Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 4:16
This verse describes the Lord descending with a shout, which contrasts with the silence depicted in Revelation 8:1.
1 Thessalonians 4:16: For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
Contradiction with 1 Kings 19:12
The verse portrays God speaking in a still small voice rather than silence.
1 Kings 19:12: And after the earthquake a fire; [but] the LORD [was] not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
Contradiction with Psalm 46:10
Encourages stillness to know God, differing from the implied activity of silence.
Psalm 46:10: Be still, and know that I [am] God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Contradiction with Habakkuk 2:20
God is in His holy temple, let all the earth keep silence, implying reverence rather than the silence in Revelation 8:1.
Habakkuk 2:20: But the LORD [is] in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. [let...: Heb. be silent all the earth before him]
Contradiction with Isaiah 41:1
Calls for silence before God, but with an expectancy of speaking, unlike the silence in heaven.
Isaiah 41:1: Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew [their] strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.