Revelation 8:3

Revelation 8:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people, on the golden altar in front of the throne.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer, and he was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before the throne,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then another angel, having a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.

Context of Revelation 8:3

1When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. 2Then I saw the seven angels who stand in the presence of God; seven trumpets were given to them. Another angel, with a golden incense burner, came and stood at the altar. He was given a large amount of incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar in front of the throne. 4The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up in the presence of God from the angel’s hand. 5The angel took the incense burner, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.

Revelation 8:3 word by word

Καὶ ἄλλος ἄγγελος ἦλθεν καὶ ἐστάθη ἐπὶ τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου ἔχων λιβανωτὸν χρυσοῦν. καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ θυμιάματα πολλὰ ἵνα δώσει ταῖς προσευχαῖς τῶν ἁγίων πάντων ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον τὸ χρυσοῦν τὸ ἐνώπιον τοῦ θρόνου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• anotherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• stoodἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• atἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the altarὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the altarθυσιαστήριονthusiastērion · altarG2379
• havingἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• a goldenχρύσεοςchruseos · goldenG5552
• censerλιβανωτόςlibanōtos · censerG3031
• there was givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• muchπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• incenseθυμίαμαthumiama · incenseG2368
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• with the prayersπροσευχήproseuchē · prayerG4335
• of allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• saintsἅγιοςhagios · holy: saintG40
• beforeἐνώπιονenōpion · beforeG1799
• the throneθρόνοςthronos · throneG2362

Cross-references for Revelation 8:3

• Revelation 7:2Then I saw another angel rising up from the east, who had the seal of the living God. He cried out in a loud voice to the four angels who were allowed to harm the earth and the sea,
• Revelation 10:1Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head. His face was like the sun, his legs were like pillars of fire,
• Genesis 48:15Then he blessed Joseph and said: The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
• Exodus 3:2Then the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire within a bush. As Moses looked, he saw that the bush was on fire but was not consumed.
• Acts 7:30After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning bush.
• Revelation 9:13The sixth angel blew his trumpet. From the four horns of the golden altar that is before God, I heard a voice
• Exodus 30:1“You are to make an altar for the burning of incense; make it of acacia wood.
• 2 Chronicles 26:16But when he became strong, he grew arrogant, and it led to his own destruction. He acted unfaithfully against the Lord his God by going into the Lord’s sanctuary to burn incense on the incense altar.
• Romans 8:34Who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is the one who died, but even more, has been raised; he also is at the right hand of God and intercedes for us.
• Hebrews 7:25Therefore, he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, since he always lives to intercede for them.
• Leviticus 16:12Then he is to take a firepan full of blazing coals from the altar before the Lord and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and bring them inside the curtain.
• 1 Kings 7:50the pure gold ceremonial bowls, wick trimmers, sprinkling basins, ladles, and firepans; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the most holy place) and for the doors of the temple sanctuary.
• Hebrews 9:4It had the gold altar of incense and the ark of the covenant, covered with gold on all sides, in which was a gold jar containing the manna, Aaron’s staff that budded, and the tablets of the covenant.
• Leviticus 16:13He is to put the incense on the fire before the Lord, so that the cloud of incense covers the mercy seat that is over the testimony, or else he will die.
• Numbers 16:46Then Moses told Aaron, “Take your firepan, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the community and make atonement for them, because wrath has come from the Lord; the plague has begun.”
• Malachi 1:11“My name will be great among the nations, from the rising of the sun to its setting. Incense and pure offerings will be presented in my name in every place because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord of Armies.

Commentaries on Revelation 8:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Another angel - About to perform the office of priest. Having a golden censer - This was a preparation peculiar to the day of expiation. "On other days it was the custom of the priest to take fire from the great altar in a silver censer, but on the day of expiation the high priest took the fire from the great altar in a golden censer; and when he was come down from the great altar, he took incense from one of the priests, who brought it to him, and went…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And another angel came - Who this angel was is not mentioned, nor have we any means of determining. Of course a great variety of opinion has been entertained on the subject (see Poole‘s Synopsis) - some referring it to angels in general; others to the ministry of the church; others to Constantine; others to Michael; and many others to the Lord Jesus. All that we know is, that it was an angel who thus appeared, and there is nothing inconsistent in the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4The prayers of God's people ask for God's final justice and judgment (Revelation 6:10–11; see also 5:8; Ezra 9:5–6; Psalm 141:2; Daniel 9:21). The mix of incense and prayers that reaches God's presence shows that God hears them (see Revelation 6:9–11) and is ready to act.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. another angel--not Christ, as many think; for He, in Revelation, is always designated by one of His proper titles; though, doubtless, He is the only true High Priest, the Angel of the Covenant, standing before the golden altar of incense, and there, as Mediator, offering up His people's prayers, rendered acceptable before God through the incense of His merit. Here the angel acts merely as a ministering spirit (He 1:4), just as the twenty-four elders…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 8:3

• Altar
• Angel (a Spirit)
• Censer
• Incense
• Intercession
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Altar
• Censer
• Frankincense
• Incense
• Ethics
• Literature, Sub-Apostolic
• Midian; Midianites
• Revelation of John
• Tabernacle

Commentaries on Revelation 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings