Revelation 8:3-4
What is written? (ESV)
And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer, and he was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before the throne, and the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel.
What does it say?
An angel before the alter carried a censer holding incense and the prayers of the saints. The smoke and prayers came before God.
What is its immediate context?
John is seeing the heavenly throne of God the Father (chap 4,5) and other events unfold.
How Revelation 8:3-4 is applied across Bible answers
Do we pray to Jesus or God?
Prayers come up to God the Father (not unlike the incense that burned day and night in the temple; the table of incense sat immediately in front of the Holy of Holies, God's dwelling).
