And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
Here we have, I. An account of the restraint laid upon the winds. By these winds we suppose are meant those errors and corruptions in religion which would occasion a great deal of trouble and mischief to the church of God.
Commenting on Revelation 7:1-12
And cried with a loud voice,.... To show the strength of their affection, and the greatness of their joy, and how sensible they were of the favour they enjoyed, and how hearty they were in the following ascription of glory to God, and the Lamb.
Verse 10. And cried with a loud voice. Compare . This is expressive of the greatness of their joy; the ardour and earnestness of their praise. Salvation to our God. The word rendered salvation--σωτηρια --means properly safety, deliverance, preservation; then welfare or prosperity; then victory; then, in a Christian sense, deliverance from punishment and admission to eternal life.