- In Revelation 8:1 it says: And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
- And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. (Rev. 10:8)
- And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. (verse 9)
- And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. (verse 10)
- And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings. (verse 11)
