Rev 7:2 | NETfull | STEP | Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, who had the seal of the living God. He shouted out with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given permission to damage the earth and the sea:

Revelation of John 7:2

2 Then ^{▼▼ Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.} I saw another angel ascending from the east, ^{▼▼ 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.”} who had ^{▼▼ Grk “having,” but v. 3 makes it clear that the angel’s purpose is to seal others with the seal he carries.} the seal ^{▼▼ Or “signet” (L&N 6.54).} of the living God. He ^{▼▼ 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.} shouted out with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given permission ^{▼▼ The word “permission” is implied; Grk “to whom it was given to them to damage the earth.”} to damage the earth and the sea: ^{▼▼ Grk “saying.” The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.}