Revelation 8:4

and go up did the smoke of the perfumes to the prayers of the saints out of the hand of the messenger, before God;

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand.

In Context

3and another messenger did come, and he stood at the altar, having a golden censer, and there was given to him much perfume, that he may give [it] to the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar that [is] before the throne,

5and the messenger took the censer, and did fill it out of the fire of the altar, and did cast [it] to the earth, and there came voices, and thunders, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

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Cross References

Exodus 30:1'And thou hast made an altar [for] making perfume; [of] shittim wood thou dost make it;

Luke 1:10and all the multitude of the people were praying without, at the hour of the perfume.

Revelation 15:8and filled was the sanctuary with smoke from the glory of God, and from His power, and no one was able to enter into the sanctuary till the seven plagues of the seven messengers may be 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 →

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