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Revelation 8:1

Revelation 8:1 is verse 1 of Revelation chapter 8, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

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

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King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

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Revelation 8:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

1 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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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

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 5:9

And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

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!”

Revelation 6:3

And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”

Revelation 6:5

And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales.

Revelation 6:7

And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”

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 6:12

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,

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:

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 62:1

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

Habakkuk 2:20

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

Zechariah 2:13

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

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