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Revelation 8:1

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

2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.

3 Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
KJV
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
WEB
When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
ASV
And when he opened the seventh seal, there followed a silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
DARBY
And when it opened the seventh seal, there was silence in the heaven about half an hour.
BLB
And when He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
ÅB
Og da det åpnet det syvende segl, ble det stillhet i himmelen omkring en halv time.
OTB
Da Lammet brøt det sjuende seglet, ble det stille i himmelen i omkring en halv time.
B1930
Og da det åpnet det syvende segl, blev det stillhet i himmelen omkring en halv time.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Zechariah 2:13

    Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”

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  • Habakkuk 2:20

    But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.

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  • 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!”

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  • Psalms 62:1

    In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.

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  • 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:

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  • 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.

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  • 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,

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  • 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.

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