Revelation 8:1

Easy To Read Version

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

Cross References

Job 4:16

The spirit stood still,\par but I could not see what it was.\par A shape stood before my eyes,\par and there was silence.\par Then I heard a very quiet voice:\par

Psalm 37:7

Trust the Lord and wait for his help.\par Don’t be upset\par when bad people succeed.\par Don’t be upset\par when bad people make evil plans\par and their plans succeed.\par

Psalm 62:1

\{No matter what happens,\}\par my soul waits patiently\par for God \{to save me\}.\par My salvation comes only from him. {\cf2\super [364]} \par

Habakkuk 2:20

\{But the Lord is different\}! The Lord is in his holy temple. So all the earth should be silent and show respect in front of the Lord.

Zechariah 2:13

Everyone, be quiet!\par The Lord is coming out of his holy house.\par

Matthew 27:66

So they all went to the tomb and made it safe from thieves. They did this by sealing the stone in the entrance and putting soldiers there to guard it.

Revelation 5:1

Then I saw a scroll {\cf2\super [37]} in the right hand of the One sitting on the throne. The scroll had writing on both sides. The scroll was kept closed with seven seals.

Revelation 5:9

And they all sang a new song \{to the Lamb\}:

Revelation 6:1

Then I watched while the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. I heard one of the four living things speak with a voice like thunder. It said, “Come!”

Revelation 6:12

Then I watched while the Lamb opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun became dark like \{black\} cloth made from hair. The full moon became red like blood.

Revelation 6:3

The Lamb opened the second seal. Then I heard the second living thing say, “Come!”

Revelation 6:5

The Lamb opened the third seal. Then I heard the third living thing say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse. The rider on the horse held a pair of scales in his hand.

Revelation 6:7

The Lamb opened the fourth seal. Then I heard the voice of the fourth living thing say, “Come!”

Revelation 6:9

The Lamb opened the fifth seal. Then I saw some souls under the altar. {\cf2\super [51]} They were the souls of those people who had been killed because they were faithful to God’s message {\cf2\super [52]} and to the truth they had received.