Lightning

Jesus beheld Satan fall as lightning, marking the end of the Lucifer rebellion in Satania. 53:8.3

Fire coming down from the gods, based on myth and lightning, led to fire worship and the custom of passing through fire, a tradition that endures even after death. 69:6.6

Early man was overawed by thunder and lightning as the voice of an angry god, linking worship of fire and fear of lightning. 85:4.3

Primates replenished fire kindled by lightning long before the twins discovered how to start fires intentionally. 63:2.7

Thor was master of the lightning, a ghost hero intertwined with nature worship. 85:6.4

Thunderstones believed to be protection against lightning still persist in the folkways of Brittany. 80:9.14

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• End of rebellion 53:8.3 — Mt 4:1-11; Mk 1:13.
• I saw Satan fall as lightning 53:8.3 — Lk 10:18.
• Fire from Gods 69:6.6 — Gn 19:24; 1 Ki 18:38; Lv 9:24; Lv 10:1-2.
• Passing through fire 69:6.6 — 2 Ki 16:3.
• Ominous clouds 85:4.3 — Ex 16:10; Ex 19:9,16; Lam 2:1.
• Unwelcomed rain 85:4.3 — Gn 7:4,12; Jer 10:13; Ezk 38:22; 1 Sam 12:17-18.
• Hail 85:4.3 — Ex 9:18-26; Ps 18:12; Rev 11:19.
• Thunder 85:4.3 — Ex 9:23; Dt 5:22; 1 Sam 7:10; 2 Sam 22:14-15.