The thunders 

By:  Jo  Smith 

I wrote 18 pages of notes on this subject in 2007 and 2008.  I had intended to redo them into a better message.  But when I looked for this message, could not find it.  So guess I never got back to it.  I only have one printed copy of this.  It is stored nowhere, so I am going to have to totally redo it.  I pray the anointing will come back that I had for this ten years ago.

In Revelation 10 and angel comes down to earth/sea and has a little Book open in his hand.  Jesus goes up and takes the book out of the angel’s hand and eats it.  In this Jesus was given the entire Word of God.  He was then tole that he would prophesy again before the entire world.  He does this through his Witnesses.  It is not we who speak, but Jesus who is speaking in us.  As He gives us the words of that book, we then speak it out to the world.

Rev 10: 2 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: 2 and he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, 3 and cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. 4 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.

When the angel cried or uttered his message, seven thunders uttered their voices.  Thunder is the Voice of God.  He gives his word to witnesses and they speak his words to this earth.  This is when the ‘lightening and thunder sound.   It always announces some major event of God.  See that these thunders were sealed up when they were first spoken out by this angel.

But the message of each of these thunders is fully revealed in Scripture.  Do you think those thunders go forever unknown?  Of course not.  It is totally dues to a lack of study and seeking truth which has caused those mysteries to go uncovered this long.  If those thunders were SEALED up, then they were in those SEALS.  When the SEALS were opened, then those thunders were also made known.  If seven thunders were SEALED up, the they were in those SEVEN SEALS.

THE FIRST THUNDER

Revelation 4 Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

4 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. 2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. 3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. 4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. 5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. 

As I have already taught in other messages, that open door was Jesus.  This Door was opened when He was baptized and he saw the heavens OPENED to him.  This is when it was revealed to Jesus who he was, what his mission was, and when he was given that little Book to eat.   God fed His Word to Jesus, for Jesus then to feed it to the world.  This is when Jesus actually took the little Book out of th angels hand and ate it up.  He then prophesied before the world, through his own preaching and his witnesses, and after his ascension to Heaven. 

Notice that at the time of this open door, which happened when Jesus was baptized, He was immediately IN THE SPIRIT.  He saw the throne set in heaven and the one sitting on that throne, which was a vision of Himself, after God has set Jesus on the throne of God, in heaven.  See, that was the fulfillment of this: 

Revelation 1 Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: 2 who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

(Here is solid proof that God gave to Jesus a revelation of who and what Jesus was and was to do.  See also the proof that then Jesus revealed it to his servants.  He is still revealing it to his servants today.  This message alone is proof.  God gave it to Jesus for Jesus to give it to his servants. )

The seventh day rest for God began when he set Jesus on his throne, to run the world, conquer enemies, answer prayer, heal sick, and give the Holy  Ghost.  In other words, the befitting of more children of God.

Jesus is now doing his six days of labor.  He has not entered into his Rest yet.  He will give us the job in the thousand years reign.  He will  enter into rest, allowing his Christ to work.  Proves that Jesus was the man on the sixth day.

So in this vision, or being ‘in the Spirit after his baptism, Jesus was given a REVELATION OF JESUS.  He was given the Word of God and it was revealed to Jesus that Jesus was this mighty Son of God, who was to be set upon that throne of God, in heaven.

He then saw visions of all the saints of God, who would come into the kingdom of God, through Jesus himself.  He is the one who births us into the kingdom, or family of God.  From him proceeded this great sea of glass, or crystal, which is the same as the four beasts, or living creatures. 

We are the children of Jesus, whom he brought in, after his death, resurrection, ministry and ascension to heaven.  Out of this throne came forth these LIGHTNINGS, VOICES AND THUNDERS.  They always come together, and from the throne of God.

This vision also shows the entire family of God, after they re resurrected and given those white robes of righteousness, or that glorified body.  This vision messes people up, in that they think it is showing Jesus on that throne, all the time, and proving that he is that God and no other. But this is just not the answer.  Truth is that this is a vision, which was given to Jesus at his baptism, of the time AFTER the resurrection of all his saints, and his being upon the  Throne of God. 

So under this first thunder, Jesus was given or fed, the entire Word of God and prepared for his Great ministry and sacrificial death, resurrection and ascension to heaven, to then sit on that throne of God, as our Lord God.  Notice that these seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God, were given to Jesus.  He had the seven spirits of God.  So, under this FIRST THUNDER, Jesus was fully equipped and prepared for his ministry.  It did not take place in a moment.  It was an on-going world of God.  

Then we see that next, all the saints of God are described.  They are these living creatures and this sea of crystal.  They were all brought in through this ministry of Jesus, which proceeds from this FIRST THUNDER, LIGHTNING AND VOICES.  These voices are his ministers, which he sent out to preach the Word.   The lightning is the work of angels, in the spirit world, as they bring the Word/power, to the people of the kingdom of Christ.

Revelation 5 Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

5 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.

Revelation 5 Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

5 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.

This Book is actually the entire life of Jesus Christ.  In the VOLUME of the Book, it is written of ME to do they will, oh God.  Jesus took this book, out of the hand of the angel, and lived it, and was the only one who could have  opened it up to this world.  He took this book, of his life, and had it in his own right hand, or power.  It was Jesus himself, who was written within, (in his own soul), and  on the backside, or his resurrection and sealed up with those seven seals.  It was his own life, which was opened up, or that open door.  

After Jesus sat on that throne in heaven, he had this book of his own life, in his hands, opened up for the entire world to read and see and to find eternal life, through him.  Glory!  How I pray that everyone who reads this will accept and be given the understanding of this glorious truth. 

Rev 5:  8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. 9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10 and hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

See that it said that Jesus TOOK THE BOOK.   This is the same book he took out of the hand of that angel, in chapter 10 and ate it.  He accepted the entire, bitter cup, which God gave him to drink.  He drunk it.  He ate it up.  He died on that cross.  It was indeed bitter to his belly!  He then ascended to heaven and sat on that throne of God, to bring us to God.  He redeemed us to God by his own blood, from all nations.  It was opened to this entire world, not just Jews.  After he ‘took this book’, the peoples of the world, then began to worship HIM, and sin this new song.  It is the New Covenant in his blood, GRACE.