SEV Biblia, Chapter 8:2
Y vi siete ángeles que estaban delante de Dios; y les fueron dadas siete trompetas.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Revelation 8:2
Verse 2. The seven angels which stood before God] Probably the same as those called the seven Spirits which are before his throne, chap. i. 4, where see the note. There is still an allusion here to the seven ministers of the Persian monarchs. See Tobit xii. 15.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 2. And I saw the seven angels , etc.] Not the seven spirits of God, ( Revelation 1:4 5:5); their names, as well as their office, differ; nor the ministers of the word, though these are often called angels in this book, and blow the trumpet of the Gospel, and lift up their voice like a trumpet; but the angelic spirits, and these either evil ones, since they are the executioners of wrath and vengeance, and bring judgments on the earth; and who, are sometimes said to stand before God, ( 1 Kings 22:21,22 Job 1:6); or rather good angels, who are sometimes ministers of divine wrath; (see 2 Samuel 24:16,17 2 Kings 19:35); “seven” of them are mentioned, as being a proper number for the blowing of the seven trumpets, which would complete all the woes that were to come upon the world, and in allusion to the seven princes the eastern monarchs used to have continually about them, ( Esther 1:14), as it follows: which stood before God ; and denotes their nearness to him, and familiarity with him, they always behold his face; and their service and ministrations, and their readiness to execute his will: the allusion is to the two priests standing at the table of fat, with two silver trumpets in their hands, with which they blew, and another struck the cymbal, and the Levites sung, which was always done at the time of the daily sacrifice f231 : and to them were given seven trumpets : everyone had one; and which were an emblem of those wars, and desolations, and calamities, which would come upon the empire, and upon the world, at the blowing of each of them; the trumpet being an alarm, preparing for, proclaiming, and introducing these things; ( Jeremiah 4:19 Hosea 5:8); these are said to be given them; either by him that sat upon the throne, about which they were; or by the Lamb that opened the seal; and shows that they did nothing but what they had a commission and order to do. Here is manifestly an allusion to the priests and Levites blowing their trumpets at the close of the daily sacrifice, and at the offering of incense as before observed.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-6 - The seventh seal is opened. There was profound silence in heaven for space; all was quiet in the church, for whenever the church on eart cries through oppression, that cry reaches up to heaven; or it is silence of expectation. Trumpets were given to the angels, who were to sound them. The Lord Jesus is the High Priest of the church, having golden censer, and much incense, fulness of merit in his own glorious person. Would that men studied to know the fulness that is in Christ and endeavoured to be acquainted with his excellency. Would that the were truly persuaded that Christ has such an office as that of Intercessor, which he now performs with deep sympathy. No prayers, thu recommended, was ever denied hearing and acceptance. These prayers thus accepted in heaven, produced great changes upon earth. The Christian worship and religion, pure and heavenly in its origin an nature, when sent down to earth and conflicting with the passions an worldly projects of sinful men, produced remarkable tumults, here se forth in prophetical language, as our Lord himself declared, Lu 12:49.
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 ειδον 1492 5627 τους 3588 επτα 2033 αγγελους 32 οι 3739 ενωπιον 1799 του 3588 θεου 2316 εστηκασιν 2476 5758 και 2532 εδοθησαν 1325 5681 αυτοις 846 επτα 2033 σαλπιγγες 4536
Vincent's NT Word Studies
2. Stood (esthkasin). Rev., correctly, stand.Trumpets (salpiggev). See on chapter i. 10.
