Revelation 8:1

When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

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KJV

And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

ASV

And when he opened the seventh seal, there followed a silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

YLT

And when he openeth the seventh seal, there came silence in the heaven about half-an-hour,

DBT

And when it opened the seventh seal, there was silence in the heaven about half an hour.

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"And when He had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour." Whereby is signified the beginning of everlasting rest; but it is described as partial, because the silence being interrupted, he repeats it in order. For if the silence had continued, here would be an end of his narrative.

Victorinus of Pettau· Commentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John, 304patristic

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And when he had opened the seventh seal,....

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

And when he had opened the seventh seal - See the notes on Rev 5:1. There was silence in heaven - The whole scene of the vision is laid in heaven Rev 4:1-11, and John represents things as they seem to be passing there.

Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical

And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven - Such a silence is mentioned but in this one place. It was uncommon, and highly observable: for praise is sounding in heaven day and night.

John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament, 1755evangelical

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14 linked verses

The verses this one reaches12

Zechariah 2:13
Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”
Habakkuk 2:20
But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.
Revelation 6:1
Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a thunderous voice, “Come!”
Psalms 62:1
In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
Job 4:16
It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; a form loomed before my eyes, and I heard a whispering voice:
2 Timothy 3:1
But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.
Revelation 5:1
Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the throne. It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals.
Revelation 6:12
And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,
Psalms 37:7
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
Revelation 6:9
And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.
Revelation 6:7
And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”
Revelation 6:3
And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”

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About this book

The Transfiguration — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)

Revelation — John on Patmos sees the Lamb who was slain enthroned, the scroll opened, Babylon fallen, and the new Jerusalem descending. The canon's capstone — and its most interpretively contested book.

Canon: New Testament
Author: John (traditional — apostle of Jesus; same author as the Fourth Gospel). Some modern critical scholarship distinguishes ‘John of Patmos’ from the apostle; site defaults to traditional attribution
Date: Late-date c. AD 95–96 under Domitian (Irenaeus, mainstream traditional); early-date c. AD 65–68 under Nero (required by most preterist readings). Site surfaces both

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Habakkuk 2:20
But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.
leads to
- Zephaniah 1:7
  Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Zechariah 2:13
  Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”
- Psalms 46:10
  “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”
- Psalms 11:4
  The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.
Through
Psalms 62:1
In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
leads to
- Lamentations 3:25
  The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
- Psalms 62:2
  He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
- Psalms 37:7
  Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
- Psalms 33:20
  Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

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