And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
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Victorinus of Pettau
AD 303
Whereby is signified the beginning of everlasting rest; but it is described as partial, because the silence being interrupted, he repeats it in order. For if the silence had continued, here would be an end of his narrative.