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Connecting Statement:
The sixth of the seven angels begins to sound his trumpet.
I heard a voice coming
The voice refers to the one who was speaking. John does not say who the speaker was, but it may have been God. AT: "I heard someone speaking" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
horns of the golden altar
These are horn-shaped extensions at each of the four corners of the top of the altar.
The voice said
The voice refers to the speaker. AT: "The speaker said" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
The four angels who had been prepared for ... that year, were released
This can be stated with an active form. AT: "The angel released the four angels who had been prepared for ... that year" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
The four angels who had been prepared
This can be stated with an active form. AT: "The four angels whom God had prepared" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
for that hour, that day, that month, and that year
These words are used to show that there is a specific, chosen time and not just any time. AT: "for that exact time" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)