Pope Leo XIV wields the full might of Rome, but he contends with a far greater Lion whose power dwarfs that of any earthly throne. In this article, we delve into the biblical prophecy of this Lion, listening closely for the message in His mighty roar. With the Lion of Judah as our strength, we can boldly resist the papal lion with unwavering confidence.

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. (1 Peter 5:8-9)

Pope Leo XIV, a citizen of both the United States and Vatican City, has a foothold in two worlds—the Old World of Europe and the New World of America—including South America through his Peruvian citizenship. A central theme of his papacy is to advance the principles of Leo XIII’s encyclical, Rerum Novarum, which emphasizes Sunday rest. This agenda challenges those who, guided by conscience, uphold God’s law and honor His Sabbath.

Yet Christ identifies with His people, and an attack on them is an assault on Him. Putting His self-sacrificial character on display, He once placed Himself in the heart of the earth, recalling a prophetic Psalm as He hung on the cross, watching its words unfold before Him.

They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. (Psalms 22:13)

In Revelation, however, He appears in a bold new stance. He plants one foot on the earth—the United States—and one on the sea—Europe—but looms large, declaring the end of time. By contrast, Pope Leo XIV merely holds dual citizenship on both sides of the Atlantic.

And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. (Revelation 10:1-3)

This angelic figure proclaims the end of time, swearing that “there should be time no longer” and that “the mystery of God should be finished” when the seventh trumpet sounds.^[1] He heralds the final battle, where the earthly Leo dares to oppose Him.

But what does this angel declare that resonates like thunder? John heard and understood the thunders, yet he was forbidden to record their words.

And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not. (Revelation 10:4)

Instead of writing the words spoken by the thunders, he was given words in a book to eat:

And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. (Revelation 10:10)

After the sweet words turned into an unpleasant experience, John was told he needed to prophesy again:

And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings. (Revelation 10:11)

To prophesy again implies an earlier attempt. Those initial words were sweet to John, who represents another, but their outcome was a bitter disappointment. To many watching from the sidelines, the sweet words were meaningless noise. They perceived God’s voice as a distant rumble of unintelligible thunder.

Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him. (John 12:28-29)

Were the words of the seven thunders lost forever because the angel forbade John from recording them? Or did God, in His wisdom, reveal them in another way? A search for the word “thunder” in its various forms^[2] in Revelation reveals nine occurrences, two of which are used to present the mystery itself, as quoted earlier. The remaining seven “thunders” appear throughout the book, and by understanding their temporal context, we can discern what was spoken.

Thunder No. 1

And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. (Revelation 4:5)

This vision is of the throne room, where the Orion clock is described. It points to the early 1840s, when William Miller proclaimed the sweet message of Jesus’ return, drawn from the time prophecies in Daniel. Yet, in 1844, this message led to bitter disappointment for those who believed and taught it. Nevertheless, Scripture testifies that it was a voice from heaven who led William Miller (whom the apostle John represented in this instance) to consume the book—to experience its message, bitter though it would become.

And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. (Revelation 10:8-9)

That little book was the book of Daniel, the foundation of Miller’s message. Those who pressed on in study despite disappointment were guided by God. Through a vision granted to Hiram Edson the next day, their focus shifted to the heavenly sanctuary, where from God’s word, they began to deepen their understanding of the prophecy’s fulfillment.

To many in his era, and even more today, the sweet promise of Jesus’ return in 1844, which Miller took in his mouth by divine command, was merely the sound of thunder—empty noise devoid of God’s voice.

Thunder No. 2

And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. (Revelation 6:1)

The opening of the first seal in 1846, soon after the disappointment, marked a turning point.^[3] A small group who had probed the prophecies well, could not dismiss their understanding of the timing. This faithful company, seeking deeper insight from God’s word, was not left in despair. God guided them, revealing their error. By 1846, He had formally restored the long-forgotten Sabbath truth to those who studied diligently. With this, the gospel was restored, and Jesus rode forth on a pure white horse, conquering souls for His kingdom.^[4] 

And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. (Revelation 6:2)

Yet, to many who hear of the Lord’s Sabbath, it enters their ears as mere thunder without meaning.

Thunder No. 3

And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake. (Revelation 8:5)

This vivid scene is a weighty one. The censer, previously used to burn incense symbolizing the prayers of the saints, now holds fiery coals from the altar, which are cast to the earth. This represents the time when the prayers will have fulfilled their purpose, and intercession ceases. Grace, long rejected and abused, fades like smoke from consumed incense. The prayers for more time expire when the incense is fully burned, and the Spirit withdraws from a rebellious world. This points to June 4, 2025—probably a time of relative calm on earth, until heaven’s upheaval reaches the unsuspecting planet.

Those who hear this voice with faith perceive the final pleading of our High Priest for the lost.

