7:1 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth so no wind could blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree.
15:2 Then 6 I saw something like a sea of glass 7 mixed with fire, and those who had conquered 8 the beast and his image and the number of his name. They were standing 9 by 10 the sea of glass, holding harps given to them by God. 11
1 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
2 tn Grk “having.”
3 sn A golden censer was a bowl in which incense was burned. The imagery suggests the OT role of the priest.
4 tn The verb “to station” was used to translate ἑστάθη (Jestaqh) because it connotes the idea of purposeful arrangement in English, which seems to be the idea in the Greek.
5 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.
6 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
7 sn See Rev 4:6 where the sea of glass was mentioned previously.
8 tn Or “had been victorious over”; traditionally, “had overcome.”
9 tn Grk “of his name, standing.” A new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the words “They were.”
10 tn Or “on.” The preposition ἐπί (epi) with the accusative case could mean “on, at, by, near”; given the nature of this scene appearing in a vision, it is difficult to know precisely which the author of Revelation intended. See BDAG 363 s.v. ἐπί 1.c.γ, “At, by, near someone or someth.”
11 tn Grk “harps of God.” The phrase τοῦ θεοῦ (tou qeou) has been translated as a genitive of agency.