Oct. 8, 2025

Heaven Goes Quiet in The End Times

Heaven Goes Quiet in The End Times

Send us a text What do you do when heaven itself goes quiet? We open Revelation 8:1 and step into the half hour of silence—no thunder, no choirs, no motion—just a charged pause before the trumpet judgments. That hush isn’t empty. It’s mercy held open, judgment at the door, and a summons to listen while there’s still time. We unpack why this silence reveals the gravity of sin and the strength of God’s control, not his absence. Our culture laughs at holiness and mistakes patience for approval,...

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What do you do when heaven itself goes quiet? We open Revelation 8:1 and step into the half hour of silence—no thunder, no choirs, no motion—just a charged pause before the trumpet judgments. That hush isn’t empty. It’s mercy held open, judgment at the door, and a summons to listen while there’s still time.

We unpack why this silence reveals the gravity of sin and the strength of God’s control, not his absence. Our culture laughs at holiness and mistakes patience for approval, but Scripture reframes the moment: be still and know. We draw on Psalm 46, 2 Peter 3, and the courtroom imagery of a verdict about to fall to show how God’s pause is both kindness and warning. Along the way, we talk plainly about repentance, the danger of “I’ll sort it out later,” and how to live ready when the world prefers noise to truth.

You’ll also hear The Last Courtroom, a short story that places you in that silent hall where excuses dissolve and the gavel breaks the hush. We end with a practical challenge: take thirty minutes this week—no phone, no music, no distractions. Let Scripture search your heart. Let the weight of eternity settle, because the next sound after heaven’s silence is the trumpet.

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Be An Encourager...Not A Discourager!

Chapters

01:33 - The Weight of Judgement

03:12 - What Silence Say About God

04:50 - God's Silence and Our Deafness

06:15 - Lesson for Today

07:56 - Call to Repentance

08:52 - Do This

10:17 - The Last Courtroom

14:29 - Reflection

Transcript
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Hey, welcome back, Renewed Mindsets Family.

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As always, I'm Rick, and I'm so glad you're here.

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Now, today, we're gonna dive into a passage of scripture that almost nobody preaches on.

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It's mysterious, it's unsettling, but it gives us a glimpse into the heart of God in the end times.

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Revelation 8 1 says, When the Lamb broke the seventh seal on the scroll, there was silence throughout heaven for about a half an hour.

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Now let that hit you for a moment.

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Silence in heaven.

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No angels crying out, holy, holy, holy, no thunder rolling around the throne, no saints singing worthy as the Lamb.

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Just silence.

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A half hour pause in eternity.

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Now, if God's word takes the time to record it, then we better slow down and pay attention.

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What does this silence mean?

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Why would heaven stop singing?

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And what does it teach us about the end times and how we should live right now?

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Now this silence is not empty.

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It's not a break in the action.

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It's the weight of what's about to come.

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The seventh seal opens the door to the trumpet judgments, catastrophic events that will make the plagues of Egypt look like child's play.

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Now, imagine a courtroom where the jury's returned with the verdict.

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The judge asks everyone to rise.

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The air is heavy, nobody whispers, nobody moves, because the moment is too serious.

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That's what's happening here.

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Heaven itself goes quiet as the righteous judge prepares to release his verdict on a rebellious world.

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Now let's be clear.

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This is not God losing control.

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This is God exercising full control.

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Psalm 4610 says, Be still and know that I am God.

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I will be honored by every nation.

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I will be honored throughout the world.

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Now that's not a suggestion, that's a declaration.

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The silence in heaven is the stillness before his glory is revealed in judgment.

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And we've got to be honest.

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We've become numbed judgment.

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Yeah.

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Our culture laughs at sin, it mocks righteousness, and it lives as if God's patience means God's approval.

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But heaven doesn't laugh.

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Heaven falls silent.

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Why?

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Because what's about to happen is deadly serious.

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Now, this silence reveals two deep truths about God.

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First, it shows us the seriousness of sin.

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In heaven, where sin has been banished, even the memory of its effects is enough to halt the song of eternity.

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Every angel who has praised God without ceasing suddenly holds their tongue.

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The redeemed saints who cannot stop worshiping fall quiet because the moment demands it.

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That silence is heaven saying, Sin is no joke.

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What's about to unfold is no game.

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Secondly, it shows the patience and mercy of God.

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Even in this moment, right before judgment trumpets fall, God pauses.

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Why?

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Because his desire has always been that none should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

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That's Second Peter 3 9.

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That half hour pause is not wasted time.

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It's God's mercy on display.

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One last gap before the floodgates open.

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Think about your own life.

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How many times has God paused in patience for you?

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How many times has his silence been an invitation to repent?

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We mistake silence for absence, but silence can be the voice of mercy.

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Heaven's silence says, God gives space, but the space will end.

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So let's bring this into our world today.

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We live in the noisiest generation in history.

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Constant media, constant opinions, constant outrage.

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We drown out the still small voice of God.

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And when he is silent, most people panic or assume he's gone.

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But heaven's silence and revelation teaches us something radical.

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Silence can be divine.

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Silence can mean God is preparing something bigger than our minds can grasp.

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Look at our culture.

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Right now, the silence of God is being mocked.

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People say, Where's the promise of his coming?

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2 Peter 3 4.

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They point to wars and corruption and natural disasters, and still they mock, saying, If God were real, he'd do something.

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That is the spirit of the scoffer that Peter warned about.

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They confuse silence with weakness.

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But just as in Revelation 8, silence is preparation.

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Preparation for judgment, preparation for the trumpet blast.

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And here's the hard truth.

