Revelation 7:1

After this, I saw four messengers, standing at the four corners of the earth, holding fast the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow upon the land, or upon the sea, or upon any tree.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.

In Context

2And I saw another messenger, ascending from the rising of the sun, holding the seal of the Living God; and he cried out with a loud voice unto the four messengers unto whom it had been given to injure the land and the sea,

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Cross References

Isaiah 27:3I—Yahweh, am Watching over her, Every moment, will I water her,—Lest anyone injure her, Night and day, will I watch over her.

Jeremiah 49:36Then will I bring in against Elam four winds from the four quarters of the heavens, And will scatter them to all these winds,—And there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam, shall not come;

Ezekiel 37:9Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the spirit, Prophesy, Son of man. and thou shalt say unto the spirit. Thus saith My Lord Yahweh- From the four winds, come thou, O spirit, And breathe into these slain That they may live.

Daniel 8:8But, the he-goat, shewed himself very great,—and, when he had become mighty, the great horn, was broken in pieces, and there came up afterwards four, in its stead, towards the four winds of the heavens;

Zechariah 1:18Then lifted I up mine eyes and looked,—and lo! Four Horns.

Matthew 8:26And he saith unto them, Why, are ye, fearful, little of faith? Then, aroused, he rebuked the winds and the sea,—and it became a great calm.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 7:1

The things contained in this chapter came in after the opening of the six seals, which foretold great calamities in the world; and before the sound of the seven trumpets, which gave notice of great corruptions arising in the church: between these comes in this comfortable chapter, which secures the graces and comforts of the people of God in times of common calamity. We have, I. An account of the restraint laid upon the winds, ver. 1-3 . II. The sealing of the servants of God, ver. 4-8 . III. The songs of angels… Read the whole commentary →

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