Revelation 8:1

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

WHEN HE [the Lamb] broke open the seventh seal, there was silence for about half an hour in heaven.

Cross References

Job 4:16

[The spirit] stood still, but I could not discern the appearance of it. A form was before my eyes; there was silence, and then I heard a voice, saying,

Psalm 37:7

Be still and rest in the Lord; wait for Him and patiently lean yourself upon Him; fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass.

Psalm 62:1

FOR GOD alone my soul waits in silence; from Him comes my salvation.

Habakkuk 2:20

But the Lord is in His holy temple; let all the earth hush and keep silence before Him. [Zeph. 1:7; Zech. 2:13.]

Zechariah 2:13

Be still, all flesh, before the Lord, for He is aroused and risen from His holy habitation. [Hab. 2:20; Zeph. 1:7.]

Matthew 27:66

So they went off and made the tomb secure by sealing the boulder, a guard of soldiers being with them and remaining to watch.

Revelation 5:1

AND I saw lying on the open hand of Him Who was seated on the throne a scroll (book) written within and on the back, closed and sealed with seven seals; [Isa. 29:11; Ezek. 2:9, 10; Dan. 12:4.]

Revelation 5:9

And [now] they sing a new song, saying, You are worthy to take the scroll and to break the seals that are on it, for You were slain (sacrificed), and with Your blood You purchased men unto God from every tribe and language and people and nation. [Ps. 33:3.]

Revelation 6:1

THEN I saw as the Lamb broke open one of the seven seals, and as if in a voice of thunder I heard one of the four living creatures call out, Come!

Revelation 6:12

When He [the Lamb] broke open the sixth seal, I looked, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun grew black as sackcloth of hair, [the full disc of] the moon became like blood. [Joel 2:10, 31.]

Revelation 6:3

And when He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature call out, Come!

Revelation 6:5

When He broke open the third seal, I heard the third living creature call out, Come and look ! And I saw, and behold, a black horse, and in his hand the rider had a pair of scales (a balance).

Revelation 6:7

When the Lamb broke open the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living creature call out, Come!

Revelation 6:9

When the Lamb broke open the fifth seal, I saw at the foot of the altar the souls of those whose lives had been sacrificed for [adhering to] the Word of God and for the testimony they had borne.