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Wahyu 8:4

Maka naiklah asap kemenyan bersama-sama dengan doa orang-orang kudus itu dari tangan malaikat itu ke hadapan Allah.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Angel (a Spirit);   Incense;   Intercession;   Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena;   Prayer;   The Topic Concordance - Seals;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Incense;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Heaven, Heavens, Heavenlies;   Tabernacle;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Intercession of Christ;   Order;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Altar;   Incense;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Altar;   Atonement, Day of;   Bird;   Censer;   Frankincense;   Incense;   Prayer;   Sacrifice;   Zacharias;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Censer;   Revelation, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Beast;   Plagues of Egypt;   Prayer;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Angels;   Bowl;   Enoch Book of;   Incense;   Incense ;   Smoke ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - The Brazen Altar;   20 To Ask, Request;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Cherubim;   Priest;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Incense;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Roman Catholics;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ascend;   Revelation of John:;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for January 2;  

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
Maka naiklah asap kemenyan bersama-sama dengan doa orang-orang kudus itu dari tangan malaikat itu ke hadapan Allah.

Contextual Overview

1 And when he had opened the seuenth seale, ther was scilence in heaue about the space of halfe an houre: 2 And I sawe the seuen angels standyng before God, and to them were geuen seuen trumpets. 3 And another angell came and stoode before the aulter, hauyng a golden senser, and much of odours was geuen vnto hym, that he should offer of the prayers of all saintes vpon the golden aulter which was before the throne. 4 And the smoke of the odours whiche came of the prayers of all saintes, ascended vp before God, out of the angels hande. 5 And the angel toke the senser, and fylled it with fire of the aulter, and cast it into the earth: and voyces were made, and thundrynges, and lyghtnynges, & earthquake. 6 And the seuen angels whiche had the seuen trumpettes, prepared them selues to blowe.

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
And bryng foorth with thee euery beast that is with thee, of all fleshe, both foule and cattell, and euery worme that crepeth vpon the earth, that they may breede in the earth, and bring foorth fruite, and multiplie vpon earth.
Genesis 8:19
Euery beast also, and euery worme, euery foule, and whatsoeuer crepeth vpon the earth after their kyndes, went out of the arke.
2 Kings 19:37
And it fortuned, that as he was in a temple worshipping Nisroch his God, Adramelech & Saresar his owne sonnes smote hym with the sworde: And they escaped into the lande of Armenia, and Asarhaddon his sonne raigned in his steade.
Isaiah 37:38
Afterwarde it chaunced as he prayed in the temple of Nesroch his God, that Adramalech and Sarazer his owne sonnes slue hym with the sworde, and fled into the lande of Armenia: and Asarhaddon his sonne raigned in his steede.
Jeremiah 51:27
Set vp a token in the lande, blowe the trumpets among the heathen, prouoke the nations agaynst her, call the kyngdomes of Ararat, Menni, and Ascanez, agaynst her, set the prince agaynst her, bryng as great a sort of terrible horses agaynst her as yf they were grashoppers.

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.


 
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