Revelation 8-9 -- Not The Quiet Game

“When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.”

Despite all of the judgment that rained down from heaven onto the earth in these chapters, despite the terrible suffering and pain inflicted upon those who remained on earth and did not believe, this one sentence caught my eye.

For I doubt that Heaven had ever experienced such silence before.  The angels and elders had, for eternity, been bowing before God and worshiping Him.  After all, He is infinitely worthy of worship.  So what would ever cause them to cease worshiping for even a few seconds, much less for 30 minutes??

They know that what is to follow is God’s final offer of salvation.  The Book of Life is about to be closed and locked, and no other names will ever again be added once this period that’s coming is done.  And I believe that fact was breaking God’s heart.

Father, help me to do what I can to make sure that as many as possible are added to Your kingdom before that day ever arrives.  I don’t want anyone I know to have to endure what’s described in these chapters.

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford