We have asked God to explain the seven thunders in the book of Revelation, which would have been completely foreign to those who first received it. They were so foreign that they were not explained at the time. John was immediately stopped from writing down their explanation any further but was told to eat the little book that had at least a partial explanation. Although there was enough of the explanation, as we shall see, that the little book tasted sweet like honey when he first started eating the little book but then later as the little book was digested it became very bitter in his belly (Revelation 10:1-11). This sheds quite a bit of light on the explanation as we shall see. What was John writing down in the little book? It was the explanation of the seven thunders he heard from the angel. If we put this into context with the rest of the book of Revelation it would appear to be more of God’s judgments being poured out on an unrepentant world. We had seen the seven seals, the seven trumpets with the two woes, then after this seemingly long interlude, we have these seven thunders, which will enter into the last seven bowls of God’s wrath. Continue reading God Explains the Seven Thunders
