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Here is a (not so brief) outline of the thunders
and what webelieve (with the words of the scripture and prophet to back
it up) will be transpiring in regards to the thunders of the book of Revelation.
Keep in mind, that webelieve these thunders entails quite a bit, as far
as what they tie into, and wewill try and be as succinct as possible.
This WILL be rather lengthy, but thorough as we have been over this many
many times, especially in the past 2 years. If your view or concept is
different, perhaps you would like to email what you see and we can compare
notes.
*** Let's take the first step and look at the
scripture in question as a springboard:
Revelation 10:2 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,
Revelation 10:3 And cried with a loud voice,
as [when] a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered
their voices.
Revelation 10:4 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.
Revelation 10:5 And the angel which I saw stand
upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,
Revelation 10:6 And sware by him that liveth
for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are,
and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the
things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:
*** Let's look at the sequence of the scripture.
The "book" was already open when the thunders uttered their
voices (vs 1 and 2). John was forbidden to write what was uttered and
was asked to not pen them down. Once these thunders uttered, there was
an angel (same one) that lifted his hand to heaven (so he is on the earth
at this time) and swore that "there should be time no longer".
*** We understand by the Message that Angels do
NOT preach the gospel and another word for Angel is Messenger. In verse
7, which everyone
that follows this Message is very familiar with - it was 'in the days
of the Voice of the 7th Angel', but what did we see? A man. A prophet.
Man is always and has always been God's agent. (quote can be provided,
but I am sure you are familiar with it) It was not sent through mechanical
means (tapes) but is supposed to be preached in the power and DEMONSTRATION
as Paul taught (I Cor. 2:4).
*** Now, let's go to what the prophet had to say
regarding these thunders, starting with a very familiar text in the Church
Age Book about WHO is going to reveal these thunders:
327-1 LAODICEAN.CHURCH.AGE
- CHURCH.AGE.BOOK CPT.9
Now this messenger of Malachi 4 and Revelation 10:7 is going to do two
things. One: According to Malachi 4 he will turn the hearts of the children
to the fathers. Two: *****He will reveal the mysteries
of the seven thunders in Revelation 10 which are the revelations contained
in the seven seals.***** It will be these Divinely revealed 'mystery-truths'
that literally turn the hearts of the children to the Pentecostal fathers.
Exactly so.
*** The pattern has been set. Malachi 4/Rev 10:7
is going to reveal the thunders and no one else. Anyone who thinks they
will reveal the thunders, spits right in the face of Christ (the Word)
and crucifies to themselves the Son of God afresh by accepting the words
of some denominational theorization and lying words of man versus the
Word that was given through the prophet. It doesn't matter who it is.
I realize this is kind of strong, but the consequences of false doctrine
and impersonation carry a heavy penalty.
*** Moving on, let's look at the some of the aspects
that come with the thunders and what they will produce:
FIRST.SEAL.THE_ JEFF.IN
MONDAY_ 63-0318
128-2 {75} And then there's coming forth seven mysterious thunders that's
not even written at all. That's right. *****And
I believe that through those seven thunders will be revealed in the
last days in order to get the Bride together for rapturing faith; because
what we got right now, we--we wouldn't be able to do it.*****
There's something we've got to step farther; we--we can't have enough
faith for Divine healing hardly. We've got to have enough faith to be
changed in a moment and be swept up out of this earth, and we'll find
that after a while, the Lord willing, find where it's written.
FIRST.SEAL.THE_ JEFF.IN
MONDAY_ 63-0318
142-1 {166} But think, now he wrote this, but when he started to write
those other seven thunders, he said, "Don't write it." He'd
been commissioned to write everything he seen. But when these seven
thunders over in Revelations 10 uttered, he said, "Don't write
them at all." *****They're mysteries. We
don't know what they are yet; but my opinion they'll be revealed right
away. And when it do, it'll give faith for that rapturing grace for
that Church to move out.***** We just move through everything
that we know of; through all the dispensations we've watched everything.
We've seen the mysteries of God. We've seen the appearing of the--of
the great gathering together of the Bride in the last days, but yet
there's something in there that we just can't lighten ourself with.
There's something another.
*** This is one area that Bro. Branham pointed
to regarding the thunders giving rapturing faith for the Church. I will
move on to a couple more points that Bro. Branham indicated those thunders
would produce, which is the New Name:
FIRST.SEAL.THE_ JEFF.IN
MONDAY_ 63-0318
158-3 {283} And Jesus, His Name on earth was Redeemer, Jesus. When
He was on earth, He was the Redeemer; that's true. But when He conquered
death and hell, and overcome them, and ascended on high, He received
a new Name. That's the reason they holler the way they do and
don't get nothing; it'll be revealed in the thunders. See?
*** Notice in the above quote where Bro. Branham
DISTINGUISHED the name of Jesus to that Name that He took on when He ascended
on high. Some say it is "The Lord Jesus Christ" or "Jesus
in a new way", but that rubs against the above quote and this one
here:
318-1 PHILADELPHIAN.CHURCH.AGE
- CHURCH.AGE.BOOK CPT.8
"And I will write my NEW Name upon him."
