The perfect silence of “nearly half an hour” (Rev 8:1) is chronologically placed after “the day of wrath”. The author’s attempt to indicate a precise time in vision (“nearly half an hour”) is both intriguing and significant, not casual. This time was rightfully understood as an apocalyptic / coded time, with the year-day hermeneutical key, mentioned in Ezek 4:6. Thus, If one apocalyptic day stands for one natural year, then one apocalyptic hour stands for the 24th part of a year (365.2422:24), namely 15.218425 days. Thus, ”nearly half an hour” stands for 7 days, and must be an allusion to the seven-day week with its legitimate Sabbath. Thus, God will honor His saints that keep His commandments, by a Sabbatical schedule of the glorious meeting: The day of Jesus’ coming “in His glory and all the angels with Him” (Matt 25:31; cf. Matt. 16:27; Mk. 8:38; Lk. 9:26) would occur in a Sabbath; and the next Sabbath we’ll be in Our Father’s Home. In heaven is never silence, because the angels praise God “incessantly, day and night” (Rev 4:8). So, if a silence in heaven is prophesied here, it can only be fulfilled when Jesus comes forth to earth and back to heaven, surrounded by ALL heavenly angels. Why SEVEN/SEVENTH? 1. Number 7 or 7th is used in Revelation 61 times. There are many series of seven elements, explicit or implicit. Even the praise to God is marked by number 7 (Rev 5:12; 7:12). The whole vision of Revelation is made up of 7 dramatic sections: the 7 churches, the 7 seals, the 7 trumpets, the 7 scenes of the great controversy (chp 12-14), the 7 plagues and the time of trouble (chp. 15:1 -- 19:10), Jesus’ Advent and the Millenial kingdom (Rev 19:11 -- 20:15) and the everlasting New World (Rev 21:1 -- 22:5). 2. John received the Revelation in The Lord’s Day (Rev 1:10), which according to the Bible is the seventh-day of the week (Mt 12:8; Mk 2:28; Lk 6:1, cf. Gen 2:1-3; Ex 20:8-11; Rev 11:19). Thus, John saw the vision of the Son of Man in a Sabbath (Rev 1:10-17), just as Daniel received the vision of the same Son of Man when three full weeks were fulfilled (Dan 10:2-9). The contextual vision describes apocalyptic scenes appearing successively at the opening of the seven seals of the Book of Lamb, and this last seal is the seventh. It concludes the work of redemption. 3. The 7th seal, bringing the solemn heavenly silence, is opened after the sealing of the 144000 Israelites in Revelation 7 was done. The seal on the forehead alludes to a Memorial Day (cf. Ex 13:9a; Dt 5:14-15), and as the Living God is the Creator (Acts 14:15; Rev 4:10-11; 10:6; 14:6-7, 9-12), His Memorial Day must be the Creation Sabbath (Gen 2:1-3; Ex 20:8-11). 4. Since Jesus will come for His true Remnant living on earth, the 100000 sealed champions, the silence in Heaven at His coming must be related to their final confrontation with the Beast that will enforce its own mark on foreheads and / or hands. Thus, it must be a contextual relationship between the meaning of this silence in heaven and the reason for their last fiery persecution. 5. The heavenly silence may allude to a popular Jewish belief that was circulated just before the Revelation was written (see the apocryphon of 4 Esdras 7:28-35 NRS), saying that ”Then the world shall be turned back to primeval silence for seven days, as it was at the first beginnings, so that no one shall be left. .... The Most High shall be revealed on the seat of judgment, and compassion shall pass away, and patience shall be withdrawn.” An interesting connection is so made between the first week of this world and its last week. Genesis and Apocalypse, The Beginning and The End, are thus connected, as the name of the Church alludes both to GENESIS (sanctifying the Seventh-day, cf. Gen 2:1-3) and REVELATION (waiting Christ’s Second Advent). 6. Christ may prefer to come again in a Seventh day Sabbath, because as this is surely the Memorial day of Creation, so Christ is our Creator (Jn 1:3; Col 1:16; cf. Gen 1:26; 2:1-3). The Seventh-day is also the Memorial of Redemption, since it celebrates both Israel’s deliverance from the Egyptian bondage (Deut 5:15; cf. Ex 3:2, 4; Jdg 2:1) and the Lord’s rest in the grave, after finishing His work of redemption (Lk 23:53-54). He was dead as a man, but as a Living God He never dies (Rev 1:17-18; cf. Ex 3:14; In 1:3-4). This secret revelation was not intended to inform us that Jesus or His angels need a specific time, a number of days to reach the earth. It does not inform us either of a night-and-day alternation, or a seven-day cycle in heaven, synchronic with the earthly week. Hopefully on the renewed earth, the weekly cycle would be resumed (cf. Is 66:22-23). But in the heavenly home there will never be night, because of the bright presence of God and of His Son, whose radiance surpasses the sun face. Therefore, the sun will never be seen in the Mother City (Gal 4:26), just as the stars cannot be seen in the daytime, because of the sunlight brightness. In the heavenly home there is eternal Sabbath. THANK YOU FOR READING The trumpets series begin only with Rev 8:2.

Johnny Got His Gun

Interstellar has an audience score in the 70s, sometimes just the people you talk to doesn't show the actual consensus.

But that’s like, your opinion, man.

The books were much better than the film. They never made the 2nd book into a movie though. Just FYI the 2nd book starts pretty much the next day after Rhett's famous line. I also thought Ashley was a weak male and did not give clear signals. I actually despise that character.

Billy Jack Goes To Washington was initially a remake of Mr. Smith Goes To Washington. It was a political thriller.

One day we will see Nelson's face

The Steve Martin Pink Panther movies are terrible. The originals are absolute classics.

Easily the most overrated 90s Disney movie.

You watch your mouth on calling Ron Paul senile!

This is one of the greatest films of all time. I also never want to watch it again. Fantastic work from everyone involved in this episode.

I think this movie could be considered the scariest of all time. It's an absolute classic and absolutely deserves to be on this list. Great work.

Most of the time when I go back to rewatch this movie I only watch the first half. It feels like two completely different movies to me. You guys did a great job with this one.

Rosebud

This was the second Miyazaki movie I ever saw. What an incredible film. Loved the discussion. Great work.

I had friends that lived in Woodstock Illinois where this movie was filmed. I've been to all of the major locations in this wonderful film.

Doc rules. It's awesome that you were able to get him on the show.

I am a huge Miyazaki fan. I've seen all of his movies, but this is the first one that I saw that made me fall in love with them. Great discussion.

Austrian economics is the way. This is the best Christmas movie ever made and I loved hearing the discussion. Great work and great show.

The best Christmas action movie.

Pixar has made a ton of bangers and this is definitely one of them. This was a great movie for your format. Nice work.

I don't like this movie at all, but I loved your discussion about it. Great work.

I think this movie is very overrated and not very scary, but the practical effects are incredible. Great episode I love the discussion.

Aliens > Alien. Fight me!

I kind of hate that I love this movie. Great episode.

An absolute classic movie. The spin off TV show, Bates Motel, is pretty solid too.