lighting and thunder

Revelation chapters 4 & 5 records glimpses into Christ's glory. Sometimes I think we take his glory for granted and we don't understand it.

"From the throne came flashes of lighting, rumblings and peals of thunder." (Revelation 4:5)

I am pretty sure that every time there was a thunderstorm until about 7th grade, I would go downstairs and sleep on my parents floor beside their bed. I was terrified of lighting and thunder. I always thought there was going to be a tornado and lighting and thunder seemed to be the missing ingredients to me.

Still to this day, thunder and lighting make me a little bit jumpy. Especially when it's the middle of the night and all of a sudden there is a really loud one and it leaves you shook for a couple minutes.

To me, lighting and thunder represent power and fear.

I don't understand where it comes from but I know how powerful it is. I also fear it, because I know the damage that those things can either cause or bring.

In Revelation, lighting and thunder are connected with significant events in heaven.

Lighting and thunder are just a glimpse of the power that God has.

I hope this post gives you a glimpse into Christ's glory. Nowadays we need whatever glimpse of Christ's glory that we can.