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Revelation 7:1-3 Webster
(1) And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. (2) And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, (3) Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.

These angels held back the winds of destruction to protect the earth during the time God identified and marked his servants [God's true servants are known by being dressed and clothed (Rev 3:15-18; Eph 6:14-18) in their expression of faith in Jesus Christ. (Rom 10:9-10)]  Then  "Now" comes the destruction of the wicked (Jer 25:32-33) as those angels release those four winds of destruction. (Rev 8:5-6) Now comes the destruction, then, of those who have refused their opportunity to talk about God and his Christ... (Mal 3:16-4:3)

Revelation 7:1-3 ALT
(1) And after this, I saw four angels having stood at the four corners of the earth holding the four winds of the earth, so that a wind would not blow on the land nor on the sea nor on any tree. (2) And I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun [fig. from the east] having [the] seal of [the] living God. And he cried out with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to damage the land and the sea, (3) saying, "Do not damage the land nor the sea nor the trees until we seal the slaves of our God on their foreheads."

Revelation 7:1-3 MKJV
(1) And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth so that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. (2) And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, (3) saying, Do not hurt the earth or the sea or the trees until we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.

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The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation