1. Revelation 8:2 (ESV)
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Who are these seven angels?

Revelation 8:2 (ESV)

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

We are aware of various groupings among the angels (archangels, cherubim, seraphim, etc.); perhaps this is simply one of these groupings.

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