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And another angel came; by this angel I understand Christ, as do many very valuable authors; nor, indeed, can what is said of this angel agree to any other but him, who is called an Angel, Gen_48:16, and the Angel of the covenant, Mal_3:1. Here is a manifest allusion to the order of the Jewish worship; they had an altar of incense, Exo_30:1, upon which the high priest was to burn incense every morning and evening, Rev_8:7,8. Whilst the priest was burning incense, as appears, Luk_1:10, the people, were without, praying. Christ is here represented as
having a golden censer. The high priest’s censer amongst the Jews was of brass; but he was a more excellent High Priest.
And there was given unto him much incense; by which is meant the infinite merit of his death, to be offered up by himself (who is the golden altar) with the prayers of all his saints. By all this Christ is represented to us, as interceding for his saints that were to live after this time, during all troubles that were immediately to begin, and to follow on, during the reign of antichrist.