Discovery BoxRevelation 4:5 
Context4:5 From 1 the throne came out flashes of lightning and roaring 2 and crashes of thunder. Seven flaming torches, which are the seven spirits of God, 3 were burning in front of the throne
Revelation 8:5
Context8:5 Then 4 the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it on the earth, and there were crashes of thunder, roaring, 5 flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
Revelation 11:19
Context11:19 Then 6 the temple of God in heaven was opened and the ark of his covenant was visible within his temple. And there were flashes of lightning, roaring, 7 crashes of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm. 8
Revelation 16:18
Context16:18 Then 9 there were flashes of lightning, roaring, 10 and crashes of thunder, and there was a tremendous earthquake – an earthquake unequaled since humanity 11 has been on the earth, so tremendous was that earthquake.
1 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
2 tn Or “sounds,” “voices.” It is not entirely clear what this refers to. BDAG 1071 s.v. φωνή 1 states, “In Rv we have ἀστραπαὶ καὶ φωναὶ καὶ βρονταί (cp. Ex 19:16) 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18 (are certain other sounds in nature thought of here in addition to thunder, as e.g. the roar of the storm?…).”
3 sn Some interpret the seven spirits of God as angelic beings, while others see them as a reference to the sevenfold ministry of the Holy Spirit.
4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
5 tn Or “sounds,” “voices.” It is not entirely clear what this refers to. BDAG 1071 s.v. φωνή 1 states, “In Rv we have ἀστραπαὶ καὶ φωναὶ καὶ βρονταί (cp. Ex 19:16) 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18 (are certain other sounds in nature thought of here in addition to thunder, as e.g. the roar of the storm?…).”
6 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence on events within the vision.
7 tn Or “sounds,” “voices.” It is not entirely clear what this refers to. BDAG 1071 s.v. φωνή 1 states, “In Rv we have ἀστραπαὶ καὶ φωναὶ καὶ βρονταί (cp. Ex 19:16) 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18 (are certain other sounds in nature thought of here in addition to thunder, as e.g. the roar of the storm?…).”
8 tn Although BDAG 1075 s.v. χάλαζα gives the meaning “hail” here, it is not clear whether the adjective μεγάλη (megalh) refers to the intensity of the storm or the size of the individual hailstones, or both.
9 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
10 tn Or “sounds,” “voices.” It is not entirely clear what this refers to. BDAG 1071 s.v. φωνή 1 states, “In Rv we have ἀστραπαὶ καὶ φωναὶ καὶ βρονταί (cp. Ex 19:16) 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18 (are certain other sounds in nature thought of here in addition to thunder, as e.g. the roar of the storm?…).”
11 tn The singular ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used generically here to refer to the human race.
