Revelation 7:2

7:2 Then ¹  I saw another angel ascending from the east, ²  who had ³  the seal ⁴  of the living God. He ⁵  shouted out with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given permission ⁶  to damage the earth and the sea: ⁷ 

Revelation 13:15

13:15 The second beast ⁸  was empowered ⁹  to give life ¹⁰  to the image of the first beast ¹¹  so that it could speak, and could cause all those who did not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

² tn Grk “from the rising of the sun.” BDAG 74 s.v. ἀνατολή 2.a takes this as a geographical direction: “ἀπὸ ἀ. ἡλίου…from the east Rv 7:2; 16:12…simply ἀπὸ ἀ. …21:13.”

³ tn Grk “having,” but v. 3 makes it clear that the angel’s purpose is to seal others with the seal he carries.

⁴ tn Or “signet” (L&N 6.54).

⁵ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁶ tn The word “permission” is implied; Grk “to whom it was given to them to damage the earth.”

⁷ tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

⁸ tn Grk “it”; the referent (the second beast) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹ tn Grk “it was given [permitted] to it [the second beast].”

¹⁰ tn Grk “breath,” but in context the point is that the image of the first beast is made to come to life and speak.

¹¹ tn Grk “of the beast”; the word “first” has been supplied to specify the referent.