Revelation 7:2 BSB — MannaFest

Revelation 7:2

And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And I saw another angel ascend from the sunrising, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a great voice to the four angels to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,

KJV

And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The seal of the living God - This angel is represented as the chancellor of the supreme King, and as ascending from the east, απο ανατολης ἡλιου, from the rising of the sun. Some understand this of Christ, who is called ανατολη, the east, Luk 1:78. Four angels, to whom it was given to hurt - Particular agents employed by Divine providence in the management of the affairs of the earth; but whether spiritual or material we know not.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

And I saw another (a good) angel ascending from the east - The plagues begin in the east; so does the sealing. Having the seal of the only living and true God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels - Who were hasting to execute their charge. To whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea - First, and afterwards "the trees."

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

An account of the sealing of the servants of God, where observe, 1. To whom this work was committed--to an angel, another angel. While some of the angels were employed to restrain Satan and his agents, another angel was employed to mark out and distinguish the faithful servants of God.

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Original language & word study

28 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
εἶδον	eidon	I saw	G1492 →
ἄλλον	allon	another	G243 →
ἄγγελον	angelon	angel	G32 →
ἀναβαίνοντα	anabainonta	is ascending	G305 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
ἀνατολῆς	anatolēs	[the] rising	G395 →
ἡλίου	hēliou	of [the] sun	G2246 →
ἔχοντα	echonta	having	G2192 →
σφραγῖδα	sphragida	[the] seal	G4973 →
θεοῦ	theou	of God	G2316 →
ζῶντος.	zōntos	[the] living.	G2198 →
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἔκραξεν	ekraxen	he cried	G2896 →
φωνῇ	phōnēa	in a voice	G5456 →
μεγάλῃ	megalē	loud	G3173 →
τοῖς	tois	to the	G3588 →
τέσσαρσιν	tessarsin	four	G5064 →
ἀγγέλοις	angelois	angels	G32 →
οἷς	hois	to whom	G3739 →
ἐδόθη	edothē	it had been given	G1325 →
αὐτοῖς	autois	to them	G846 →
ἀδικῆσαι	adikēsai	to harm	G91 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
γῆν	gēn	earth	G1093 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
θάλασσαν	thalassan	sea	G2281 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ephesians 1:13
And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
leads to
- Ephesians 4:30
  And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Corinthians 1:22
  placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.
- 2 Timothy 2:19
  Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
Through
Ephesians 4:30
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
leads to
- Ephesians 1:13–14
  And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:19
  Do not extinguish the Spirit.
- Isaiah 63:10
  But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.
- Acts 7:51
  You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
- Genesis 6:6
  And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.

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