My New Name. When ALL becomes new, then He will take upon Him a new
Name and that Name will be the Name of the bride also. ***** What
that Name is, none dare conjecture. ***** It would have to be
a revelation of the Spirit given so conclusively that none would dare
deny it. But no doubt He will leave that revelation to the day when
He desires to give that Name forth. Suffice it to know that it will
be more wonderful than we could ever imagine.
*** With this established, let's move on a bit
with the SLEEPING Bride (Bride of past ages) raising up again:
THIRD.SEAL.THE_ JEFF.IN
WEDNESDAY_ 63-0320
253-2 {182} The--the Bride hasn't had a revival yet. See? There's been
no revival there, no manifestation of God to stir the Bride yet. See?
We're looking for it. It will take those seven
unknown thunders back there to wake her up again. He will send
it. He promised it. Now, now, watch. Now, she was--she was dead.
*** Next, at the sounding of those thunders, Christ's
intercessory work is OVER:
FOURTH.SEAL.THE_ JEFF.IN
THURSDAY_ 63-0321
283-5 {35} And now, notice that there's something wrong somewhere in
the churches. And I think it's the denominational systems that's twisted
the people's minds and so forth until they don't know how to do it.
That's right. But we're promised that it would be revealed.
And now, these Seven Seals that this Book is sealed with, and those
Seven Seals... Now... ***** And then after these
Seven Seals are completed, we find in Revelations 10 there was seven
mysterious thunders that John was commissioned to write but then forbidden
to write those. And at the time of those thunders, we find Christ, or
the Angel come down with a rainbow, and put His feet on the land and
sea and swore that time had run out at that time.
FOURTH.SEAL.THE_ JEFF.IN
THURSDAY_ 63-0321
283-7 {38} And then we find--find out that in
the revealing of the Seals that the--the Lamb had left His mediatorial
work as an Intercessor and had come forth now to claim His rights, all
that He had redeemed by His death.*****
*** The below quote is rather interesting how
Bro. Branham ties a 'Spoken Word Creative ministry' to the thunders:
FOURTH.SEAL.THE_ JEFF.IN
THURSDAY_ 63-0321
304-1 {179} Now, we had him coming last night with his great sword to
kill. We find out that he gets killed with the Sword too, the sword
of the Word. God's Word, sharp, two-edged sword slays him, puts him
right down. ***** Wait till them seven thunders
utter their voices to that group who really can take the Word of God
and hand it there. It'll slice and cut. And they can close the heavens;
they can shut this or do that, whatever they want to. Glory.
He will be slayed by the Word that proceeds from His mouth; it's sharper
than a two-edged sword. They could call for a hundred billion tons of
flies if they wanted to. Amen. Whatever they say's going to happen*****,
because it's the Word of God coming from the mouth of God. Amen.
*** I haven't seen any in the Message so far with
this type of ability, but I do recall a promise given to the prophet (of
all people) about going into a little room (did I have to say that?)...
but I will leave that one alone for now. :D
*** Below outlines what Bro. Branham saw - and
there are ministers brave enough, in this Message, to declare they know
what those thunders are? Are we following the wrong prophet?
SEVENTH.SEAL.THE_ JEFF.IN
SUNDAY_ 63-0324E
567-1 {322} Now, what this great secret is that lays beneath this Seal,
I do not know. I don't know it. ***** I couldn't
make it out. I couldn't tell it, just what it and just what it said.
But I know that it was them seven thunders uttering themselves right
close together, just banging seven different times, and it unfolded
into something else that I seen.
Then when I seen that, I looked for the interpretation that flew across
there, and I couldn't make it out. That's exactly right, friend. See?
The hour isn't quite yet for it, but it's moving into that cycle.
***** See? It's coming up close. So the thing for you to do is to remember
that I speak to you in the Name of the Lord: Be prepared, for you don't
know what time something can happen.
*** The prophet couldn't make out the interpretation
(during the preaching of the Seals), so my question still remains: If
the prophet didn't know, then how would anyone else know? Does the Word
'not always' come to the prophet?
SEVENTH.SEAL.THE_ JEFF.IN
SUNDAY_ 63-0324E
568-2 {335} "When will it be, Brother Branham?" I cannot tell
you. I do not know. ***** But one of these days,
if we never meet again on this earth, we're going to meet yonder at
the--at the judgment seat of Christ. And you'll find out that in that
room, the revelation coming from God (just like all the rest of them
has), that them... One of the mystery of that Seal, the reason it wasn't
revealed, it was seven thunders that uttered their voices, and there
it is perfectly, because nothing knows anything about it; wasn't even
written. ***** So we're at the end time; we are here.
*** Judgment seat of Christ...? "In that
room"?! How intriguing... Please excuse me. :D
*** Below is a very good quote regarding the sequence
of the mysteries being revealed first and THEN the thunders being revealed:
STANDING.IN.THE.GAP_ JEFF.IN
V-6 N-7 SUNDAY_ 63-0623M
72 Well, the interpretation of that, of course, was given here at the
church before it come to pass... That the--the time is now, that I believe
that the full revelation through the age of Luther, Wesley, and John
Smith, Alexander Campbell, and different ones that preached on the Bible...
