– “the voices of the seven thunders spoke”
– John heard them and was about to write, but was told:
“Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.”
Where They Appear in Scripture
Revelation 10:3–4
– A mighty angel cries out
– Seven thunders respond with voices
– John hears them
– A heavenly voice commands him not to write what they said
This is the only place in the entire Bible where the “seven thunders” appear.
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What We Know About the Seven Thunders
Your search results highlight several key points:
1. They are real voices
They “spoke” — not symbolic noise.
2. They are seven
The number is explicit and matches Revelation’s pattern of sevens (seals, trumpets, bowls).
3. Their message is sealed
John is forbidden to reveal what they said.
4. They occur between the 6th and 7th trumpet
A dramatic pause before the final trumpet judgment.
Prophetic Map of Revelation: Textual Layout
1st Tier
– 1st Seal – Revelation 6:1
White Horse, Bow, Conquering conquer, Thunder
→ Gog Magog (Ezekiel 39:3)
– 1st Angel – Revelation 14:1–5
Preaches gospel, hour of judgment is come
Lamb stands on Mount Sion with 144,000
– 1st Trumpet – Revelation 8:7
Hail, fire, blood cast to earth
– 1st Vial – Revelation 16:2
Sores on wicked men of the earth
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2nd Tier
– 2nd Seal – Revelation 6:3
Red Horse, Great Sword, Kill one another
→ Zechariah 1:8, 6:2
– 2nd Angel – Revelation 14:6–8
Babylon is fallen, wine of wrath of her fornication
– 2nd Trumpet – Revelation 8:8
Mountain burning with fire cast into sea
– 2nd Vial – Revelation 16:3
Sea becomes blood, every living soul dies
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3rd Tier
– 3rd Seal – Revelation 6:5
Black Horse, Balances, Wheat for a penny, Barley for a penny, Oil and wine
→ Zechariah 6:2, Ezekiel 4:16
– 3rd Angel – Revelation 14:9–14
Warning against worshiping the beast and receiving his mark
– 3rd Trumpet – Revelation 8:10
Great star (Wormwood) falls, waters become bitter
– 3rd Vial – Revelation 16:4
Rivers and fountains become blood
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4th Tier
– 4th Seal – Revelation 6:7
Pale Horse, Sword, Hunger, Death, Beasts of the earth
→ Zechariah 6:3, Hosea 13:14, Jeremiah 15:2; 30:16, Ezekiel 5:12, 17
– 4th Angel – Revelation 14:15–16
Sickle reaps the earth, harvest is ripe
– 4th Trumpet – Revelation 8:12
1/3 of sun, moon, stars darkened
– 4th Vial – Revelation 16:8
Sun scorches men with fire
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5th Tier
– 5th Seal – Revelation 6:9
Souls under altar cry for vengeance, white robes given, rest for a season
→ Exodus 29:12, Leviticus 4:7
– 5th Angel – Revelation 14:17–18
Sharp sickle, grapes fully ripe
– 5th Trumpet – Revelation 9:1
Bottomless pit opened, smoke and locusts released
– 5th Vial – Revelation 16:10
Seat of the beast darkened, kingdom full of darkness
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6th Tier
– 6th Seal – Revelation 6:12
Great earthquake, sun black, moon blood, stars fall, heaven departs like a scroll
→ Revelation 7, Isaiah 29, Ezekiel 30:3, Jeremiah 4:24, Nahum 1:5
– 6th Angel – Revelation 14:19–20
Sickle gathers vine of the earth, cast into winepress of wrath
– 6th Trumpet – Revelation 9:13
Four angels loosed at Euphrates
– 6th Vial – Revelation 16:12
Euphrates dried up, way prepared for kings of the east
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7th Tier
– 7th Seal – Revelation 8:1
Silence in heaven, voices, thunderings, lightnings, earthquake
Wrath poured onto beast, Satan’s seat
→ Isaiah 2:10, 19–20; 53:7, Hosea 10:8
– 7th Angel – Revelation 14:19
Thrusts sickle, vine cast into winepress of wrath
– 7th Trumpet – Revelation 10:7, 11:15
Mystery of God finished, kingdoms become Christ’s
– 7th Vial – Revelation 16:17
Poured into air, “It is done”
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Central Axis: The Second Coming of Jesus Christ
– A vertical red arrow runs through all tiers, labeled:
“2ND COMING OF JESUS CHRIST”
This marks the convergence of judgment, harvest, and restoration.
