The Seventh Seal: The Sounding of the Trumpet Judgments
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The Seventh Seal: The Sounding of the Trumpet Judgments

“When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.” Revelation 8:1 NKJV Why would God command silence in heaven for thirty minutes? As we saw in earlier chapters, heaven is loud with praise and worship to the Father and Son. During the sixth seal (click HERE to read), we…

An Interlude Before the Seventh Seal Judgment
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An Interlude Before the Seventh Seal Judgment

Just as the audience at a Shakespearian tragedy would welcome a lighter scene to counter heavy drama, so does John after the sixth judgment. An interlude, devoid of judgment, occurs before the seventh seal judgment. “After these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the…