Revelation 8:2
And I saw the seven messengers which, before God, do stand; and there were given unto them seven trumpets.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
In Context
Cross References
Numbers 10:1And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:
Amos 3:6Or a horn be blown in a city, and, a people, not tremble? Or calamity happen in a city, and, Yahweh, not have wrought with effect?
Luke 1:19And the messenger, answering, said unto him—I, am Gabriel,—he that standeth near before God; and have been sent forth to speak unto thee, and to deliver the joyful message unto thee, as touching these things.
Revelation 9:13And, the sixth messenger, sounded; and I heard one voice, from among the horns of the altar of gold which is before God,
Revelation 15:1And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous,—seven messengers having seven plagues, the last, because, in them, was ended the wrath of God.
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 →