And then we got over in the Bible and showed that there would be a--a
seventh angel's Message. ***** And at the sounding
of the seventh angel's Message, all the mysteries of God would be made
known. Then come seven mysterious thunders. *****
*** I will jump to 1965, where Bro. Branham came
back to Jeffersonville for the express purpose of teaching on the trumpets,
vials and plagues:
GOD.OF.THIS.EVIL.AGE_
JEFF.IN V-4 N-9 SUNDAY_ 65-0801M
16 ***** Now, in doing this, I have come here
for the purpose of teaching the last vials, last seven vials, and the
last seven trumpets, and the last seven thunders of the Book of Revelations,
tying them together in this hour that we're now living to follow the
opening of the Seven Seals, the Seven Church Ages. ***** So we
couldn't get room to do it, so I--I hope that soon as I can, we'll can
get a place sufficient for that either here, or in Louisville, New Albany,
or either put up a tent, so we can just stay as long as the Lord leads
us to do.
*** In 1965 (later) - we will find that the thunders
still were not in season:
CHRIST.REVEALED.IN.HIS.OWN.WORD_
JEFF.IN V-4 N-10 SUNDAY_ 65-0822M
149 But we've got one of the most dreadful times to go through that
ever laid before human beings. Now, I'm just waiting for the hour and
when we can get--everybody can get a chance where you can get off from
work and spend a few days, and we can get set up somewhere where I can
speak on those plagues and things that's to fall in the days, and throw
about two or three weeks together, and bring that together, if the Lord
let's me live to do it and will inspire me to do so. ***** See
how those things will be dropped in and those thunders, then you'll
find out what that man and them people has been dreaming about and all
these things there; it'll come to pass. See? You'll notice what them
revealed, that great thunder a-coming forth out of the--out of the skies.
Now... Of course, the whole bunch of you, you know that I know what
that--what that means. You see? And... But let's just wait till the
time comes (You see?) for it to...?... Now... And it'll be more in season.
*****
*** Last one on here, though I could go on and
on:
324-1 LAODICEAN.CHURCH.AGE
- CHURCH.AGE.BOOK CPT.9
It was in the end-time period that the seven thunders of Jesus came
forth.
Revelation 10:3-4,
"And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when
he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. 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."
***** What was in those thunders no one knows.
But we need to know. And it will take a PROPHET to get the revelation
because God has no
other way of bringing out His Scriptural revelations except by a prophet.
*****
*** I realize that there will probably be some
that come back with this quote here:
QUESTIONS.AND.ANSWERS_
JEFF.IN COD SUNDAY_ 64-0830E
1161-Q-395 395. Have the seven thunders which equals seven mysteries
already been revealed? Were they revealed in the seven Seals, but are
yet--but are yet not known to us as the thunders yet?
No, they were revealed in the seven Seals;
that's what the thunders was about. They was to reveal... The seven
thunders that had uttered their voices and no one could make out what
it was... John knew what it was, but he was forbidden to write it. He
said, "But the seventh angel, in the days of his sounding, the
seven mysteries of the seven thunders would be revealed." And the
seventh angel is a messenger of the seventh church age. See?
*** There are several things to consider when
looking at these two quotes, for instance, in the quote, I have no doubt
that the thunders were revealed in the Seals. Bro. Branham saw the whole
thing, HOWEVER, part of it went by in an unknown tongue and he couldn't
make it out, but would be revealed at another time when it was more in
'season'. Or some might come back with other quotes that 'seemingly' contradict
all the OTHER quotes and scriptures that I have outlined
here, but remember the words of Isaiah:
Isaiah 28:11 For with
stammering lips and another tongue (Kentucky English) will he speak
to this people.
*** Remember, there certainly is a promise coming:
From the west shall rise a White Horse Rider and he will not speak as
he did before... he will COMMAND.
KNOWETH.IT.NOT_ JEFF.IN
V-2 N-10 SUNDAY_ 65-0815
33-2 "Then, all of a sudden," said, "you turned around."
Said, That'd be the third time you spoke, but the second time you said,
'I'll ride.'" And said, "You didn't speak like you did; you
commanded."
*** Remember also, Angels don't preach the gospel,
men do, and that 7th Angel will be on the earth at His coming:
BREACH.THE_ JEFF.IN SUNDAY_
63-0317E
74-2 {40} Now, you see, I'm just not making that up. That's what...
It's THUS SAITH THE LORD. I'll read it to you out of the Book: the sounding
of the seventh angel's message, the mystery of God should be finished
that's been declared by His holy prophets. That's the prophets who has
wrote the Word. At the sounding of the seventh church age, the last
church age, all the loose ends that through these church ages have been
probed at, will be wound up together. And when the Seals are broke and
the mystery is revealed, down comes the Angel, the Messenger, Christ,
setting His foot upon the land and upon the sea with a rainbow over
His head. ***** Now remember, this seventh angel
is on earth at the time of this coming. *****
This is just hitting it from top level and more
will be added to this study as time progresses. We certainly had better
get to Goshen (the revealed Word of the Hour
(the mysteries)).
Questions can be directed
to: Bro. Garold MacGraw
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