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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.

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Greek original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Et l'ange prit l'encensoir, le remplit du feu de l'autel, et le jeta sur la terre. Et il y eut des voix, des tonnerres, des éclairs, et un tremblement de terre.

KJV

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.

Patristic reading

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  • Ratramnus

    Against the Objections of the Greeks Book One

    always satisfied by the fountains of the Holy Spirit proceeding from Him. Blessed John also says in (Revelation 8:5): "And the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to the earth; and there were noises, thunderings, lightnings, and an earthquake."…
  • Various

    Patrologia Latina Vol. 121 (Migne)

    et implevit illud de igne altaris, et misit in terram, et facta sunt tonitrua et voces, et reliqua (Apoc. VIII, 5) . Angelus iste Jesus Christus est, qui legitur magni consilii angelus. Thuribulum autem humanitas est ipsius; altare vero, de cujus igne thuribulum impletur, Christi…

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