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The sixth angel sounded. I heard a voice from the horns of the golden altar which is before God,
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The Altar of Prayer
Commentators unanimously identify the "golden altar" as the heavenly version of the Old Testament's altar of incense. This altar was a symbol of prayer and intercession, located symbolically in the very presence of God. Therefore, the command for this next judgment comes from a place intimately associated with worship and prayer.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And the sixth angel sounded. See Barnes on Revelation 8:2-7 and following.
And I heard a voice from the four horns of the golde…
A voice (φωνην μιαν). For μιαν as indefinite article see 8:13. Accusative case here after ηκουσα, though genitive in 8:13, a disti…
The sixth trum pet: The second woe. Here we find a description of disasters that reach to the death of a third of humankind (vv.15, 18; cf. 8:7). “…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the sixth angel sounded His trumpet:
and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden al…
The sixth angel sounded, and here the power of the Turks seems to be the subject. Their time is limited. They not only killed in war but also broug…
