 Chapter
7: The Lamb opens the seals of the book in heaven:
In Chapter 6, we see the Lamb (Jesus) taking the book (scroll) with the seven
seals from the One who sits on the throne and
opening six of the seven seals. When the sixth
seal of the book was opened, John saw in his vision
a great earthquake, the sun was darkened, the moon
became red like blood, the stars fell to the earth,
the sky was divided, every mountain was moved from
its place, and all the people hid in caves.
The great day for the anger of Jesus and the One who
sits on the throne had come.
Chapter 7 records what John saw
prior to the Lamb (Jesus) opening the seventh and
final seal on the book. Let's begin by looking
at the first three verses:
 After
this I saw four angels standing at the four corners
of the earth, holding back the four winds of the
earth, so that no wind should blow on the earth or
on the sea or on any tree. 2And I saw
another angel ascending from the rising of the sun,
having the seal of the living God; and he cried out
with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was
granted to harm the earth and the sea, 3saying,
"Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees,
until we have sealed the bond-servants of our God on
their foreheads." Revelation 7:1-3 (NAS)
Question:
According to Revelation 7:1-3, how many angels did John see in
this portion of his vision?
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After this happened I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth. The angels were holding the four winds of the earth. They were stopping the wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree.
2Then I saw another angel coming from the east. This angel had the seal of the living God. The angel called out with a loud voice to the four angels. These were the four angels that God had given the power to hurt the earth and the sea. The angel said to the four angels,
3"Don't hurt the land or the sea or the trees before we put the sign on the people who serve our God. We must put the sign on their foreheads."
(ERV) 
After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth,
holding the four winds of the earth, that no wind should blow on the earth, or
on the sea, or upon any tree.
2And I saw another angel ascend from the sunrising, having the seal of the
living God: and he cried with a great voice to the four angels to whom it was
given to hurt the earth and the sea,
3saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we shall have
sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads. (ASV) 
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.
2And 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,
3Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have
sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. (KJV)