of God, and am sent to speak to you and to preach to you these things.
Revelation 9:13And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard one voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
Revelation 15:1And I saw another sign in the heaven, great and wonderful, seven angels having the seven last plagues; that in them the wrath of God 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 →