1. Revelation 8:2 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What is significant about these angels standing “before God”?

Revelation 8:2 (ESV)

2 Then I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.

The angel Gabriel, when he came to Zechariah to announce the birth of John the Baptist, identified himself as one who stood “in the presence of God” (Luke 1:19). That these angels stand “before God” indicates a proximity to God whereby they would be among the first to receive a task.