People ask questions, God answers by His Word

Answer: Rev. 10 is not fulfilled yet. As we have seen, it has no connection to the Church at all. Brother Bran-ham was the messenger for the last church age (Rev. 3:14-22), not the seventh trumpet angel. He referred to Rev. 10 because it is the only Scripture that talks about seven thunders. But we recognise the prophetic nature of the two special events, which nevertheless remain separate from one another. For example, Matthew showed the fulfilment of Hosea 11:1 in chapter 2, verse 15, when referring to Jesus, “Out of Egypt I called my son …”, but that did not invalidate Ex. 4:22-23, “Israel is My son, even My firstborn … Let My son go, that he may serve Me …” Prophetic Scripture allows a dual application, but each time must be left in the context where it belongs according to the plan of Salvation. The actual fulfilment of Rev. 10 was foretold, as we can see from the following passages that testify of that special event. Once again we are shown the divine must that everything has to be founded upon more than one Scripture.

The first keyword is “roar”.

“He shall roar as a lion!” (Rev. 10:3).

“… the Lord shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar …” (Jer. 25:30).

“They shall walk after the Lord; he shall roar like a lion; when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.” (Hos. 11:10).

“The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth shall shake; but the Lord will be the hope of His people Israel and the strength of the children of Israel.” (Joel 3:16).

“… the Lord will roar from Zion and utter his voice from Jerusalem …” (Amos 1:2).

The next keyword is “swore”.

“And the Angel whom I saw standing upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, and swore by him that liveth for ever 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 which are in it, that there should be timeno more.” (Rev. 10:6).

“… and I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and swore by him who liveth for ever, that it shall be for a time, times and a half …” (Dan. 12:7). It could not be stated more clearly that from the moment this event takes place there are only three and a half years left until the end of the last time period. It is absolutely perfect timing!

When the Lord comes down as the Angel of the Covenant, He will set His right foot upon the sea and His left foot on the earth to stake His claim as the original owner. Only then will the seven thunders utter their voices. We have to acknowledge that every Scripture must be fulfilled literally, including the second part of Mal. 3:1-2, because it was not fulfilled at the first coming of Christ and therefore is never mentioned in the New Testament. At the time when this great event takes place, it will be fulfilled, “… and the Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, who ye delight in; behold, he shall come, says the Lord of hosts. But who may abide the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appeareth? For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fuller’s soap …” This coming as the Angel of the Covenant, which is described in detail in the aforementioned Scriptures, must be placed precisely where the Bible puts it — with Israel. For at that time the Temple will already have been rebuilt and measured according to Rev. 11:1-2, into which the Messenger of the Covenant, Who is the Lord of hosts, shall come. Amen.