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Thunder as the Voice of God
(From Forerunner Commentary)

John 12:27-30  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) In this example, taking place shortly before Jesus' suffering and death, a gathering of Greek visitors and probably some of His disciples are present (see verses 20-22). They all hear the voice. Jesus says the thunderous voice was made audible for the sake of His visitors. At such a troubled time, it was no doubt encouraging for Him as well. Jesus speaks to His Father in the presence of the Greek visitors, and His Father audibly answers Him. Some compare the voice to the sound of thunder. Others think an angel has spoken to Jesus. Could it have been an angel speaking? No. The voice says that the Speaker had glorified His own name, so if it were any other being than the Father, this declaration would be false. Surely, the Father would not delegate the duty of glorifying His name even to an angel, especially at such a pivotal time. John Plunkett The Voice of God

Revelation 6:1  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) There are a number of verses where the voice of God is connected to or described as thundering: Job 37:4-5: After it a voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice, and He does not restrain them when His voice is heard. God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend. Psalm 18:13: The LORD thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice. . . . Psalm 29:2-4: Give unto the LORD the glory due to His name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is over many waters. The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty. Revelation 14:2: And I heard a voice from heaven, like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder. Revelation 19:6: And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, "Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!   John W. Ritenbaugh Revelation 10 and the Laodicean Church

Revelation 14:1-2  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) Although it does not specifically say so, the wording strongly indicates that the voice mentioned here is that of the Father speaking at another pivotal time in world history: the day His Firstborn stands upon Mount Zion to meet His newly born brothers and sisters. At the time this voice from heaven is heard, Jesus Christ—the Word of God and the Lord or Yahweh of the Old Testament—is on earth on Mount Zion. Other biblical passages describe the voice of God in remarkably similar language to verse 2. Notice this verse in comparison to Ezekiel 43:2 and Revelation 1:15: u And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east. His voice was like the sound of many waters. . . . u His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters. . . . Now consider Job 40:9; Psalm 29:3; 77:18; and 104:7: u Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His? u The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders. . . . u The voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind. . . . u At Your rebuke they fled; at the voice of Your thunder they hastened away. Finally, note Isaiah 30:31-32: u For through the voice of the LORD Assyria will be beaten down. . . . It will be with tambourines and harps. . . . These proofs seem fairly conclusive that it is the Father's voice described in Revelation 14:2. John Plunkett The Voice of God

 

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