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Copyright 1998-99 Paul L McAroy


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Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 00:47:33 -0400
From: Paul McAroy <watchman@integrityonline16.com>
Organization: Star of David Ministries: www.oocities.org/~apostle_paul/
To: Congregation
Subject: Mystery of the Seven Thunders
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Greetings Brethren,
In my last letter I said I would answer some questions if it be the will of the Lord. I have received many questions and comments, some for and against what I'm saying. I actually wanted to speak on those questions which question some things of which I am saying. Not to defend my beliefs, but to deal with the questions according to the Word. Instead I felt led to deal with this question below.

I spent many days praying and seeking God in how to answer this. For this is a Foundational Question which in particular deals with the roots of many of the Message Churches doctrines. Of course this is not a in-depth study, but I tried to show the outline of the doctrine as I see it. What is below I was not taught by anyone else, it is the understanding that I have of those Seven Thunders, be it right or wrong. You judge, by the Word, and by the Message of William Branham.

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1. The 7 thunders, have they uttered?

The Scriptural reference of the Seven (7) Thunders is as follows.

Seven Thunders:
Rev.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, v.3, And cried with a Loud Voice, as when a Lion Roareth: and when He had cried, Seven Thunders uttered their Voices. v.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.

Let us look at some other references in Scripture where Thunder is heard. This will give us a Scriptural understanding of this word Thunder, and how it is used. Then we will see if these 7 Thunders have uttered or not.

II Samuel 22:14; The Lord Thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered His Voice.

Job 37:2-5; Here attentively the Noise of His Voice, and the Sound that goeth out of His Mouth. He directeth it under the whole heaven, and His Lightning unto the ends of the earth. After it a Voice Roareth: He Thundereth with the Voice of His excellency; and He will not stay them when His Voice is heard. God Thundereth marvelously with His Voice; great things doeth He, which we cannot comprehend.

Job 40:9; Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou Thunder with a Voice like Him?

Psalms 18:13; The Lord also Thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave His Voice; hail stones and coals of fire. Yea, He sent out His arrows, and scattered them; and He shot out Lightnings, and discomfited them.

Psalms 77:18; The Voice of thy Thunder was in the heaven: the Lightnings Lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.

Psalms 81:7; Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the Secret place of Thunder:

Psalms 29:3; The Voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory Thundereth:

Psalms 104:7; At thy rebuke they fled; at the Voice of thy Thunder they hasted away.

John 12:28; Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a Voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. v.29, The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it Thundered: others said, An angel spake to Him.

Rev.6:1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of Thunder, one of the four beasts saying Come and see.

Rev.14:2; And I heard a Voice from heaven, as the Voice of Many Waters, and as the Voice of a Great Thunder:

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Where does natural Thunder come from? A Cloud, a Thunderhead. Man still don't understand what causes Thunder and Lightning, and they never will. If they did they would use and pervert it for their own cause. They have theories but that is all they are. They cannot produce Thunder and Lightning. So the Voice of Thunder and the Light that goes forth is a Secret, and the spiritual types the natural. Even so it is written:
I answered thee in the Secret place of Thunder Psalms 81:7.

And the Scriptures, are the Written Words of the Thunders of God. There cannot be any other source, there is no other place, that can be used as an Absolute, a Prover of All Doctrine, other than the Written Thunders of God. So anyone that says anything different than what is Already Written, will be speaking theories and man made dogmas, traditions of man! It will produce a false light, not the Light of God which always comes from His Word, the Thunderings of God.

A Thunderhead Cloud is shaped in the form of a pyramid. When you see a pyramid shaped Thunderhead you know its going to Rain, which will bring forth the Harvest, and the Thunders and Lightnings which goes before, testify to this.

Light in the from of lightning follows the Sound of Thunder, for the Voice of God gives Light. The Word being revealed and manifested in human flesh is the Light of the Thunder, the Revelation of the Word being revealed in that hour.

When He made a decree for the rain, and a way for the Lightning of the Thunder. Job 28:26

We have all heard the natural sound of Thunder from the heavens. It can be a very forceful and loud Voice, for it Speaks with Authority. It can cause one to shake and tremble at the mighty blast of that Sound. It usually causes one to turn and look, in the direction of the Thunder.

If you are at a distance from the Thunderhead, you will see the Light before you hear the Thunder, even though the Light follows after the Thunder. Light travels much faster than sound. So if you look at the Lightning and count until you hear the Thunder, you will know how far away the Thunderhead is, and if it is moving away or towards you.

