The Coming Of Thunder

Natural thunder is a sound phenomenon that is caused by the electrical discharge known as "lightning." The flash rapidly heats and expands the nearby air by over a thousand times, forming a powerful compression wave that is heard as thunder.

There is also supernatural thunder that exists not merely from a physical atmosphere, but as an expression of God's power where the spiritual and physical world meet. The Throne of God, which is now in heaven (see the Fact Finder question below to understand when it's coming to earth) is surrounded by "lightnings and thunderings."

"^4:2 And immediately I was in the spirit; and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. ^4:3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. ^4:4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. ^4:5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. ^4:6 And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind." (Revelation 4:2-6 KJV)

"The voice of mighty thunderings"

Prior to the return of Jesus Christ, The Seven Seals will be opened upon the earth. Among them will be the famous "four horsemen of the apocalypse" which represent false Christianity, war, famine and plague (see What Does 'Apocalypse' Really Mean? and Chariots And Horsemen Of The Apocalypse) who will be released amidst "the noise of thunder."

"^6:1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. ^6:2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

^6:3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. ^6:4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

^6:5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. ^6:6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

^6:7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. ^6:8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth." (Revelation 6:1-8 KJV)

The opening of the scroll described above will be in heaven, by Jesus Christ prior to His return to earth, but notice how the thunder of heaven begins then to reach earth i.e. "into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake."

"^8:5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

^8:6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound." (Revelation 8:5-6 KJV)

Angels will deliver the LORD's wrath upon the earth prior to the Messiah's coming i.e. a "mighty angel come down from heaven" with great thunder from heaven (see Heavens Below, Heavens Above).

"^10:1 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud [see also Behold, He Cometh With Clouds]: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: ^10:2 And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, ^10:3 And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. ^10:4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not." (Revelation 10:1-4 KJV)

The "two witnesses" will be martyred in Jerusalem just as the brief "abomination of desolation" happens (see Abomination of Desolation - Where? and How Long Will 'The End Time' Last? to understand that the "abomination of desolation" will happen for an "hour" at the end of the 42 month "great tribulation"). After laying dead in the street for over 3 days, they will be resurrected and ascend to heaven just before Christ's return and the first resurrection (see When Will You Be Judged?). The Ark of the Covenant, which is in Jerusalem now (see Raiders Of The Lost Ark) and will almost certainly be in the "Holy Place" in which the "abomination of desolation" occurs, will also ascend to heaven, with, or soon after, the two witnesses (see How Does The Ark Get To Heaven?). All of that will occur with heavenly thunder.

"^11:3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. ^11:4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. ^11:5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. ^11:6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.

^11:7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. ^11:8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. ^11:9 And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. ^11:10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.

^11:11 And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. ^11:12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them." (Revelation 11:3-12 KJV)

"^11:18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. ^11:19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail." (Revelation 11:18-19 KJV)

The return of Jesus Christ will then happen with "the voice of a great thunder", thereby fulfilling the true meaning of "Zionism" (see Zionism). The "hundred forty and four thousand" will be a part of the first harvest of salvation.

"^14:1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads. ^14:2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: ^14:3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth." (Revelation 14:1-3 KJV)

The world that Satan built, the part that remains that hasn't destroyed itself by man's arrogance and folly, will then be wiped away amidst "thunders, and lightnings."

"^16:17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. ^16:18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. ^16:19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. ^16:20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. ^16:21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great." (Revelation 16:17-21 KJV)

The great religious and political mis-leaders of the world will also then receive their due.

"^19:1 And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: ^19:2 For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. ^19:3 And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.

^19:4 And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.

^19:5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.

^19:6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. ^19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. ^19:8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

^19:9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God." (Revelation 19:1-9 KJV)

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This Day In History, June 2

455: Gaiseric and the Vandals sacked Rome (see also The Arian Kingdoms).

597: Augustine, missionary to England and the first archbishop of Canterbury, baptized Saxon king Ethelbert. The Christian-professing faith then spread rapidly among the Angles and Saxons.

1420: King Henry V of England married Catherine of Valois, daughter of King Charles VI of France.

1734: During the War of the Polish Succession, Russia and Austria took Danzig after a siege which had begun in October of the year before.

1740: Comte Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade, known as the Marquis de Sade, French writer and man of letters, was born. The term "sadism" is derived from his name.

1780: Riots began in London in protest against Parliament's plans to extend the Catholic Relief Act, canceling restrictions on Roman Catholics.

1793: Maximillian Robespierre, a member of France’s Committee on Public Safety, began the "Reign of Terror," a purge of those accused of disloyalty against the French Republic.

1886: Grover Cleveland became the first and only president to be married in the White House. The groom was 49, the bride was 22.

1910: Charles Stewart Roll became the first man to fly an airplane across the English Channel.

1924: The U.S. granted full citizenship to the native people (the "Indians").

1928: Nationalist Chiang Kai-shek captured Peking in a bloodless takeover.

1949: Transjordan was renamed Jordan.

1953: The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place at Westminster Abbey in London, 4 months after the death of her father King George VI. It was the first coronation seen on television.

1969: The Australian aircraft carrier Melbourne collided with the U.S. destroyer Frank E. Evans off the coast of South Vietnam. The destroyer was split in two.

1979: Pope John Paul II arrived in Poland in the first visit by a Pope to a communist country.