[archived] The Opening of the Seventh Seal

VII.    The Opening of the Seventh Seal

              Chap. 8:1

              

1. A mysterious silence  (“in Heaven”)

 

1. The response to the breaking of the seal

 

              It  was the breaking of this seal that produced this silence.

 

1. The Lamb is involved

 

            “He” breaks the seal – opening the seal.

 

1. The results of the seal opened

 

            “There is silence”

            “Still before the storm”

 

1. The location of the event

 

“In Heaven”

 

1. The duration of the event

 

“About half an hour”

“Hemioron” – “Hemi” Half

“Hora” Hour

 

2. The meaning of this silence

 

            “Silence” “siqe” hush – voluntary stillness or refusal to speak.

            It is a silence of intense interest and awful expectancy with

            reference to the results of the breaking of the seventh seal.