启示录 8:4

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

那香的煙和眾聖徒的祈禱，就從天使手中一同升到　神面前。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
那 香 的 烟 和 众 圣 徒 的 祈 祷 从 天 使 的 手 中 一 同 升 到 神 面 前 。

Contextual Overview

¹ When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. ² And I saw the seven angels who stand before God and to whom were given seven trumpets. ³ Another angel came and stood at the altar, holding a golden pan for incense. He was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all God's holy people. The angel put this offering on the golden altar before the throne. ⁴ The smoke from the incense went up from the angel's hand to God with the prayers of God's people. ⁵ Then the angel filled the incense pan with fire from the altar and threw it on the earth, and there were flashes of lightning, thunder and loud noises, and an earthquake. ⁶ Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to blow them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Revelation 8:3, Revelation 15:8, Exodus 30:1, Psalms 141:2, Luke 1:10

Reciprocal: Exodus 37:25 - General Exodus 37:29 - incense Leviticus 16:12 - sweet incense Leviticus 16:13 - And he Leviticus 24:7 - pure 2 Chronicles 13:11 - sweet incense Psalms 96:8 - bring Song of Solomon 1:12 - my Malachi 1:11 - incense Luke 1:11 - the altar Acts 10:31 - are Hebrews 7:25 - to make Revelation 5:8 - the prayers

Cross-References

Genesis 8:17
Bring every animal out of the boat with you—the birds, animals, and everything that crawls on the earth. Let them have many young ones so that they might grow in number."

Genesis 8:19
Every animal, everything that crawls on the earth, and every bird went out of the boat by families.

2 Kings 19:37
One day as Sennacherib was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer killed him with a sword. Then they escaped to the land of Ararat. So Sennacherib's son Esarhaddon became king of Assyria.

Isaiah 37:38
One day as Sennacherib was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer killed him with a sword. Then they escaped to the land of Ararat. So Sennacherib's son Esarhaddon became king of Assyria.

Jeremiah 51:27
"Lift up a banner in the land! Blow the trumpet among the nations! Get the nations ready for battle against Babylon. Call these kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz to fight against her. Choose a commander to lead the army against Babylon. Send so many horses that they are like a swarm of locusts.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the smoke of the incense,.... For the incense being put, as it was used to be, upon burning coals of fire, caused a smoke to arise like a cloud, Leviticus 16:13; so that the whole house, or temple, was filled with it d:

[which came] with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God out of the angel's hand; alluding to the incense the priest took in his hand, and cast upon the burning coals; and shows how that by the smoke of the incense, or the virtue of Christ's mediation, the imperfections of the prayers of the saints are covered; and how they are it perfumed and made acceptable to God; and so are said to ascend up before him, and to be regarded by him, as the prayers of Cornelius were, Acts 10:4; now all this is expressive of the wonderful affection of Christ for his church and people, and care of them; that before the angels sound their trumpets, and bring on wars and desolations into the empire, Christ is represented as interceding for them, and presenting their prayers both for deliverance for themselves, and vengeance on their enemies.

d Misn. Yoma, c. 5. sect. 1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the smoke of the incense ... - The smoke caused by the burning incense. John, as he saw this, naturally interpreted it of the prayers of the saints. The meaning of the whole symbol, thus explained, is that, at the time referred to, the anxiety of the church in regard to the events which were about to occur would naturally lead to much prayer. It is not necessary to attempt to verify this by any distinct historical facts, for no one can doubt that, in a time of such impending calamities, the church would be earnestly engaged in devotion. Such has always been the case in times of danger; and it may always be assumed to be true, that when danger threatens, whether it be to the church at large or to an individual Christian, there will be a resort to the throne of grace.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 8:4. The smoke of the incense - with the prayers — Though incense itself be an emblem of the prayers of the saints, Psalms 141:2; yet here they are said to ascend before God, as well as the incense. It is not said that the angel presents these prayers. He presents the incense, and the prayers ascend WITH it. The ascending of the incense shows that the prayers and offering were accepted.