Revelation 9:13 Meaning and Explanation
“And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The sixth trumpet sounds, and a voice comes from the golden altar before God.
What Does Revelation 9:13 Mean?
The sixth angel sounds, and the next judgment begins not with a monster but with a voice from the four horns of the golden altar that stands before God. This is the altar of incense from chapter 8, where the prayers of the saints were offered up. The judgment that follows rises, in part, from that very altar.
The detail is striking and tender. The command for the sixth woe comes from the place where God's people have cried out to Him. Their prayers are not lost; they are gathered before the throne and answered in God's own time and way. The reader who has prayed through long injustice may take heart: the golden altar remembers every plea, and heaven moves in response to the prayers of the saints.
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What does Revelation 9:13 mean?
The sixth trumpet sounds, and a voice comes from the golden altar before God.