Jelenések 8:5

Biblia Karoli Gaspar

Azután vevé az angyal a tömjénezõt; és megtölté azt az oltárnak tüzével, és leveté a földre; és lõnek mennydörgések és szózatok és villámlások és földindulás.

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and filled: Revelation 16:1-21, Isaiah 66:6, Isaiah 66:14-16, Jeremiah 51:11, Ezekiel 10:2-7, Luke 12:49

into: or, upon

and there: Revelation 4:5, Revelation 11:19, Revelation 16:18, 2 Samuel 22:7-9, Psalms 18:13, Isaiah 30:30, Hebrews 12:18, Hebrews 12:19

an: Revelation 11:13, Revelation 11:19, 1 Kings 19:11, Isaiah 29:6, Zechariah 14:5, Matthew 24:7, Matthew 27:52-54, Acts 4:31, Acts 16:26

Reciprocal: Exodus 19:16 - thunders Psalms 29:3 - thundereth Haggai 2:6 - and I John 12:29 - thundered Revelation 6:12 - there Revelation 10:3 - seven Revelation 19:6 - and as the voice of mighty

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the angel took the censer,.... The golden one before mentioned, the use of which was to take and carry in it burning coals of fire:

and filled it with fire of the altar; of burnt offering, for upon that, and not upon the altar of incense, fire was; the allusion is to the priest

"that was worthy to use a censer e; who took a silver censer, and went to the top of the altar (of burnt offering), and having removed the coals there, and there took them in his censer, and went down and emptied them into a golden one, and there was scattered from it about a kab of coals;''

for the golden one held a kab less than the silver one f;

and cast [it] into the earth: the Roman empire: by "fire" some understand the Spirit of God, and his gifts and graces, which sat upon the apostles as cloven tongues of fire on the day of Pentecost; and which they suppose were now plentifully bestowed on the ministers of the word, to enlighten them, inspire them with zeal, and abundantly fit them for the work of the ministry, in consequence of Christ's mediation and intercession: and others think the Gospel is intended, which is sometimes compared to fire, Jeremiah 20:9, or else those contentions and quarrels which, through the corruptions of men, arise on account of the Gospel, Luke 12:49; though rather by fire here are meant the judgments of God, and his wrath and fury poured forth like fire upon the Roman empire, now become Christian; and so was an emblem of those calamities coming upon it at the sounding of the trumpets; and shows that as Christ prays and intercedes for his, own people, for their comfort and safety, so he will bring down, his judgments upon his and their enemies; see Ezekiel 10:2; and the Targum on it:

and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake; which may be understood either of the nature, use, and effects of the Gospel, speaking to the hearts of men by the sons of thunder, enlightening their minds, and shaking their consciences; the like were at the giving of the law, Exodus 19:16; or rather of those terrors, distresses, and commotions in the world, because of God's righteous judgments, and which particularly will be at the sound of the seventh trumpet, and the pouring out of the seventh vial, Revelation 11:15; the allusion is to the sounds that were heard at the time of the daily sacrifice; for besides the blowing of the trumpets by the priests, and the singing of the Levites, of which Revelation 11:15- :; there was a musical instrument called

מגרפה, "magrephah" g, which being sounded, a man could not hear another speak in Jerusalem: yea, they say it was heard as far as Jericho.

e Misn. Tamid. c. 5. sect. 5. f Vid. Misn. Yoma, c. 4. sect. 4. g Misn. Tamid. c. 5. sect. 6. & 3. 8.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the angel took the censer - Revelation 8:3. This is a new symbol, designed to furnish a new representation of future events. By the former it had been shown that there would be much prayer offered; by this it is designed to show that, notwithstanding the prayer that would be offered, great and fearful calamities would come upon the earth. This is symbolized by casting the censer upon the earth, as if the prayers were not heard any longer, or as if prayer were now in vain.

And filled it with fire of the altar - An image similar to this occurs in Ezekiel 10:2, where the man clothed in linen is commanded to go between the wheels under the cherub, and fill his hands with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and to scatter them over the city as a symbol of its destruction. Here the coals are taken, evidently, from the altar of sacrifice. Compare the notes on Isaiah 6:1. On these coals no incense was placed, but they were thrown at once to the earth. The new emblem, therefore, is the taking of coals, and scattering them abroad as a symbol of the destruction that was about to ensue.

And cast it into the earth - Margin, upon. The margin expresses undoubtedly the meaning. The symbol, therefore, properly denoted that fearful calamities were about to come upon the earth. Even the prayers of saints did not prevail to turn them away, and now the symbol of the scattered coals indicated that terrible judgments were about to come upon the world.

And there were voices - Sounds, noises. See the notes on Revelation 4:5. The order is not the same here as there, but lightnings, thunderings, and voices are mentioned in both.

And an earthquake - Revelation 6:12. This is a symbol of commotion. It is not necessary to look for a literal fulfillment of it, anymore than it is for literal “voices,” “lightnings,” or “thunderings.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 8:5. Cast it into the earth — That is, upon the land of Judea; intimating the judgments and desolations which were now coming upon it, and which appear to be farther opened in the sounding of the seven trumpets.

There were voices — All these seem to point out the confusion, commotions, distresses, and miseries, which were coming upon these people in the wars which were at hand.