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Rev. 7:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the sealn of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,*

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2 Tim. 2:19• ¹⁹Nevertheless the firm foundation of God standeth, having this seal, [The] Lord knoweth those that are his; and, Let everyone that nameth the name of [the] Lord depart from unrighteousness. (2 Tim. 2:19)

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Rev. 8:3• ³And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given him much incense, that he should give {i}efficacy{/i} to the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar that was before the throne. (Rev. 8:3)

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Rev. 10:1• ¹And I saw another strong angel coming down out of the heaven, clothed with a cloud; and the rainbow on his head, and his face as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: (Rev. 10:1)

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Mal. 3:1• (Mal. 3:1)

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Mal. 4:2• (Mal. 4:2)

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Acts 7:30‑32• ³⁰And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of the mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.
³¹And Moses on seeing, wondered at the sight, and as he went up to observe, there came a voice of [the] Lord .
³²I [am] the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and Isaac and Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not observe. (Acts 7:30‑32)

having.

Rev. 7:3‑8• ³saying, Hurt not the earth nor the sea nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.
⁴And I heard the number of the sealed(a hundred and forty-four thousand sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel;
⁵out of the tribe of Juda twelve thousand sealed; out of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand;
⁶out of the tribe of Aser twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Nepthalim twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Manasses twelve thousand;
⁷out of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand;
⁸out of the tribe of Zabulon twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand sealed. (Rev. 7:3‑8)

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Rev. 5:2• ²And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book and to loose the seals thereof? (Rev. 5:2)

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Rev. 10:4• ⁴And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from the heaven, saying, Seal the things which the seven thunders spoke, and write them not. (Rev. 10:4)

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Song of Sol. 8:6• (Song of Sol. 8:6)

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John 6:27• ²⁷Work not for the food that perisheth, but for the food that abideth unto life eternal which the Son of man shall give you; for him the Father sealed, [even] God. (John 6:27)

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2 Cor. 1:22• ²²who also sealed us, and gave the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts. (2 Cor. 1:22)

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Eph. 1:13• ¹³in whom ye also, having heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, in whom having also believed, ye were sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise, (Eph. 1:13)

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Eph. 4:30• ³⁰And grieve not the holy Spirit of God by whom ye were sealed for redemption-day. (Eph. 4:30)

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2 Tim. 2:19• ¹⁹Nevertheless the firm foundation of God standeth, having this seal, [The] Lord knoweth those that are his; and, Let everyone that nameth the name of [the] Lord depart from unrighteousness. (2 Tim. 2:19)

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Deut. 5:26• (Deut. 5:26)

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1 Sam. 17:26,36• (1 Sam. 17:26,36)

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2 Kings 19:4• (2 Kings 19:4)

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Matt. 26:63• ⁶³{i}But Jesus was silent. And the high priest answering said to him, I adjure thee by the living God that thou tell us if thou art the Christ the Son of God.{/i} (Matt. 26:63)

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1 Thess. 1:9• ⁹For they themselves report concerning us what sort of entrance we had unto you; and how ye turned unto God from idols to serve a living and true God, (1 Thess. 1:9)

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Heb. 12:22• ²²But ye have approached to mount Zion; and to a living God's city, heavenly Jerusalem; and to myriads of angels, a universal assemblage; (Heb. 12:22)

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Rev. 1:3• ³Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of the prophecy and keep the things written in it; for the time is at hand. (Rev. 1:3)

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Rev. 8:7‑12• ⁷And the first sounded; and there was hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast unto the earth; and the third of the earth was burnt up, and the third of the trees was burnt up, and all the green grass was burnt up.
⁸And the second angel sounded; and as a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea; and the third of the sea became blood:
⁹and the third of the creatures that were in the sea that had life died; and the third of the ships were destroyed.
¹⁰And the third angel sounded; and there fell out of the heaven a great star burning as a torch, and it fell upon the third of the rivers and upon the fountains of the waters.
¹¹And the name of the star is called Wormwood; and the third of the waters became wormwood; and many of the men died of the waters because they were made bitter.
¹²And the fourth angel sounded; and the third of the sun was smitten and the third of the moon and the third of the stars, that the third of them might be darkened, and the day should not shine for the third thereof and the night likewise. (Rev. 8:7‑12)

• It is not till we reach the trumpet series that our Lord ever assumes the angelic form and title. (“Lectures on Revelation 7” by W. Kelly)

• Seal: That which marks for preservation (Ezek. 9:4; Hag. 2:23; 2 Tim. 2:19). (“Revelation 7 Symbols” by A.H. Burton)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And I saw another angel ascending from the sunrising, having the seal of the living God; and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it had been given to hurt the earth and the sea,

W. Kelly Translation

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And I saw another angel rising up from the easta, having the seal of the living God; and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,

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Or, "sun-rising." In the RV we have "sun-rising" for "east."

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)