Jesus Is Present in the Silence: Rev. 8:1-5

After the 6th seal, we expect a climactic judgment scene in heaven, but instead, as the 7th seal opens, there is 30 minutes of silence. God and the Lamb are present in the silence, and an angel gathers up the prayers of the people and casts them down to the earth. A pattern emerges that every Christian must learn: silence, prayer, and action.