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2Pay close attention to the alarm of his voice and to the sound that proceeds from his mouth. 3He beholds everything under the heavens, and his light reaches beyond the ends of the earth. 4After this, a noise will sound; he will thunder with the voice of his greatness, and it will not be tracked down, yet his voice will be obeyed. 5God will thunder with his voice miraculously, for he performs great and unsearchable things. 6He commands the snow to descend on earth, and the winter rains, and the shower of his strength.

10The adversaries of the Lord will dread him. And over them, he will thunder in the heavens. The Lord will judge the parts of the earth, and he will give dominion to his king, and he will lift up the horn of his Christ.”

19And the sound of the trumpet gradually increased to be louder, and extended to be longer. Moses was speaking, and God was answering him.

3And he cried out with a great voice, in the manner of a lion roaring. And when he had cried out, seven thunders uttered their voices. 4And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write. But I heard a voice from heaven, saying to me: “Seal the things that the seven thunders have spoken, and do not write them.”

1And I saw another strong Angel, descending from heaven, clothed with a cloud. And a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet were like columns of fire. 2And he held in his hand a small open book. And he stationed his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot upon the land. 3And he cried out with a great voice, in the manner of a lion roaring. And when he had cried out, seven thunders uttered their voices. 4And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write. But I heard a voice from heaven, saying to me: “Seal the things that the seven thunders have spoken, and do not write them.” 5And the Angel, whom I saw standing upon the sea and upon the land, lifted up his hand toward heaven. 6And he swore by the One who lives forever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that are in it; and the earth, and the things that are in it; and the sea, and the things that are in it: that the time will not be any longer,

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1A Psalm of David, at the completion of the tabernacle. Bring to the Lord, O sons of God, bring to the Lord the sons of rams. 2Bring to the Lord, glory and honor. Bring to the Lord, glory for his name. Adore the Lord in his holy court. 3The voice of the Lord is over the waters. The God of majesty has thundered. The Lord is over many waters. 4The voice of the Lord is in virtue. The voice of the Lord is in magnificence. 5The voice of the Lord shatters the cedars. And the Lord will shatter the cedars of Lebanon. 6And it will break them into pieces, like a calf of Lebanon, and in the same way as the beloved son of the single-horned beast.

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17and also he imposed on James of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, the name ‘Boanerges,’ that is, ‘Sons of Thunder;’

16And now, the third day arrived and the morning dawned. And behold, thunders began to be heard, and also lightning flashed, and a very dense cloud covered the mountain, and the noise of the trumpet resounded vehemently. And the people who were in the camp were fearful.

19The voice of your thunder is like a wheel. Your flashes have illuminated the whole world. The earth has quaked and trembled.

2In my Father’s house, there are many dwelling places. If there were not, I would have told you. For I go to prepare a place for you.

6And he swore by the One who lives forever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that are in it; and the earth, and the things that are in it; and the sea, and the things that are in it: that the time will not be any longer,

4After this, a noise will sound; he will thunder with the voice of his greatness, and it will not be tracked down, yet his voice will be obeyed. 5God will thunder with his voice miraculously, for he performs great and unsearchable things.

8You called upon me in tribulation, and I freed you. I heard you within the hidden tempest. I tested you with waters of contradiction.