Loud Voice Strong's 3173, 5456
[especially in Revelation]
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Strong's Definition
Scriptural Usages
Key Scripture
What It Means
Supposed Objections Considered
Strong's Concordance Definition
Hence, magaphone, which is used to amplify the human voice.
Scriptures
Matthew 24:31 (KJV)
And he shall send his angels with a
great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Rev. 1:10 (KJV)
I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a
great voice, as of a trumpet,
Rev. 5:2 (KJV)
And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a
loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
Rev. 5:12 (KJV)
Saying with a
loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
Rev. 6:10 (KJV)
And they cried with a
loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
Rev. 7:2 (KJV)
And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a
loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
Rev. 7:10 (KJV)
And cried with a
loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
Rev. 8:13 (KJV)
And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a
loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
Rev. 10:3 (KJV)
And cried with a
loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.
Rev. 11:12 (KJV)
And they heard a
great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
Rev 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were
great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Rev. 12:10 (KJV)
And I heard a
loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
Rev. 14:2 (KJV)
And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the
voice of a
great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
Rev. 14:7 (KJV)
Saying with a
loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
Rev. 14:9 (KJV)
And the third angel followed them, saying with a
loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
Rev. 14:15 (KJV)
And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a
loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
Rev. 16:1 (KJV)
And I heard a
great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
Rev. 16:17 (KJV)
And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a
great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
Rev 18:2 (KJV)
And he cried mightily with a
strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
Rev. 19:1 (KJV)
And after these things I heard a
great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:
Rev. 19:17 (KJV)
And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a
loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
Rev. 21:3 (KJV)
And I heard a
great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
Key Scripture
And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings. Eze. 1:24
What It Means
Supposed Objections Considered
Rev. 6:10 (KJV)
And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
Objection: The saints are not proclaiming with divine authority. They are asking how long it will be before the Lord does something, before He takes out His vengeance on those who are persecuting them.
Response: Here the saints of God are proclaiming the fact that God will eventually execute His promised vengeance (wrath) in the pouring out of the seven last plagues upon the earth (Rev. 15:1;
16:1). They are asking how long it will be from their time until this promised event takes place. Their understanding seems to include the thought that it is God who takes vengeance, not His people. "Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord, I will repay."
Rom. 12:19.
Rev. 12:10 (KJV)
And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
Objection: Here this loud voice is coming from the nominal heavens and it is proclaiming the reign of ANTI-Christ! How can this be speaking with the authority of God?
Response: This is as the other things we have learned about
chapter 12. It is indeed the counterfeit of the true. The god who authorized this message is not the True God but is a false one. This is in keeping with the general tenor of the twelfth chapter. The 'Divine Authority' here is really the
counterfeit of the true 'Divine Authority.' The fact that this 'loud voice' comes from the false, the counterfeit, does not alter the meaning of 'loud voice.'