Revelation 8:3 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 8:3-6

Prayer. The vision of the opening of the seven seals is completed. We are not told what took place when the seventh seal was opened, only that then there was a solemn pause—" silence in heaven for half an hour." Alter the opening of the sixth seal the progress of events was interrupted, that the mark and impress of God might be put upon the Israel of God—those out of the Jewish nation who were to be delivered out of the impending judgments. Then was shown, also, the beatific vision of the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 8:3

And 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 supposition that anyone of the angels in... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 8:2-3

Revelation 8:2-3. And I saw the seven angels I beheld further in my vision seven chief angels, instruments especially designed of God for a very important service, now to be declared; which stood Or were standing; before God To receive and execute his commands, after the manner of the great princes of the East, who used to be so attended by the chief officers of their courts. And to them were given seven trumpets To sound an alarm, and give warning to the nations of approaching... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 8:1-5

Seventh seal (8:1-5)As the ungodly suffered the increasingly heavy judgments of the first six seals, they turned against the Christians with greater persecution. This had caused believers to ask God how long it would be before he dealt with those who were killing them (see 6:9-10). God is now going to answer that prayer. He has postponed judgment as long as possible, but now the time has come. All heaven waits silently. But when the seventh seal is broken, it reveals judgments so terrible that... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 8:3

another. App-124 . at. Greek. epi. App-104 . censer. Greek. libanoton. Only here and Revelation 8:5 . Figure of speech Metonymy of Adjunct. App-6 . See 1 Chronicles 9:29 (Septuagint) unto = to. incense. See Revelation 5:8 . that = in order that. Greek. hina. offer it with. Greek. add (literally give) it to. prayers. App-134 . saints = the saints. See Acts 9:13 . upon. App-104 . golden altar, &c. Glorious realities in heaven, The small golden altar of the Tabernacle and the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 8:3

And another angel came and stood over the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should add it unto the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.Revelation 8:3-6 seems to connect the prayers of the saints with the trumpet judgments; and, in a sense, "it is these prayers that set the judgments in motion."[27]Over the altar ... All speculations about where, exactly, this altar is located, and whether or not it is the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 8:2-5

Revelation 8:2-5. And I saw the seven angels which stood before God, &c.— "And I saw the seven angels which I have before mentioned, and which then stood before the throne of God; and seven trumpets were given to them, that they might each of them successively sound an alarm; which I understood to be the symbol of some very important and awakening events, which were, in order of time, to succeed those which had been expressed by the seals. And while they were preparing to execute the orders... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 8:3

3. 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 ( :-), just as the twenty-four elders have vials full of odors, or incense, which... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 8:2-6

Introduction to the seven trumpet judgments 8:2-6 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 8:3

The vision at this point is very reminiscent of priestly service as it took place in Israel’s tabernacle and temples. Another angel acting as a priest came into view and stood before the golden incense altar in heaven (cf. Revelation 6:9). His censer of gold, appropriate in view of God’s presence, contained coals of fire. The angel received more incense to add to the prayers of the saints already there. This may indicate that the prayers of the Tribulation saints (Revelation 6:10) joined those... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 8:3-6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 8:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 8:2-3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 8:1-5

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 8:3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 8:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 8:2-5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 8:3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 8:2-6

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 8:3

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