What Are The Seven Thunders Of Revelation 10?
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There are something supposedly not lawful to utter
2 Cr12:3 And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;
2 Cr12:4 How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
Rev 10:3 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 .
Regardless of whether he is speaking of John or not, as some differ
2 Cr12:3 And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;
2 Cr12:4 How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
Rev 10:3 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 .
Regardless of whether he is speaking of John or not, as some differ
The sealing up of the things from the seven peals of thunder are things which John saw and heard but was not permitted to record or reveal, 3-4.
1. “And he cried out with a loud voice, as when a lion roars; and when he had cried out, the seven peals of thunder uttered their voices.” Peals of thunder is often but not always used in scripture to describe the voice of God, Job 40:9, "Or do you have an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His?” 1Samuel 2:10, “Those who contend with the LORD will be shattered; Against them He will thunder in the heavens, The LORD will judge the ends of the earth; And He will give strength to His king, And will exalt the horn of His anointed.”
2. “When the seven peals of thunder had spoken, I was about to write; and I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up the things which the seven peals of thunder have spoken and do not write them.”
a. Clearly that which was spoke by the seven peals of thunder related to the things spoken by the Lord himself.
b. John was about to write write the things which he had heard because these were the instructions that he had received from the Lord in 1:11, “Write in a book what you see... .” Now, John is commanded not to write down the things which he had just been permitted to hear from the seven peals of thunder and to seal up this information. I find it interesting that there is not a time element associated with the sealing of this revelation as there was when God commanded Daniel to “... keep the vision secret, for it pertains to many days in the future,” 8:6 and “shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end,” 12:4.There was to be a time in which the information given to Daniel would be revealed at the proper moment in human history. The information received by John does not seem to be of this type. This shows us that there is a sphere of knowledge related to human events and history that is not meant for man to discern or to recognize when it occurs. This is restricted knowledge that offers no latitude for speculation. Since this knowledge was divinely restricted it should not even be presumed upon by man to entertain speculations about what these things may apply. Just as Moses declared in Deuteronomy 29:29, "The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our sons forever, that we may observe all the words of this law.” That which God has revealed belongs to us for our learning. Those things which God has chosen not to reveal belong to God alone. There are things that man was simply not permitted to know and should not seek to know. Paul says in 2Corinthians 12:3-4, “And I know how such a man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, God knows— was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which a man is not permitted to speak.” Could Paul have been talking about John? It is interesting to speculate but it is quite unlikely since 2Corinthians was probably written thirteen of fourteen years before John received this vision. At any rate, what Paul is conveying is that there were things which God had chosen to reveal to certain individuals that were not permitted to be spoken of beyond that point.
c. This is a concealing of information.
* “Seal up” is for the purpose of concealing the meaning of the revelation from the minds of men.
* “Do not write” – This information was not permitted to be preserved for any far future time because “There is no more delay.” Whatever John heard was about to come to pass. It had no far future application.
* Whatever John heard was connected to the sounding of the seventh trumpet in chapter 11.
* When these things happened they would be the completion of the mystery of God that was seen by the prophets concerning Israel and Jerusalem.
1. “And he cried out with a loud voice, as when a lion roars; and when he had cried out, the seven peals of thunder uttered their voices.” Peals of thunder is often but not always used in scripture to describe the voice of God, Job 40:9, "Or do you have an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His?” 1Samuel 2:10, “Those who contend with the LORD will be shattered; Against them He will thunder in the heavens, The LORD will judge the ends of the earth; And He will give strength to His king, And will exalt the horn of His anointed.”
2. “When the seven peals of thunder had spoken, I was about to write; and I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up the things which the seven peals of thunder have spoken and do not write them.”
a. Clearly that which was spoke by the seven peals of thunder related to the things spoken by the Lord himself.
b. John was about to write write the things which he had heard because these were the instructions that he had received from the Lord in 1:11, “Write in a book what you see... .” Now, John is commanded not to write down the things which he had just been permitted to hear from the seven peals of thunder and to seal up this information. I find it interesting that there is not a time element associated with the sealing of this revelation as there was when God commanded Daniel to “... keep the vision secret, for it pertains to many days in the future,” 8:6 and “shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end,” 12:4.There was to be a time in which the information given to Daniel would be revealed at the proper moment in human history. The information received by John does not seem to be of this type. This shows us that there is a sphere of knowledge related to human events and history that is not meant for man to discern or to recognize when it occurs. This is restricted knowledge that offers no latitude for speculation. Since this knowledge was divinely restricted it should not even be presumed upon by man to entertain speculations about what these things may apply. Just as Moses declared in Deuteronomy 29:29, "The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our sons forever, that we may observe all the words of this law.” That which God has revealed belongs to us for our learning. Those things which God has chosen not to reveal belong to God alone. There are things that man was simply not permitted to know and should not seek to know. Paul says in 2Corinthians 12:3-4, “And I know how such a man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, God knows— was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which a man is not permitted to speak.” Could Paul have been talking about John? It is interesting to speculate but it is quite unlikely since 2Corinthians was probably written thirteen of fourteen years before John received this vision. At any rate, what Paul is conveying is that there were things which God had chosen to reveal to certain individuals that were not permitted to be spoken of beyond that point.
c. This is a concealing of information.
* “Seal up” is for the purpose of concealing the meaning of the revelation from the minds of men.
* “Do not write” – This information was not permitted to be preserved for any far future time because “There is no more delay.” Whatever John heard was about to come to pass. It had no far future application.
* Whatever John heard was connected to the sounding of the seventh trumpet in chapter 11.
* When these things happened they would be the completion of the mystery of God that was seen by the prophets concerning Israel and Jerusalem.
Usually thunder is associated with lightning as an after effect. By the time you hear thunder, the lightning has already struck. The subject in Rev.10 right after mention of the seven thunders is how by the time the seventh angel has sounded, "the mystery of God should be finished".
So the message I'm getting with this, is by the time you hear the seven thunders, it's all over, so no need to write them down.
So the message I'm getting with this, is by the time you hear the seven thunders, it's all over, so no need to write them down.