In a revival Signs and Wonders follow the preaching of the Word. It is the Lightning of the Thunder. The people in which the signs and wonders are performed, go forth to their towns and cities glorifying God. Others from these towns and cities see the evidence of the Thunder, before they hear the Voice of the Thunder. So the Light will direct them to the Thunderhead, where they can be watered by the Rain, and hear the Voice which brought forth the Light.

According to the Scriptures we see that Natural Thunder is Symbolical of God speaking with a Voice of Authority and Great Power. The Words of the Thunder are Hidden and are Secret, unless revealed to the hearer by God. This of course is the way with the Scriptures, for they are the Words of the Thunderings of God. God Himself must reveal His Words to you for you to understand them. Other wise you will be hearing and reading the Words of the Thunder, but not understanding them. No one can reveal the Word of God, His Voice of Thunder to you, only God Himself.

The Foundation of the Church, and therefore the Christians, are built upon Revelation they receive from the Lord, not from man. And the Revelation they have is the very same Revelation of the Apostles and Prophets, for that is the Foundation of the Building. Man Plants and Waters with the Word, but the Lord gives the increase, or the Revelation of that Word, to make it live in you. [ I Corinthians 3: 5-11; Matthew 16:13-18; I Corinthians 2:11-14; Romans 8:5-9; Matthew 11:25-27; Ephesians 3:5; Luke 24:44,45 ]

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We have Seven (7) Thunders that uttered their Voices. Who are these Seven Thunders? Are they men? Are they heavenly angels of God? Perhaps they are some other created beings? Or could They be God Himself ? That would be the next question that should follow. We now know what a Thunder is in Scripture, how it is used and what is meant by it. Now let us by the Scriptures identify these Seven (7) Thunders that uttered their Voices.

The revelation I have of those Seven Thunders, and who I believe They are, I will now speak of. If you differ with this that is fine. I just ask that you consider what I say by the Scriptures, even as I consider what others say by the Scriptures. For therein is the Revelation of the Word. And remember that the Revelations that William Branham had were revelations of the Scriptures. His revelations line up with the Word. So every revelation he had can be Proved by the Scriptures, which is the Prover and the Absolute Truth of All things.

Those who follow the numerics of the Bible know that the number Seven (7) is used to typify the fullness, that which is perfect and complete. The Seven is what makes it perfect and complete. Seven what? Seven men, seven angels? No, the Seven Spirits of God. He is what perfects and completes the manifestation of the building, of the Church of the Living God.

Man and angels are His servants and ministers which He uses to manifest His Word in due season. The building of His Church comes through the Spirit of God Revealing His Word, and Quickening His Word in Due Season. The True Church is Built upon the Revelation given by the Spirit of God, of the Written Word, known as the Scriptures, the Thunderings of God. The Spirit of God is the Source of all Life, quickening the Spoken Word of God.

The Church is Not built upon the teachings and doctrines of man, even though the doctrines may be right; nor just the Written Word itself. But it is Built on the Revelation of that Written Word, and of those doctrines therein. There is a big difference between the two. The manifestation of this is the natural church and the Spiritual Church, running side by side throughout the ages, starting with Cain and Abel.

All the denominations use the Scriptures to build their house, but it is built upon their own man made interpretations of the Scriptures, which is shifting sand. They can pull out many Scriptures to try and prove a doctrine, but it will be a man made revelation, based on those Scriptures that are used. Not the True Revelation of the Scriptures given by the Holy Spirit. A Revelation given by the Spirit of God will line up with ALL Scriptures Written, and will speak of the Same Revelation, from Genesis to Revelation, both in words and types. For the Scriptures are Written by the Inspiration One Person, The Spirit of God. A man made revelation of the Scriptures can't do this. So remember this fact, and Prove all things by the Word!

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Now let me point out by the Scriptures why I believe those Seven Thunders are The Seven Spirits of God. And no there is not seven gods in heaven, or three gods as the Trinitarians proclaim. There is One God, which has One Spirit, His Spirit. But He reveals Himself in manifold ways. Even as this Same God created Him a Body which came through Mary. We know Him in this form as Jesus Christ of Nazareth, The Son of God. It's the One True God manifested in human flesh. Not the second person in a trinity of gods.

