4 And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand. 5 Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to the earth. And there were noises, thunderings, lightnings, and an earthquake.
6 So the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
Its really interesting that the prayers of the saints precede the terrible things that are poured out on the earth after each trumpet is sounded. Did they pray for the trumpets to sound? Did they cry out for mercy? Did they pray for an end to evil? Looking back two chapters I see it is a cry for justice. There are things that are wrong, and an answer must be given.
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