- The authority of His voice silencing all others "His voice was as the sound of many waters." Revelation 1v15
The apostle Paul, writing to the Corinthians observed that there are many kinds of voices in the world and none of them without significance; but there is one voice above all others that will drown out the garbled voices of men . For many thousands of years the voice of Jesus Christ has been silent in this earth. He came briefly to tell us the truth of God; He gave His life to save the human race; His voice will not remain silent for ever, and all shall hear it above all other voices upon the earth. Even the dead shall hear it "the hour is coming in the which all that are in the graves shall hear His voice and shall come forth; they that have done good unto the resurrection of life and they that have done evil unto the resurrection of damnation." John 5v28 Stand at the base of the Niagara Falls and try speaking to someone and your voice will be drowned out. In a very real way this will happen to all of us when "every mouth will be stopped. " Romans 3v19 Psalm 29v3 says " the voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth; the Lord is upon many waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty." The vision of Ezekiel the prophet in chapter 43v2 says "And behold the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and His voice was like a noise" of many waters. Hebrews chapter 12v26 describes it perfectly "Whose voice then shook the earth; but now He hath promised saying, yet once more I shake not the earth only but also heaven." Revelation 14v2 "And I heard a voice from heaven as the voice of many waters and the voice of great thunder." Revelation 19v6 "And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude and as the voice of many waters and as the voice of many thunderings, saying Alleluia for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth."
It is the roar of battle, the mighty authority of the Lord taking visible control of the earth. The voice that was silent before His tormentors at the cross, will be heard above every other voice in the great day of His glory. The prophet Amos said in chapter 1v2 " The Lord will roar from Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem." That voice in all its authority will silence every other voice. Readers should look at 2nd Samuel 2 v 8-16. A quote from the beginning and end of it will suffice " then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook because He was wroth...... the Lord thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered His voice ......." Isaiah the prophet envisaged such a day (chapter 41v1) " keep silence before Me oh islands; and let the people renew their strength; let them come near; then let them speak, let us come near to judgement."
Job, the man who knew the heavy hand of God upon him said these words "Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like Him?" The Psalmist David adds his voice to all the prophecies " the Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the highest gave His voice; hailstones and coals of fire. Yea, He sent out His arrows and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings and discomfited them. Then the channels of water were seen and the foundations of the world were discovered at Thy rebuke oh Lord, at the blast of the breath of Thy nostrils." Psalm 18v13-15. Again in the Psalms 46v6 "The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: He uttered His voice, the earth melted."
We do well today to hear the still small voice of the Holy Spirit bringing us to salvation in Christ; rather than being exposed to the wrath of the One whose voice will drown out all others.
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