Bible Strands
Revelation 8:6
And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator reports the seven angels who stand before God as they ready their trumpets to begin the next series of judgments following the altar fire in Revelation 8:5.
The words — ἔχοντες (echontes) literally means "having" or "holding," describing the angels' possession of the trumpets while ἑπτὰ (hepta) repeats the number seven to emphasize completeness.
The thread — This action fulfills the prior commission in Revelation 8:2 where the angels received the trumpets, and it immediately precedes the first trumpet blast in Revelation 8:7.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that divine judgment proceeds through appointed agents and ordered sequence rather than spontaneous violence.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
Cross-references
- Revelation 8:2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.