The Prayers of All Saints
Rev. Hoeksema expounds on Revelation 8:1-5, depicting the prayers of the saints being presented before God's throne as heaven awaits the execution of divine judgments. The meditation illustrates the power and efficacy of fervent prayer in God's providential plan, showing how the petitions of God's people are heard and answered by the Almighty.
The opening verses of the eighth chapter of the book of Revelation depict to us a scene that will serve as a striking illustration of the Word of God in James 5:16: “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” The scene introduces us into heaven on the eve of the judgments that are to be executed upon the earth when the seven trumpets are blown. Six seals have already been opened, and the one hundred and forty four thousand saints have received the seal of God on their...