Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Revelation 8:5

cast it into the earth—that is, unto the earth: the hot coals off the altar cast on the earth, symbolize God's fiery judgments about to descend on the Church's foes in answer to the saints' incense-perfumed prayers which have just ascended before God, and those of the martyrs. How marvellous the power of the saints' prayers!

there were—"there took place," or "ensued."

voices, and thunderings, and lightnings—B places the "voices" after "thunderings." A places it after "lightnings."

Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Revelation 8:5:

Ezekiel 9:6
Revelation 6:12
Revelation 7:3
Revelation 8:1
Revelation 8:1
Revelation 8:1
Revelation 10:3
Revelation 11:19
Revelation 16:2

 

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