Bible Dictionary
Lightning
Lightning displays the power and majesty of God and is often associated with His judgment. Scripture also uses it figuratively for brightness, speed, and the sudden universal manifestation of Christ’s kingdom.
Biblical Usage
Thunder and lightning signify God’s wrath and glorious majesty. Scripture compares swift chariots and arrows to lightning, describes visionary beings and faces by its brightness, and uses it for the sudden universal manifestation of the coming kingdom.
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