Revelation 8:1

And when he had opened the seventh seal,.... That is, when the Lamb had opened the seventh and last seal of the scaled book:

there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour; not in the…

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…

The seventh seal - This is ushered in and opened only by the Lamb.

Silence in heaven - This must be a mere metaphor, silence being put here for the deep and solemn expectation of the stupendous things…

In these verses we have the prelude to the sounding of the trumpets in several parts.

I. The opening of the last seal. This was to introduce a new set of prophetical iconisms and events; there is a…

The Seventh Seal. Chap. 8 Rev 8:1

1. there was silence All the promised signs of Christ's Coming have been fulfilled everything has, apparently, been made ready for it: and we expect Him to come, and…