Revelation 8:2
Then I saw the seven angels who are in the presence of God, and seven trumpets were given to them.
Weymouth NT (1912)
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 the Lamb broke the seventh seal, there was silence in Heaven for about half an hour.
Cross References
Luke 1:19"I am Gabriel, who stand in the presence of God," answered the angel, "and I have been sent to talk with you and tell you this good news.
Revelation 9:13The sixth angel blew his trumpet; and I heard a single voice speaking from among the horns of the golden incense altar which is in the presence of God.
Revelation 15:1Then I saw another marvel in Heaven, great and wonderful--there were seven angels bringing seven plagues. These are the last plagues, because in them God's anger has found full expression.
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 →