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Podcast: Pastor David E. Sumrall Podcast
Episode: Daily Devotions: The Silence of Heaven - December 14, 2025
Description: Revelation 8:1 ESV
"When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour."
In this episode of Daily Devotions, Pastor David Sumrall reflects on a rare and striking moment in Scripture when heaven, usually filled with joy, praise, and worship, becomes completely silent. This pause comes before the trumpet judgments, a time when the tribulation intensifies and the suffering on earth grows beyond imagination. The passage reminds us that while God is a God of judgment, there is no joy in judgment in the heart of God...