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Most of this world is so deafened by its own noise, it won't hear the warning until it's too late.

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So what are we supposed to take away from this silence in heaven?

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Well, there's three things.

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First, don't mistake God's silence for absence.

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When prayers seem unanswered, when the heavens feel closed, remember that God is still in control.

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He may be pausing before moving in power.

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Isaiah 30, 15 says, This is what the sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says.

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But let me tell you the truth, that is not salvation.

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If your life hasn't changed, if you're still living in sin and calling it grace, then you are not ready for the trumpet blast.

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Revelation doesn't give us wiggle room.

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The silence in heaven is a warning shot.

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God is patient, but his patience has an end.

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Now maybe you've been ignoring his silence.

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Maybe you filled it with your own noise, excuses, distractions, compromise.

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Today is the day to repent.

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Today is the day to get right with God.

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Revelation 8:1 shows us that even heaven pauses.

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Now that pause isn't weakness, it's preparation.

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And if heaven itself can fall silent in awe of what God is about to do, then maybe we should too.

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So I'm asking you to do something radical this week.

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Every one of you, including me.

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Take thirty minutes, a half an hour.

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No phone, no music, no distractions.

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Just silence before God.

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Let him search your heart.

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Let his word speak to you.

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Let the weight of eternity settle on you, because when heaven is silent, the next sound is the trumpet.

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Let's pray.

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Father God, teach us to hear your silence.

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Forgive us for ignoring your pauses or filling them with noise.

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Help us to live holy, to take sin seriously, and to stay ready for the day when you move again.

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Let us be people who wait, who watch, and who walk with you in your ways.

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In Jesus' name I pray.

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Amen.

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Hey, now I've had a lot of feedback on my short story from a few weeks ago.

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Apparently you liked it.

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So I've got another one.

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It's called The Last Courtroom.

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It deals with what we talked about today, and I hope you enjoy it.

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John had always considered himself a decent man.

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He worked long hours at the factory, he raised his kids the best he knew how, and even helped his neighbor fix a leaky roof once.

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He wasn't religious though.

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Every time someone tried to talk to him about Jesus, he'd wave him off.

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I'll figure that out later, he'd say.

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On Sunday mornings, when his wife went to church, John stayed home with the paper or football.

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Sometimes he thought about going with her, but the thought faded just as quickly.

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Life was busy, and he figured God, if he was real, understood.

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Now one October night, John sat in his recliner, the sound of the game flickering across his TV.

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His heart skipped a beat.

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Then another.

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Then another.

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The remote slid from his hands, and in seconds the world around him faded to black.

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When he opened his eyes again, he was no longer in his living room.

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He stood in a vast courtroom unlike anything he'd ever imagined.

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The walls seemed to stretch into eternity, glowing with a brilliance that was almost blinding.

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At the center was a throne, towering, majestic, radiating holiness.

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But what unsettled John the most was not what he saw.

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It was what he didn't hear.

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Silence, deafening silence.

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No chants, no music, not even the shuffle of feet.

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The weight of that silence pressed down on him like a thousand stones.

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Then the judge spoke.

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His voice wasn't loud, yet it filled every corner of the courtroom.

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This is the day of the verdict.

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The record is complete.

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John's knees buckled.

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He tried to steady himself.

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Wait, wait, there must be some mistake, he stammered.

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I wasn't a bad person.

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I provided for my family.

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I wasn't perfect, but who is?

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I always meant to get right with you someday.

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But the words seemed thin and weak in that silence.

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His excuses dissolved before they left his lips.

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He looked around, searching for someone, anyone to defend him.

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Angels stood solemn, their faces unreadable.

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Saints sat in reverent stillness, no songs on their lips, no intercessions on their tongues.

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The silence of heaven testified louder than any word he could muster.

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Judgment was at hand.

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The judge's eyes, blazing with fire, yet filled with sorrow, pierced through John's souls.

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My patience was your mercy, my silence was your chance.

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Every day I gave you breath was another opportunity to repent, but you hardened your heart.

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And now the silence means something else.

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It means judgment.

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John tried one more time in desperation.

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But I believed you were real.

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The judge's voice cut through like a sword.

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Even the demons believe and they tremble, but you would not bow.

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You would not repent.

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You chose the noise of the world over the stillness of my call.

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Now your verdict is sealed.

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Then came the sound that shattered the silence.

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A gavel falling with a finality that echoed like thunder across eternity.

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And John knew it was too late.

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My friends, that's why Revelation 8 1 is so haunting.

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That half hour of silence in heaven is not an accident.

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It's the pause before judgment.

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It's God's patience stretched to its limit.

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And once that silence breaks, it's final.

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Don't wait like John.

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Don't assume you have more time.

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The silence of heaven is a warning, a merciful pause before the trumpet sounds.

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And it will sound soon.

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Today is the day to repent.

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Today is the day to be ready.

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The executive producer of Renewed Mindsets is Christy McCurry.

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That's all for today, but I'll be back with more unfiltered biblical truth and undeniable prophecy.

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The time to wake up is now.

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If today's episode challenged you, don't keep it to yourself.

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Tell someone, please.

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Text them a link.

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Jesus is coming soon.

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Stay watchful.

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Stay holy.

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Stay renewed.

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Until next week.

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I'm Rick.

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Be an encourager, not a discourager.

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I love you.

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See ya.

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The intro and outro music for the Renewed Mindsets podcast is Are You Ready by Floodgate.

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From the album Are You Ready?

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Copyright 2002, Offbeat Ministries Incorporated.

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Floodgate can be found on Apple Music and iTunes.

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Music used with permission.