The Seventh Seal and the Golden Censer

8 When the Lamb broke the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.^(A)

¹³ Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord, for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.^(A)

The Seven Seals

6 Then I saw the Lamb break one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures call out, as with a voice of thunder, “Come!”^[a](A)

Psalm 62

Song of Trust in God Alone

To the leader: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

¹² When he broke the sixth seal, I looked, and there was a great earthquake; the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood,^(A)

⁹ When he broke the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered for the word of God and for the testimony they had given;^(A)

The Scroll and the Lamb

5 Then I saw in the right hand of the one seated on the throne a scroll written on the inside and on the back, sealed^[a] with seven seals,^(A)

⁷ When he broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature call out, “Come!”^[a]