Revelation 8:5
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.”
σεισμός
Earthquake, shaking. Seismos. There was a great earthquake for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven. Heaven breaks into earth to announce resurrection. He is risen.
γίνομαι
there were
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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φωνή
sounds
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φωνή
Voice, sound. Phone. The sound of a voice. My sheep hear my voice. Jesus knows you by name and speaks to you personally. Learning to recognise His voice is essential.
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πῦρ
fire
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πῦρ
Fire. Pur. Our God is a consuming fire. Fire purifies and fire destroys. What is genuine survives the fire. What is counterfeit is consumed by it. Let God refine you.
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γῆ
earth.
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γῆ
Earth, land, soil, ground. Ge. The earth is the LORD's and everything in it. Creation belongs to its Creator. We are stewards not owners of what God has made.
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θυσιαστήριον
altar
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θυσιαστήριον
a place of sacrifice, i.e. an altar (special or genitive case, literal or figurative)
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λαμβάνω
has taken
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λαμβάνω
while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
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λιβανωτός
censer
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λιβανωτός
frankincense, i.e. (by extension) a censer for burning it
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γεμίζω
filled
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γεμίζω
to fill entirely
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βροντή
thunders
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βροντή
thunder
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