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The 7 Thunders

Rev 10:3-4

3 and he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion. When he shouted, the voices of the seven thunders spoke.

4 And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven say, "Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down." (NIV)

One day as I was studying types and shadows concerning the two witnesses of Revelation, I came upon this scripture concerning the 7 thunders. After reading it I immediately asked, “what are the 7 thunders and what did they say?” Why were they sealed up? God answered me this!

Amos 3:6-8

6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?

7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

8 The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?(KJV)

God spoke clearly to me and said, “I am unsealing the 7 thunders and this is what they said. Language is very important here. God has a certain language when He talks concerning these mysteries. It is simple and yet it takes a spiritual alarm going off on the inside of us to perceive what God is saying. There is nothing mystical and there is nothing complicated and yet it is something that has been sealed since John heard it on the Isle of Patmos.

The seven thunders are the seven thunders heard by men in the Old Testament. These thunders have been primarily covered up because of the obscure language that is seen in the translations. One must ask the Lord, why do we have all these imperfect translations when Your word is so perfect. It is because God has hidden the mysteries of God in language and has progressively been unfolding the truth that is hidden when men crave God enough to dig for it. It is not about academics, it is about revelation knowledge that uses the tools of researching aids. Passover week 1999 God spoke concerning these 7 thunders and my research led me quickly to the Hebrew. Also remember that 7 is God’s number of perfection.

6963 qowl (kole);

or qol (kole); from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound:

1) a voice, a sound, a noise

Translated Thunder or Voice

Every time this Hebrew word “qowl” is used for physical thunder that is heard and yet many times it is translated voice. How is it that one word can be used with two different meaning? This is where it gets interesting. It is not two different meanings to God. When you see this word it means GOD’S THUNDEROUS VOICE! Now to teach this there must be a pattern to establish the doctrine. So God brings us to the New Testament first.

John 12:29-30

29 The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.

30 Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.(KJV)

This is the only time that thunder is heard in the New Testament aside from Revelation. When God spoke some heard thunder instead. This is important to set a precedent of how God combines His voice with thunder. I call this His thunderous voice.

In the book of Revelation we can hear thunder 8 times. 8 is God’s number for New Beginnings. All 8 times we hear thunder in Revelation it accompanies the voice of God. Nothing else can be seen accompanying thunder in Revelation every time except God’s voice. The Old Testament thunders 7 times and each time represents a part of the plan of redemption. If we are looking for some mystical key to unlock future events - that is not what God is saying here. God is unfolding a revelation of His plan of a built temple and it is the 7th thunder that signals the completion of it.

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