When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord, for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.
But the Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him.”
Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder, “Come!”
To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes; there was silence, then I heard a voice:
When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood,
When he 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 witness they had borne.
Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals.
When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”
When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand.
When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!
And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation,
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