And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
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Gill's Exposition
And another angel came,.... The Ethiopic version adds, "from the east", as in Rev 7:2; pointing to the same angel, and who is intended: for not a created angel, as Gabriel, or any other, is meant; nor…
Barnes' Notes
And another angel came - Who this angel was is not mentioned, nor have we any means of determining. Of course a great variety of opinion has been entertained on the subject (see Poole’s Synopsis) -…
Adam Clarke
Another angel - About to perform the office of priest.
Having a golden censer - This was a preparation peculiar to the day of expiation. "On other days it was the custom of the priest to take fire…
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…
Cambridge Bible
The Angel with the Golden Censer, Rev 8:3-6
3. another angel In Tobit, l.c. it is the seven Angels themselves who present the prayers of the Saints before God: but, though the detail varies, the…
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