Revelation
10:4 KJV
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.
Years
ago I heard a preacher say that it is wise to leave something unsaid every day.
John intended to faithfully record what the seven thunders had ordered but was
bidden of God not to write them down. Some have tried to guess what they are.
The fact is, that God has left them concealed.
One
lesson is that the Tribulation will be as bad as all that we read; and much
worse. Whatever we know about the Tribulation suffering we know of a certain
that we cannot know it all. God has elected not only to hide it from us but to
tell us He is doing so.
We
may also learn from this that it is not necessary to unload the full weight of
our own words and thoughts upon those about us.
- We may need to rebuke, but we don't
need to lash out.
- We must instruct, but we may
withhold some instruction for another time.
It
might be we have an opinion, but we are always wise to give it.
As
much as scholars have guessed at what these seven thunders said, we can be sure
that someone will press us to give up all that is on our mind. It may be that
causes us to think we are justified in the doing it. No so.
It is
wise to leave something unsaid every day.
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