Revelation 8:2-6

8:2 Then ¹  I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. 8:3 Another ²  angel holding ³  a golden censer ⁴  came and was stationed ⁵  at the altar. A ⁶  large amount of incense was given to him to offer up, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar that is before the throne. 8:4 The ⁷  smoke coming from the incense, ⁸  along with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand. 8:5 Then ⁹  the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it on the earth, and there were crashes of thunder, roaring, ¹⁰  flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.

8:6 Now ¹¹  the seven angels holding ¹²  the seven trumpets prepared to blow them.

Revelation 8:12

8:12 Then ¹³  the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. And there was no light for a third of the day ¹⁴  and for a third of the night likewise.

[8:2]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[8:3]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[8:3]  ³ tn Grk “having.”

[8:3]  ⁴ sn A golden censer was a bowl in which incense was burned. The imagery suggests the OT role of the priest.

[8:3]  ⁵ tn The verb “to station” was used to translate ἑστάθη (Jestaqh) because it connotes the idea of purposeful arrangement in English, which seems to be the idea in the Greek.

[8:3]  ⁶ 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.

[8:4]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[8:4]  ⁸ tn The expression τῶν θυμιαμάτων (twn qumiamatwn) is taken as a “genitive of producer,” i.e., the noun in the genitive produces the head noun.

[8:5]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[8:5]  ¹⁰ tn Or “sounds,” “voices.” It is not entirely clear what this refers to. BDAG 1071 s.v. φωνή 1 states, “In Rv we have ἀστραπαὶ καὶ φωναὶ καὶ βρονταί (cp. Ex 19:16) 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18 (are certain other sounds in nature thought of here in addition to thunder, as e.g. the roar of the storm?…).”

[8:6]  ¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[8:6]  ¹² tn Grk “having.”

[8:12]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[8:12]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “the day did not shine [with respect to] the third of it.”