3 And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.



Ver. 3. As when a lion roareth] Gr. ìõêáôáé , loweth like an ox, mugit for rugit. See here an ox in a lion, mildness mixed with fierceness. Satis est prostrasse Leoni. This Lion preys not upon the prostrate. Non mihi placet vindicta sed victoria, It is not appropiate for me to seek vengence but victory, said Caesar. So may Christ, I seek not revenge but victory.



Seven thunders uttered their voices] As the echo of Christ’s loud voice. No sooner had he spoken, but great was the company of preachers, Psa_68:11, sons of thunder, who should speak powerfully, prophesy and cry down superstitious worships and heretical doctrines before peoples, nations, tongues, and kings, Rev_10:11; of this chapter. This was fulfilled in Wycliffe, Huss, Luther, Lambert, and other heroic reformers. Confer Amo_3:7-8.