And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
The verse belongs to the account of the book in God's right hand, written within and without and sealed with seven seals. That book is the roll of God's providences containing the prophetic history of nations and the church, the divine utterances, His authority, His commandments, His laws, the whole symbolic counsel of the Eternal, the history of all ruling powers in the nations, and in symbolic language the influence of every nation, tongue, and people from the beginning of earth's history to its close. It is part of what was seen and heard in the vision at Patmos after the Lion of the tribe of Judah prevailed to open the sealed book. Following the scenes of the seals, it concerns what would be in a future period of time and not a present reality.
The giving of the seven trumpets to the seven angels standing before God unrolls that roll. The moment fills all who look on with awe because there are no blanks in the book and no space for more writing. The seven angels receive the seven trumpets after silence in heaven about the space of half an hour at the opening of the seventh seal. At the same time another angel with a golden censer offers much incense with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar before the throne, so that the smoke of the incense with the prayers ascends before God.
The seven angels stand before God to receive their commission, with seven trumpets given to be sounded as solemn events yet to transpire. In connection with Revelation 6 and 7, which are full of meaning revealing terrible judgments of God, the verse means the Lord was going forth to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity, and the earth was to disclose her blood and no more cover her slain. Trumpet after trumpet is to be sounded one after another upon the inhabitants of the earth together with vial after vial, as scenes of stupendous interest right upon us. These successive soundings will be sure indications of the presence of Christ who has directed every aggressive movement of His cause through all ages and pledged to be with His people in all their conflicts to the end of the world, vindicating His truth and causing it to triumph while supplying His faithful ones with motives and power of purpose, hope and courage and valor in increased activity as the time is at hand. With the incense offered with the prayers of the saints, the verse shows that humble, sincere, contrite prayer of faith offered to God is regarded as precious in His sight, that no such prayer is overlooked or lost, and that every prayer is heard.
The verse belongs to the account of the book in God's right hand, written within and without and sealed with seven seals. That book is the roll of God's providences containing the prophetic history of nations and the church, the divine utterances, His authority, His commandments, His laws, the whole symbolic counsel of the Eternal, the history of all ruling powers in the nations, and in symbolic language the influence of every nation, tongue, and people from the beginning of earth's history to its close. It is part of what was seen and heard in the vision at Patmos after the Lion of the tribe of Judah prevailed to open the sealed book. Following the scenes of the seals, it concerns what would be in a future period of time and not a present reality.
The giving of the seven trumpets to the seven angels standing before God unrolls that roll. The moment fills all who look on with awe because there are no blanks in the book and no space for more writing. The seven angels receive the seven trumpets after silence in heaven about the space of half an hour at the opening of the seventh seal. At the same time another angel with a golden censer offers much incense with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar before the throne, so that the smoke of the incense with the prayers ascends before God.
The seven angels stand before God to receive their commission, with seven trumpets given to be sounded as solemn events yet to transpire. In connection with Revelation 6 and 7, which are full of meaning revealing terrible judgments of God, the verse means the Lord was going forth to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity, and the earth was to disclose her blood and no more cover her slain. Trumpet after trumpet is to be sounded one after another upon the inhabitants of the earth together with vial after vial, as scenes of stupendous interest right upon us. These successive soundings will be sure indications of the presence of Christ who has directed every aggressive movement of His cause through all ages and pledged to be with His people in all their conflicts to the end of the world, vindicating His truth and causing it to triumph while supplying His faithful ones with motives and power of purpose, hope and courage and valor in increased activity as the time is at hand. With the incense offered with the prayers of the saints, the verse shows that humble, sincere, contrite prayer of faith offered to God is regarded as precious in His sight, that no such prayer is overlooked or lost, and that every prayer is heard.