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**had.** Omit.
**was** = came to be.
**silence.** Greek. *sige.* Only here and [Acts 21:40](../../../kjv/acts/21/40) .
**heaven** = the heaven. See [Revelation 3:12](../../../kjv/revelation/3/12) .
**the space of.** Omit.

**saw.** App-133 .
**stood** = stand.
**God.** App-98 .
**trumpets.** Compare [Numbers 10:9](../../../kjv/numbers/10/9) , &c.

**another.** App-124 .
**at.** Greek. *epi.* App-104 .
**censer.** Greek. *libanoton.* Only here and [Revelation 8:5](../../../kjv/revelation/8/5) . Figure of speech *Metonymy of Adjunct.* App-6 . See [1 Chronicles 9:29](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/9/29) (Septuagint)
**unto** = to.
**incense.** See [Revelation 5:8](../../../kjv/revelation/5/8) .
**that** = in order that. Greek. *hina.*
**offer it with.** Greek. add (literally give) *it* to.
**prayers.** App-134 .
**saints** = the saints. See [Acts 9:13](../../../kjv/acts/9/13) .
**upon.** App-104 .
**golden altar, &c.** Glorious realities in heaven, The small golden altar of the Tabernacle and the larger one of Solomon's Temple were but copies in miniature. See [Hebrews 8:5](../../../kjv/hebrews/8/5) ; [Hebrews 9:23](../../../kjv/hebrews/9/23) , [Hebrews 9:24](../../../kjv/hebrews/9/24) .

**smoke.** Greek. *kapnos.* Occurs thirteen times, all in Rev., except [Acts 2:19](../../../kjv/acts/2/19) . Except here, always associated with "judgment" or the "pit".
**out of.** App-104 .

**And.** The seven "ands" give an instance of Figure of speech *Polysyndeton.* App-6 .
**filled.** Greek. *gemizo.* Here and [Revelation 15:8](../../../kjv/revelation/15/8) .
**into.** App-104 .
**earth.** App-129 .
**earthquake.** See [Revelation 6:12](../../../kjv/revelation/6/12) . Here apparently a convulsion of earth alone.
Revelation chapters 6 and 7 present the six seals, the sixth carrying on to the end. The *seventh* seal contains a new series of judgments under the seven trumpets ([Revelation 8:7](../../../kjv/revelation/8/7) , [Revelation 8:11](../../../kjv/revelation/8/11) , Rev 8:14 ) and the seven vials ([Revelation 16:1](../../../kjv/revelation/16/1) , [Revelation 16:18](../../../kjv/revelation/16/18) , [Revelation 16:21](../../../kjv/revelation/16/21) ). The seventh seal thus embraces the period of both trumpets and vials ([Revelation 8:7](../../../kjv/revelation/8/7) , Rev 8:18 , Rev 8:24 ), and is immediately followed by the Apocalypse (Unveiling of "The Word of God": see App-197 ), the Son of Adam ( App-99 ). The first six trumpets relate to the earth, the seventh to heaven ([Revelation 11:15](../../../kjv/revelation/11/15) ). The seven are divided into four and three, the last three being *woe* trumpets. The judgments and woes now to be set forth are just as real, as literal, as the judgments predicted and fulfilled in the past history of Israel; [Exodus 34:10](../../../kjv/exodus/34/10) . [Deuteronomy 28:10](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/28/10) . [Isaiah 11:15](../../../kjv/isaiah/11/15) , [Isaiah 11:16](../../../kjv/isaiah/11/16) . [Micah 7:13-15](../../../kjv/micah/7/13-15) .

