8:1 Now 1 when the Lamb 2 opened the seventh seal there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. 8:2 Then 3 I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. 8:3 Another 4 angel holding 5 a golden censer 6 came and was stationed 7 at the altar. A 8 large amount of incense was given to him to offer up, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar that is before the throne. 8:4 The 9 smoke coming from the incense, 10 along with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand.