Revelation 8:2

Revelation 8:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
• New International Version (NIV)And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.

Context of Revelation 8:2

1When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets. 3Then 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. 4And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand.

Revelation 8:2 word by word

καὶ εἶδον τοὺς ἑπτὰ ἀγγέλους οἳ ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ ἑστήκασιν καὶ ἐδόθησαν αὐτοῖς ἑπτὰ σάλπιγγες.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• I sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• the sevenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the sevenἑπτάhepta · sevenG2033
• angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• stoodἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• beforeἐνώπιονenōpion · beforeG1799
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• to themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• were givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• trumpetsσάλπιγξsalpigx · trumpetG4536

Cross-references for Revelation 8:2

• Revelation 15:1Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous: seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in them the wrath of God is complete.
• Revelation 16:1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the bowls of the wrath of God on the earth.”
• Matthew 18:10“Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in heaven their angels always see the face of My Father who is in heaven.
• Luke 1:19And the angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and was sent to speak to you and bring you these glad tidings.
• Revelation 8:6So the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
• Revelation 9:1Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit.
• Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!”
• Numbers 10:1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
• 2 Chronicles 29:25And he stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with stringed instruments, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet; for thus was the commandment of the Lord by His prophets.
• Amos 3:6If a trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid? If there is calamity in a city, will not the Lord have done it?

Commentaries on Revelation 8:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The seven angels which stood before God - Probably the same as those called the seven Spirits which are before his throne, Revelation 1:4; (note). There is still an allusion here to the seven ministers of the Persian monarchs. See Tobit 12:15.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And I saw the seven angels which stood before God - Prof. Stuart supposes that by these angels are meant the “presence-angels” which he understands to be referred to, in Revelation 1:4, by the “seven spirits which are before the throne.” If, however, the interpretation of that passage above proposed, that it refers to the Holy Spirit, with reference to his multiplied agency and operations, be correct, then we must seek for another application of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Angels sound trumpets dramatically to announce an approaching end (see Isaiah 27:13; Zechariah 9:14; Matthew 24:31; 1 Corinthians 15:52; 1 Thessalonians 4:16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. the seven angels--Compare the apocryphal Tobit 12:15, "I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels which present the prayers of the saints, and which go in and out before the glory of the Holy One." Compare Lu 1:19, "I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God." stood--Greek, "stand." seven trumpets--These come in during the time while the martyrs rest until their fellow servants also, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled; for it…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 8:2

• Angel (a Spirit)
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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