Revelation 8:1
When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for around half an hour.
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2I saw the seven angels that stand before God. They were given seven trumpets.
Cross References
Psalms 37:7Be still in God's presence; wait patiently for him. Don't be upset over people who prosper when they carry out their evil schemes.
Habakkuk 2:20But the Lord is in his holy Temple; let all the earth be silent in his presence.
Revelation 5:1I saw the one sitting on the throne holding a scroll in his right hand. The scroll was written on both sides and was sealed with seven seals.
Revelation 6:1I watched as the Lamb broke open the first of the seven seals. I heard one of the four living creatures shout with a thunderous voice, “Come!”
Revelation 6:5When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked and saw a black horse. Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand.
Revelation 6:9When he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar those who had been killed because of their dedication to the word of God and their faithful witness.
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 →