{Taketh} (eil(8870)hen). Vivid dramatic perfect active
indicative of lamban(935c) as in 5:7 , "has taken." The angel had
apparently ]aid aside the censer. Hardly merely the pleonastic
use of lamban(935c) ( Joh 19:23 ). John pictures the scene for us.
{Filled} (egemisen). He drops back to the narrative use of the
first aorist active indicative of gemiz(935c). {With the fire} (ek
tou puros), live coals from the altar (cf. Isa 6:6 ). {Cast}
(ebalen). Second aorist active indicative of all(935c). See Ge
19:24 (Sodom); Eze 10:2 and Christ's bold metaphor in Lu
12:49 . See this use of all(935c) also in Re 8:7 12:4,9,13 14:19 . {Followed} (egenonto). Came to pass naturally after the
casting of fire on the earth. Same three elements in 4:5 , but
in different order (lightnings, voices, thunders), lightning
naturally preceding thunder as some MSS. have it here. Perhaps
ph(936e)ai, the voices of the storm (wind, etc.).
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