Revelation 8:2
and I saw the seven angels, that stood before God; and seven trumpets were given to them.
1770 John Worsley 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 for about half an hour:
Cross References
Luke 1:19And the angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God, and I am sent to speak to thee, and to tell thee this good news:
Revelation 9:13And the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a certain voice from the four horns of the golden altar, which is before God,
Revelation 15:1And I saw another sign in heaven great and wonderful, ---seven angels, having the seven last plagues, for 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 →