Revelation 8:2

And I saw the seven angels,.... Not the seven spirits of God, Rev 1:4; their names, as well as their office, differ; nor the ministers of the word, though these are often called angels in this book,…

And I saw the seven angels which stood before God - Prof. Stuart supposes that by these angels are meant the “presence-angels” which he understands to be referred to, in Rev 1:4, by the “seven spirits…

The seven angels which stood before God - Probably the same as those called the seven Spirits which are before his throne, Rev 1:4 (note). There is still an allusion here to the seven ministers of the…

In these verses we have the prelude to the sounding of the trumpets in several parts.

I. The opening of the last seal. This was to introduce a new set of prophetical iconisms and events; there is a…

The Seven Trumpets. Chap. Rev 8:2 to Rev 11:19

2. the seven angels which stood Should be, which stand. It is probably a designation of seven Angels (commonly, perhaps correctly, called Archangels) who…