New English Translation
Revelation 7:2
2Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, who had the seal of the living God. He shouted out with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given permission to damage the earth and the sea:
Revelation 7:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
- New International Version (NIV)Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the seal of the living God. He called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, with the seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm earth and sea,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea,
Context of Revelation 7:2
1After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth so no wind could blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree. Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, who had the seal of the living God. He shouted out with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given permission to damage the earth and the sea: 3“Do not damage the earth or the sea or the trees until we have put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.” 4Now I heard the number of those who were marked with the seal, one hundred and forty-four thousand, sealed from all the tribes of the people of Israel:
Read all of Revelation 7Revelation 7:2 word by word
Καὶ εἶδον ἄλλον ἄγγελον ἀναβαίνοντα ἀπὸ ἀνατολῆς ἡλίου ἔχοντα σφραγῖδα θεοῦ ζῶντος. καὶ ἔκραξεν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ τοῖς τέσσαρσιν ἀγγέλοις οἷς ἐδόθη αὐτοῖς ἀδικῆσαι τὴν γῆν καὶ τὴν θάλασσανRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- I sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- anotherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
- angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
- ascendingἀναβαίνωanabainō · to ascendG305
- fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
- the eastἀνατολήanatolē · eastG395
- havingἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
- the sealσφραγίςsphragis · sealG4973
- ·ἥλιοςhēlios · sunG2246
- of the livingζάωzaō · to liveG2198
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- he criedκράζωkrazō · to cryG2896
- with a loudμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
- voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
- to the fourὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- to the fourτέσσαρεςtessares tessara · fourG5064
- to whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- it was givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- to hurtἀδικέωadikeō · to harmG91
- the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
- the seaθάλασσαthalassa · seaG2281
Cross-references for Revelation 7:2
- Revelation 8:3Another angel holding a golden censer came and was stationed at the altar. A large amount of incense was given to him to offer up, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar that is before the throne.
- Revelation 10:1Then I saw another powerful angel descending from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun and his legs were like pillars of fire.
- Malachi 3:1“I am about to send my messenger, who will clear the way before me. Indeed, the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, whom you long for, is certainly coming,” says the Lord who rules over all.
- Malachi 4:2But for you who respect my name, the sun of vindication will rise with healing wings, and you will skip about like calves released from the stall.
- Acts 7:30“After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the desert of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning bush.
- Revelation 7:3“Do not damage the earth or the sea or the trees until we have put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.”
- Revelation 5:2And I saw a powerful angel proclaiming in a loud voice: “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?”
- Revelation 10:4When the seven thunders spoke, I was preparing to write, but just then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Seal up what the seven thunders spoke and do not write it down.”
- John 6:27Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life – the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”
- 2 Corinthians 1:22who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a down payment.
- Ephesians 1:13And when you heard the word of truth (the gospel of your salvation) – when you believed in Christ – you were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit,
- Ephesians 4:30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
- 2 Timothy 2:19However, God’s solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from evil.”
- Deuteronomy 5:26Who is there from the entire human race who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the middle of the fire as we have, and has lived?
- 1 Samuel 17:26David asked the men who were standing near him, “What will be done for the man who strikes down this Philistine and frees Israel from this humiliation? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he defies the armies of the living God?”
- 2 Kings 19:4Perhaps the Lord your God will hear all these things the chief adviser has spoken on behalf of his master, the king of Assyria, who sent him to taunt the living God. When the Lord your God hears, perhaps he will punish him for the things he has said. So pray for this remnant that remains.’”
Commentaries on Revelation 7:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The seal of the living God - This angel is represented as the chancellor of the supreme King, and as ascending from the east, ̔, from the rising of the sun. Some understand this of Christ, who is called , the east, Luke 1:78. Four angels, to whom it was given to hurt - Particular agents employed by Divine providence in the management of the affairs of the earth; but whether spiritual or material we know not.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And I saw another angel - Evidently having no connection with the four, and employed for another purpose. This angel, also, must have been symbolic; and all that is implied is, that something would be done as if an angel had done it. Ascending from the east - He appeared in the east, and seemed to rise like the sun. It is not easy to determine what is the special significancy, if any, of the east here, or why this quarter of the heavens is designated…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3Do not … until: God commands the four angels to hold back the winds for a short time. They must not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees until the servants of God receive his seal on their foreheads. The seal of the living God signifies belonging to God's family; God owns and protects his people (2 Corinthians 1:22; Ephesians 1:13–14). In ancient times, sealing or tattooing showed ownership. The angel carrying the seal identified God's people, answering…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. from the east--Greek, "the rising of the sun." The quarter from which God's glory oftenest manifests itself.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Revelation 7
- 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
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