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Revelation 8:4

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial

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KJV ORIGINAL

And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

The smoke from the incense mixed with all the prayers from God's people, and it rose up to God from the angel's hands.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Your prayers don't just disappear — they rise straight up to God like incense.

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The moment he took the scroll, those four living creatures and twenty-four elders dropped to their knees before the Lamb. Each of them had a harp and golden bowls filled with incense — which represents all the prayers from God's people.

Then another angel walked up to the altar, carrying this golden container for burning incense. Someone gave him a ton of incense to mix with the prayers of all God's people, and he offered it all up on the golden altar right in front of God's throne.

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