Discovery BoxRevelation 7:2 
Context7:2 Then 1 I saw another angel ascending from the east, 2 who had 3 the seal 4 of the living God. He 5 shouted out with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given permission 6 to damage the earth and the sea: 7
Revelation 9:4
Context9:4 They 8 were told 9 not to damage the grass of the earth, or any green plant or tree, but only those people 10 who did not have the seal of God on their 11 forehead.
Revelation 6:6
Context6:6 Then 12 I heard something like a voice from among the four living creatures saying, “A quart 13 of wheat will cost a day’s pay 14 and three quarts of barley will cost a day’s pay. But 15 do not damage the olive oil and the wine!”
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
2 tn Grk “from the rising of the sun.” BDAG 74 s.v. ἀνατολή 2.a takes this as a geographical direction: “ἀπὸ ἀ. ἡλίου…from the east Rv 7:2; 16:12…simply ἀπὸ ἀ. …21:13.”
3 tn Grk “having,” but v. 3 makes it clear that the angel’s purpose is to seal others with the seal he carries.
4 tn Or “signet” (L&N 6.54).
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 The word “permission” is implied; Grk “to whom it was given to them to damage the earth.”
7 tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
8 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
9 tn The dative indirect object (αὐταῖς, autais) was converted into the subject (“they”) as this more closely approximates English usage. The following ἵ῞να (Jina) is taken as substantival, introducing a direct object clause. In this case, because it is reported speech, the ἵνα is similar to the declarative ὅτι (Joti).
10 tn Grk “men”; but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense here of both men and women.
11 tn The article τῶν (twn) has been translated as a possessive pronoun here (ExSyn 215).
12 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
13 tn BDAG 1086 s.v. χοῖνιξ states, “a dry measure, oft. used for grain, approximately equivalent to one quart or one liter, quart. A χ.of grain was a daily ration for one pers.…Rv 6:6ab.”
14 tn Grk “a quart of wheat for a denarius.” A denarius was one day’s pay for an average worker. The words “will cost” are used to indicate the genitive of price or value; otherwise the English reader could understand the phrase to mean “a quart of wheat to be given as a day’s pay.”
15 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
