Revelation 8:1-2

The Seventh Seal

8:1 Now ¹  when the Lamb ²  opened the seventh seal there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. 8:2 Then ³  I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.

[8:1]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the resumption of the topic of the seals.

[8:1]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (the Lamb) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:2]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.