AR 472, 476 - The Seven Thunders

AR 472 [1, 3]

And when he cried out,
seven thunders uttered their voices.
(Revelation 10:3)

This symbolically means
that the Lord has disclosed
throughout the whole of heaven
what is in the little book.

. . . We are told that the seven thunders
uttered their voices because the Lord's speech
descending through the heavens
into the lower regions sounds like thunder.
And because He speaks at the same time
throughout the whole of heaven,
thus in fullness,
there are said to be seven thunders,
for the number seven means, symbolically,
all people or all things, and thus completeness.
Consequently thunder also symbolizes
instruction and a perception of truth,
and here discovery and disclosure as well.

AR 473

Now when the seven thunders
uttered their voices,
I was about to write;
but I heard a voice from heaven saying to me,
"Seal up the things
which the seven thunders uttered,
and do not write them."
(Revelation 10:4)

This symbolically means
that these things must indeed be disclosed,
but they are not accepted
until after those people meant by
the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet
have been cast out of the world of spirits,
because it would be dangerous before then.