Revelation 8:3–5

8:3 Another4 angel holding5 a golden censer6 came and was stationed7 at the altar. A8 large amount of incense was given to him to offer up, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar that is before the throne. 8:4 The9 smoke coming from the incense,10 along with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand. 8:5 Then11 the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it on the earth, and there were crashes of thunder, roaring,12 flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.

4	tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
5	tn Grk “having.”
6	sn A golden censer was a bowl in which incense was burned. The imagery suggests the OT role of the priest.
7	tn The verb “to station” was used to translate ἑστάθη (hestathē) because it connotes the idea of purposeful arrangement in English, which seems to be the idea in the Greek.
8	tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
9	tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
10	tn The expression τῶν θυμιαμάτων (tōn thumiamatōn) is taken as a “genitive of producer,” i.e., the noun in the genitive produces the head noun.
11	tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
12	tn Or “sounds,” “voices.” It is not entirely clear what this refers to. BDAG 1071 s.v. φωνή 1 states, “In Rv we have ἀστραπαὶ καὶ φωναὶ καὶ βρονταί (cp. Ex 19:16) 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18 (are certain other sounds in nature thought of here in addition to thunder, as e.g. the roar of the storm?…).”