Below we see the Seven Eyes of God engraved on One Stone, and the Seven Lamps of God, on the Candlestick of Gold. The Seven Eyes of God are the Seven Spirits of God, the Seven Thunders of God.

Joshua and Zerubbabel are led by the Seven Eyes of God which have been Engraved upon One Stone by God. They understand the Revelation of the Seven Thunders which has been revealed. These two men represent the two end time Witnesses during the tribulation period. And if you will notice, the Seven Thunders have been Revealed, and they are led and guided by the Revelation of those Seven Thunders, the Seven Eyes of the Lord! These Two shall hold Forth that One Rock of Revelation, the Stone the builders rejected, the Fullness of Jesus Christ the Word.

Zechariah 3:9; For behold the Stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon One Stone shall be Seven Eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the Lord of Hosts,

Zechariah 4:2; And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a Candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and His Seven Lamps thereon, and Seven Pipes to the Seven Lamps, which are upon the top thereof: v.3, And Two Olive Trees by it, one upon the right side of the Bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.

Zechariah 4:6; Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the Word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts.

Zechariah 4:10; For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with Those Seven; They are the Eyes of the Lord, which run to and fro through the whole earth.

Above we see the Complete Fullness of the Revelation of Jesus Christ, Revealed. This is after the Seven Church Ages are fulfilled, and the Bride of Jesus Christ has been Resurrected. For we see the One Golden Candlestick and those Two Witnesses using the revelation that was revealed by the Seven Eyes of the Lord, those Seven Thunders, which is the Light of that hour.

The Scriptures show forth the building of the House of God through the Seven Church Ages. Now what is the True Church built on? The Revelation of Jesus Christ, given by the Holy Spirit throughout the Seven Church Ages. Jesus has in His Hand Seven Stars which are the Seven angels or men sent to the Seven Churches.

Now a Star puts forth Light so that one can See in the Darkness. So where did these Seven Stars, these Seven Messengers, receive their Light and Strength? From the Seven Spirits of God, the Seven Eyes of God, the Seven Horns of God, the Seven Lamps of God, the Seven Thunders of God. It is the Spirit of God Revealing and Quickening the Word in Seven Ages.

Rev. 1:4; John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from Him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the Seven Spirits which are before His Throne.

Rev. 3:1; And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith He that hath the Seven Spirits of God, and the Seven Stars;

Rev 4:5; 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.

Rev 5:5; And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the Book, and to loose the Seven Seals thereof. v.6, And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the Throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, Stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having Seven Horns and Seven Eyes, which are the Seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

Rev. 10:3 And cried with a loud Voice, as when a Lion Roareth: and when He had cried, Seven Thunders uttered their Voices.

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Here is the pattern. There are Seven Church Ages. Each Age is represented by One of the Seven Candlesticks, or Lampstands. The Light of that age comes by One Star out of the Seven, who is the earthly angel sent to that age. He Thunders out the Message to the Church which brings forth the Light in that age. The messenger of the age receives his Light from the Heavenly Angel which is One of those Seven Spirits of God, One of the Seven Thunders. The Scriptures that are to be fulfilled in that Age and Season, will be fulfilled by the Power of the Spirit of God quickening the Word of God, for that hour. Then another Age begins and the cycle repeats.

This is the very pattern which began with Moses. The Angel of the Lord spoke to Moses, Moses then told what God said to his older brother Aaron, and Aaron represented the Priesthood, the Fivefold Ministry. Even so in the Seven Church Ages the earthly angel comes on the scene being Led by One of those Seven Angels of the Lord, and he is meet by his older brothers from the former age. These are the Priests that will first rise up and become a part of the Five Fold ministry that helps lead the people of God into the wilderness. For by the Leadership of the earthly angel, who follows the Heavenly Angel, the Church is led into the promised Word of the hour. [Exodus 4:14-17, Exodus 28:1-3, Exodus 23:20-33; Acts 7:30-38.]

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Let us now speak of the Seventh Church Age and the ministry of the Seventh Star to that age. We know that William Branham was the Star, also known as the angel, of the Seventh Church age. The Seventh messenger had a ministry unlike the former six messengers in that he was to Restore the Original Revelation of the Apostles, the Original Foundation of the Faith, by the Word, that had been gradually lost in the past Six Church Ages. Also he was to Reveal what had taken place in those Six Church Ages; why the Original Faith was lost, how it was lost, and how it is restored, by the Spirit of the Lord. This would be completely fulfilled by revealing the mysteries which was sealed by the Seven Seals of God.

