And (A)the smoke of the incense ascended from the angel’s hand with the prayers of the [a]saints before God. Then the angel [b]took the [c]censer and (B)filled it with the fire of the altar, and (C)hurled it to the earth; and there were (D)peals of thunder and sounds, and flashes of lightning and an (E)earthquake.

(F)And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound them.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 8:4 See note 2 v 3
  2. Revelation 8:5 Lit has taken
  3. Revelation 8:5 I.e., container to burn incense

The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God(A) from the angel’s hand. Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar,(B) and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder,(C) rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake.(D)

The Trumpets

Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets(E) prepared to sound them.

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