**to sound** = in order that (Greek. *hina)* they might sound (Greek. *salpizo.* First of ten occurences).

**angel.** Omit.
**followed** = came to be, as [Revelation 8:1](../../../kjv/revelation/8/1) .
**earth.** Add, w *i* th all texts, "and the third part of the earth was burnt up".
**third part.** See App-197 .
**trees.** As in [Revelation 7:1](../../../kjv/revelation/7/1) , [Revelation 7:3](../../../kjv/revelation/7/3) ; [Revelation 9:4](../../../kjv/revelation/9/4) .
**burnt up.** As [Revelation 17:16](../../../kjv/revelation/17/16) ; [Revelation 18:8](../../../kjv/revelation/18/8) .
**green.** Greek. *chloros.* Occurs: [Revelation 6:8](../../../kjv/revelation/6/8) (pale); [Revelation 9:4](../../../kjv/revelation/9/4) .[Mark 6:39](../../../kjv/mark/6/39) .

**creatures.** See [Revelation 5:13](../../../kjv/revelation/5/13) .
**and** = which.
**life.** App-110 and App-170 . Not only "living souls" ([Genesis 2:19](../../../kjv/genesis/2/19) ) *in* the waters of the sea, but the "living souls" ([Genesis 2:7](../../../kjv/genesis/2/7) ) *on* it.

**lamp.** Greek. *lampas.* Elsewhere [Revelation 4:5](../../../kjv/revelation/4/5) .[Matthew 25:1-8](../../../kjv/matthew/25/1-8) . [John 18:3](../../../kjv/john/18/3) (torch). [Acts 20:8](../../../kjv/acts/20/8) (light).
**waters.** The texts read "the waters".

**Wormwood.** Greek. *apsinthos.* Only occurance.
**men.** App-123 . The second occurance is preceded by "the".

**sun, moon, stars.** The Lord Himself foretold these signs. See [Matthew 24:29](../../../kjv/matthew/24/29) . [Mark 13:24](../../../kjv/mark/13/24) .[Luke 21:25](../../../kjv/luke/21/25) , and compare [Isaiah 5:30](../../../kjv/isaiah/5/30) . [Jeremiah 4:28](../../../kjv/jeremiah/4/28) . [Ezekiel 32:7](../../../kjv/ezekiel/32/7) , [Ezekiel 32:8](../../../kjv/ezekiel/32/8) . [Joel 2:10](../../../kjv/joel/2/10) , [Joel 2:30](../../../kjv/joel/2/30) , [Joel 2:31](../../../kjv/joel/2/31) ; [Joel 3:15](../../../kjv/joel/3/15) .[Amos 5:20](../../../kjv/amos/5/20) ; [Amos 8:9](../../../kjv/amos/8/9) . [Zephaniah 1:14-16](../../../kjv/zephaniah/1/14-16) .
**so as** = in order that. Greek. *hina.*
**was** = should be.
**shone not** = should not shine ( App-106 .)
**not.** App-105 .

**beheld** = saw, as [Revelation 8:2](../../../kjv/revelation/8/2) .
**an** = one.
**angel.** The texts read "eagle". Greek. *aetos.* Elsewhere, [Revelation 4:7](../../../kjv/revelation/4/7) ; [Revelation 12:14](../../../kjv/revelation/12/14) .[Matthew 24:28](../../../kjv/matthew/24/28) . [Luke 17:37](../../../kjv/luke/17/37) . Compare [Deuteronomy 28:49](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/28/49) . [2 Samuel 1:23](../../../kjv/2-samuel/1/23) .[Isaiah 40:31](../../../kjv/isaiah/40/31) .[Hosea 8:1](../../../kjv/hosea/8/1) .[Habakkuk 1:8](../../../kjv/habakkuk/1/8) .
**through** = in. Greek. *en.* App-104 .
**the. . . heaven.** Greek. *mesouranema.* Elsewhere, [Revelation 14:6](../../../kjv/revelation/14/6) ; [Revelation 19:17](../../../kjv/revelation/19/17) .
**loud** = great.
**to . . . earth** = to them dwelling (see [Acts 2:6](../../../kjv/acts/2/6) ) on ( App-104 ) earth.
**by reason of.** Greek. *ek.* App-104 .
**other.** App-124 .
**yet** = about.

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