Praying For The Wrath Of God

True prayer is not just talking to God. There is a great lesson in prayer in these verses. The saints in heaven know that the Lord has said (Deut. 32:41) “I will render vengeance to mine enemies.” Therefore, they respond (Rev. 6:10) “How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?”

“We are taught by Rev. 8 that all the judgments of God upon a guilty world, and an unfaithful church, are in answer to the prayers of the saints. This is too often lost sight of, even by God’s own people, and to it the world is utterly blind.

"God here teaches that true prayer is not just a mere exercise of holy affection, and an expression of dependence, and a means of preparation for receiving a blessing, as some would teach, but a real and mighty power in the world." -- James Ramsey

The angels are ready with their trumpets, yet before they can act we see that the incense of the church’s prayers must ascend before God.

Prayer is "the chief exercise of faith" (Calvin).

“He that is never on his knees on earth shall never stand upon his feet in heaven...I always feel that there is something wrong if I go without prayer for even half an hour in the day.” (Spurgeon)