He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. (Revelation 22:11)

Most, however, sleeping to the din of the daily grind, hear only distant thunder.

Thunder No. 4

And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail. (Revelation 11:19)

At the sounding of the seventh trumpet, heaven opens to earth’s view. Those who have long rejected the clear truth of the heavenly sanctuary will face its undeniable reality in a dramatic unveiling of the ark of God’s covenant containing the holy law of His government. This event may unfold on June 11, 2025, when the fully lit moon signals the harvesting angel to begin the grape harvest.

Yet who grasps these prophecies? For most Christians, the Revelation of Jesus Christ is far from a revelation. They hear God’s words as thunder—confused and clashing noises of chaos.

Thunder No. 5

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: (Revelation 14:2)

There is hope for those who seek to understand the revelation of their Lord! The voice from heaven like a mighty thunder, begins to resonate as a melody played on harps. The book of Revelation can be understood, after all! Looking up to heaven, one may unlock its secrets.

The coordinates for locating and understanding the words of the seven thunders are precise—they are the thunders of “many” or “great waters,” reminiscent of a thundering waterfall. But this description needs refinement; it must be the sound of “great waters” specifically.

This clue points to the heart of South America, where the roaring Iguazu Falls, a renowned attraction, echo with power. The name “Iguazu,” from the indigenous Guarani language still widely spoken in Paraguay, translates to “big” or “great waters.” Regionally, Iguazu Falls lies on the border of Argentina and Brazil, near Paraguay,^[5] but the precision is refined with the remaining coordinates.

The harpers provide the key. One of these nations holds the Guinness World Record for the largest harp ensemble—over four hundred “harpers harping with their harps”—and claims the harp as its national instrument: Paraguay. One final step sharpens the focus to hear the voice from heaven. In Paraguay, where nearly 90% of the population is Catholic, where can a voice from heaven—a roar like a lion opposing the earthly Catholic imitation—be heard like seven thunders?

There is but one answer. The Bible points specifically to a small farm in the Cordilleras of Paraguay, known as the White Cloud Farm. For fifteen years—most of which were during the reign of the Jesuit Pope Francis hailing from Argentina, which clutches Paraguay, as it were—it has been a beacon, proclaiming God’s voice from the starry heavens through volumes of detailed studies, freely shared with the world. The times and messages of all seven thunders have been the theme of their writings.

It is humbling to see one’s reflection in Scripture’s prophecies. John the Baptist recognized himself as Isaiah’s “voice in the wilderness,” and Adventists saw William Miller and the Advent movement in John, who consumed the sweet little book that became bitter. But John was told to prophesy again—about time—a call neither Miller nor the Adventists fulfilled. It would be another John who was led by God to relocate in 2004 to this small plot in Paraguay, where he began studying the heavenly voice as God revealed it: John Scotram.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: (Revelation 1:1)

The first Thunder was when William Miller proclaimed a time message that ultimately pointed to the start of a prolonged judgment period. Following in Miller’s footsteps, Brother John “prophesied again,” declaring the time of its conclusion and heralding the second Advent of Jesus.

Do you understand the voice of Revelation? Can you hear the new song of the harpers? Are you willing to learn it?

And they [the harpers] sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. (Revelation 14:3)

God is speaking from heaven to teach the 144,000 the new song through the harpers of Paraguay. Do you hear His voice, or does it remain mere thunder?

Thunder No. 6

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. And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. (Revelation 16:17-18)

At the outpouring of the seventh vial on the gas giant Jupiter on June 25, the Lord completes this phase of His work in the plan of salvation. His words echo those spoken at the cross when He finished His work of justification: “It is finished!” Now, those who rejected that completed work—seeking to be their own saviors, biohacking their own immunity, and defining their own social order—must drink the strong wine of the fierceness of God’s wrath.

They knew not the time of their visitation, hearing only thunder and rejecting the testimony of those who learned the new song.

Thunder No. 7

In stark contrast, the redeemed raise a voice of praise like mighty thunder, resounding with glory to God.

And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. (Revelation 19:6-8)

A vast multitude of the redeemed not only understands the thundering voices but joins them, proclaiming God’s praise for clothing the bride of Christ in the fine linen of His righteousness, with which she prepared for her marriage to the Lamb.

How do you hear the lion’s roar? Do you hear Leo XIV’s words with clarity yet dismiss God’s voice as mere thunder? Or do you discern the voice of the Lion of the Tribe of Judah giving warnings, uplifting encouragement, and faith to resist Satan’s deceptions through the roaring of a man who identifies as a lion?

Hear the voices of the seven thunders!

Share the voice of the Lion of Judah by distributing the card below, so that others may also hear more than mere thunder. Leo XIV and the man of sin are advancing Satan’s cause with speed, and the mark of the beast will come quickly over the world. Don’t delay! The last act in the drama has already begun and will be cut short in righteousness.^[6]