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In Luke
9:51-56 it is recorded that Christ passed through Samaria.
He sent His disciples ahead of Him into a Samaritan village to “make
ready for Him.” The
Samaritans in that village refused to receive Christ. Their
response
produced violent indignation in James and John. They asked
the Lord, “Lord, wilt Thou that we command fire to
come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias
[Elijah] did?” Such
is exactly what is indicated in Revelation 11:5,
“…..fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their
enemies…..”
It might be argued by some that John did not actually have the power to
call fire down from heaven. But it is obvious that John, if
the Lord
so willed, certainly thought he had such
power. The Word of God certainly teaches that the “two
witnesses” will have such
power, and will exercise it upon their enemies during the Tribulation.
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Don't
you think the Lord can have anyone he wants call down fire? Just
because someone has already done it once does not mean the Lord can
only rely on that person (or them) to do it again at a later time.
I think
that is limiting the lord a little.
Sons of
Thunder
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In Mark
3:13-19 the Lord selected twelve
apostles. Verse 17 places
James and John in the list of the apostles, along with the statement
that the Lord Himself “surnamed them Boanerges,
which is, The sons of thunder.”
In Revelation 10:1-4 we are
told about a “Mighty Angel” that
roars “as a lion roareth.” When
the “Mighty Angel” roars “seven
thunders uttered their voices.” These “seven
thunders” communicate a Divine message.
We know this to be true because John started to write down what the “seven
thunders” had said. It is obvious that
John understood what the thunders had
said. He had been named by the Lord Himself as a “son
of thunder.” The only time “thunder” is mentioned
in the New Testament, other than here in Revelation
10, occurs in Mark 3:17,
John 12:29, and other passages
in Revelation [Tribulation].
It is obvious that John has a peculiar relation
to “thunder” in the Scriptures. Notice that this passage in Revelation
10 is directly connected to Revelation
11 which tells us about the ministry of God’s “two
witnesses.” There is no break or pause
between the two chapters. This certainly suggests that John
will be the second “witness” who
will literally fulfill what the “Mighty Angel” tells
him he “must” do “again”
in Revelation 10:11."
I think
this is a far stretch to say this is proof of being a
witness. In fact the Lord called both bothers by that
nick name.
"And
James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he
surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:"
Why
would he do that if John was the only one he was referring to hmm
perhaps it is because of the zeal and loud forceful way they preached;
I am more inclined to believe that then this being proof of being a
witness. If this kind of evidence went to court it
would be tossed out quickly.