Revelation Chapter 8 verse 4 Holy Bible
And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand.
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And the smoke of the perfume, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand.
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And the smoke of the incense went up with the prayers of the saints, out of the hand of the angel before God.
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And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.
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The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand.
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and go up did the smoke of the perfumes to the prayers of the saints out of the hand of the messenger, before God;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand; and the smoke of the incense with the prayers of the saints went up, etc. (Revised Version). The prayers, accompanied by the incense, and typically purified by it, are received by God. He hears the prayers; and the judgments against the wicked, which follow in the trumpet visions, constitute the answer to them. This makes more probable the view that the following visions are judgments against the world, and not (like the seals) trials to the Church.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) And the smoke of . . .--Better, And there went up the smoke of the incense for (or to, i.e., designed for, and to give fragrance to) the prayers of the saints, out of the hand of the angel, before God. The emblem of the rising column of smoke, in which incense and prayer now mingled, is the token that the prayers of the saints, now rendered acceptable, and no longer premature, are about to be answered. These prayers of God's people, weak and imperfect as they are, are yet invincible weapons in the hands of Christ's soldiers, and will be found mightier than any carnal weapons. As Jericho fell without Israel needing to strike a blow, so now the Israel of God will be seen to be omnipotent through true and faithful prayer. The charter of the Church's power is in the words of Christ: "If ye abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you" (John 15:7). The judgments that follow are not indeed specifically prayed for by the Church of Christ, but they are the results of their prayers, and prove the might of all prayer.
