Revelation 9:13

9:13 Then ¹  the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a single voice coming from the ²  horns on the golden altar that is before God,

Revelation 11:1

The Fate of the Two Witnesses

11:1 Then ³  a measuring rod ⁴  like a staff was given to me, and I was told, ⁵  “Get up and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and the ones who worship there.

Revelation 16:7

16:7 Then ⁶  I heard the altar reply, ⁷  “Yes, Lord God, the All-Powerful, ⁸  your judgments are true and just!”

Revelation 8:3

8:3 Another ⁹  angel holding ¹⁰  a golden censer ¹¹  came and was stationed ¹²  at the altar. A ¹³  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.

[9:13]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[9:13]  ² tc ‡ Several key mss (Ì⁴⁷ א¹ A 0207 1611 2053 2344 pc lat sy^h co) lack the word τεσσάρων (tessarwn, “four”) before κεράτων (keratwn, “horns”). The word seems to have been added by scribes because a “horned” altar (described in the OT [Exod 30:2, 10]) could have only four “horns” or projections at the corners. NA²⁷ includes the word in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

[11:1]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[11:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “a reed” (but these were used for measuring). Cf. Ezek 40:3ff.

[11:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “saying.”

[16:7]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:7]  ⁶ tn Grk “the altar saying.”

[16:7]  ⁷ tn On this word BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…(ὁ) κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ π. …Rv 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 21:22.”

[8:3]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[8:3]  ⁸ tn Grk “having.”

[8:3]  ⁹ sn A golden censer was a bowl in which incense was burned. The imagery suggests the OT role of the priest.

[8:3]  ¹⁰ 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]  ¹¹ 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.