The Seven Seals are Spoken of only in Symbols and Types. What is Written and Hidden in those Symbols is the History of the Six Church Ages. It is kept a Secret what was to happen, so that Satan, the god of this evil world, could not interfere with the fulfillment of Scripture. As the Word is Revealed and Fulfilled, the Children of Light See it and rejoice; and then afterwards Satan and the children of darkness also know what has already happened. They would not have Crucified the Lord of Glory, if they would have known what Scriptures were to be fulfilled in that day and hour. [I Corinthians 2:7-16]

Now the Mystery of the History, of what was to happen in those Seven Ages was revealed to John by the Seven Thunders which we have seen are the Seven Spirits of God. But he was told not to Write down what they said. He was to Seal up the History of the Church, that which was to be Fulfilled, and how it would happen throughout the Seven Church Ages. These things would be Revealed After it was Fulfilled. A type of this is when Jesus revealed the Scriptures that were to be fulfilled, After they was fulfilled. [Luke 24:25-27, 44-48]

That is why in the Seventh Seal there is nothing but Silence. For this Seal is opened by the Lamb in the Last Age, the Seventh Church Age. It contains the revelation of those Seven Thunders which were keep silent by not Writing what They said. It was Spoken, John heard it, and was going to Write it down. So it was Spoken Word Seed, which would be fulfilled in due time.

The First Seal began, and was opened, by the Lamb, in the First Church Age. The opening of the rest of the Seals continues through history until the Seventh Seal is Opened in the Seventh Church age. The Book is now opened, and in the Hand of the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, for the Seals have all been broken. The Ministry of the Lamb has been Fulfilled, so now Comes Forth the Ministry of the Lion. When this takes place He Roars, and all is quite, for the King has Spoken. All in heaven was Silent for about half an hour. That is when those Seven Thunders, Seven Spirits of God, Seven Angels of the Lord, come from heaven to the Seventh Church Age Messenger and reveals the History of the events that has taken place in the last Six Church Ages. One Angel per Seal, Thunders forth the mystery. [Rev.5:1-7; 8:1; 10:1-7 ]

The Pictures of these Seven Angels, the Seven Thunders, that we have, are seen in a pyramid shaped Cloud, a Thunderhead. This Picture went forth to the world in Life Magazine. A person can easily see the Face of Jesus Christ by the formation of this Supernatural Cloud, which is those Seven Spirits, Seven Thunders, of God.

It shows that these are The Seven Spirits of God which revealed Jesus Christ in the Midst of the Seven Church Ages, those Seven Lamps. And at the End of the Ages we see those Seven Angels coming to the Seventh earthly angel to Reveal the mystery of the Thunders, as it is Written. [Rev.10:1; Matt. 24:31; Mark 13:26; Luke 21:27 ]

I need to make one remark here. Jesus Himself in His Physical Body did not come to earth. When He does, it is at the end of the Ages, after the Two Witnesses, after the Tribulation Period. Then, He comes in the Clouds, in like manner as He left.

The Seven Thunders, the Seven Spirits of God, the Seven Angels of the Lord, came to earth. They are that One Spirit of Christ manifesting Himself throughout the Seven Church Ages. This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, but not Jesus the Christ in the Flesh. [Acts 1:9-11]

The Seventh church age Star, William Branham, Reveals the Six Seals by the Revelation of the Six Thunders. Then he is led by the Seventh Thunder, the Seventh Spirit of God, the Seventh Angel of the Lord, to fulfill the Still Secret End Time Scriptures, in the Seventh Church age.

Even as the History of the Church was keep a Secret until All was fulfilled, even so is the Summing up of All the End Time Scriptures kept a Secret. For the mystery of God should be Finished, but how it was to be Finished was kept a Secret. It's the same pattern we have seen in the past. So the Seventh Seal was Revealed, for we see where the Six Thunders uttered their Voices by the Revelation of the Six Seals. But the Sounding of the Seventh Thunder is kept a Secret, for it is unfolding itself in that Time. This is that Third Pull.

So to answer the question, "have the Seven Thunders uttered their Voices?" We have seen by the Scriptures that the answer is Yes. The Scriptures were Fulfilled, as it is Written.

May the Power of Revelation by yours,
Paul McAroy

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