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Revelation 8:1

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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.

Revelation 16:16

Context

16:16 Now 3  the spirits 4  gathered the kings and their armies 5  to the place that is called Armageddon 6  in Hebrew.

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

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

3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the resumption and conclusion of the remarks about the pouring out of the sixth bowl.

4 tn Grk “they”; the referent (the demonic spirits, v. 14) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

5 tn Grk “gathered them”; the referent (the kings and [implied] their armies, v. 14) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

6 tc There are many variations in the spelling of this name among the Greek mss, although ῾Αρμαγεδών (&armagedwn) has the best support. The usual English spelling is Armageddon, used in the translation.

tn Or “Harmagedon” (a literal transliteration of the Greek), or “Har-Magedon” (NASB), meaning “the Mount of Magedon” in Hebrew.



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