Revelation 8:1
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
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In Context
2And I saw seven Angels standing in the sight of God. And seven trumpets were given to them.
Cross References
Psalms 37:7I have become miserable, and I have been bent down, even to the end. I have walked with contrition all day long.
Habakkuk 2:20But the Lord is in his holy temple. May all the earth be silent before his face.
Revelation 5:1And in the right hand of the One sitting upon the throne, I saw a book, written inside and out, sealed with seven seals.
Revelation 6:1And I saw that the Lamb had opened one of the seven seals. And I heard one of the four living creatures saying, in a voice like thunder: “Draw near and see.”
Revelation 6:5And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying: “Draw near and see.” And behold, a black horse. And he who was sitting upon it was holding a balance in his hand.
Revelation 6:9And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw, under the altar, the souls of those who had been slain because of the Word of God and because of the testimony that they held.
Matthew Henry on Revelation 8:1
We have already seen what occurred upon opening six of the seals; we now come to the opening of the seventh, which introduced the sounding of the seven trumpets; and a direful scene now opens. Most expositors agree that the seven seals represent the interval between the apostle's time and the reign of Constantine, but that the seven trumpets are designed to represent the rise of antichrist, some time after the empire became Christian. In this chapter we have, I. The preface, or prelude, to the sounding of the… Read the whole commentary →