What The Bible Says
“What The Bible Says - Vol. 7 / No. 25”
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What The Bible Says
Vol. VII - No. 25 May 11, 2025
THE LOUDEST SOUND
Sound is one of the five main senses. Listed they include sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. Some refer to these as the big five. There are other senses like pain, temperature, or pressure and many more like this. Some have concluded there might be as many as 21 senses. Have you considered that pressure can be measured and experienced physically, as well as psychologically? There can be no doubt that mankind's sensory abilities are a gift from God and worthy of admiration.
As we consider sound in this writing let us understand this is not intended to be a technical article but rather an awakening. Sound is an auditory perception. It is our ability to detect vibrations as periodic changes in the pressure of a surrounding medium. Sound travels as a wave, and can be propelled via a gas, liquid or a solid. Sound is a form of energy traveling through substances in longitudinal waves. Sound waves are measurable and predictable. Sound waves are very diverse and technical. Amplitude is a measurement of the amount of energy transferred by a sound wave.
Amplitude is loudness or volume. High amplitude is loud, low amplitude is quiet. We measure loudness in decibels. The louder the sound, the more energy required to create that high amplitude, high decibel sound.
There has been much written and speculated about the loudest sound and it is largely believed to be a sound heard on August 27th, 1883. On this date, there was a volcanic eruption on the Indonesian island of Krakatoa. This explosion was heard over 3000 miles away. That would be like standing in New York City and hearing an explosion in Ireland. This sound was measured on barometers as a pressure wave that traveled around the entire globe multiple times in the subsequent 5 days. The amplitude or loudness of this eruption was measured between 178 and 190 decibels 100 miles away in Jakarta. Scientists estimate that the decibel level at the site of this explosion would be somewhere in the 310 DB range. It is believed to be the loudest sound ever heard on the face of our planet.
By way of comparison a 12-gauge shotgun is about 165 decibels. Our hearing tissue becomes damaged at 180 decibels and above. The loudest audible sound possible is measured at 194 decibels, after that sound no longer travels on air, but rather pushes it in the form of a shockwave.
The immense power unleashed at Krakatoa in 1883 is certainly something to marvel at. Consider also that there was a tidal wave emanating from the site that some estimates put at around 30 meters or 100 ft. The energy released also hurled rocks to a height of 34 miles into our atmosphere.
I have contemplated this subject for a while now and use historical documents in my consideration just as the experts do. I think it would be to the chagrin of most who study this topic, but I believe the loudest sound has yet to be heard. Consider from God's word what is recorded in first Thessalonians 4:16 “For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then those who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord”. This event has been further described in a reading in first Corinthians 15:51-52 “Behold, I tell you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed--in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed”.
Would you consider for a moment that this shout and this trumpet sound, and the voice of an archangel is what happens at the announcement of the coming of Jesus Christ in the Glory of His Father? In Matthew 17:27 “For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels and then He will reward each according to his works”. There's another reading that comes from Revelation 1:7 which reads “Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen”.
In Gods revealed word there are many scenes of awe and wonderment pictured. There are many depictions of His might and grandeur. One such is in Psa. 29:3-9 “The voice of the Lord is over the waters; The God of glory thunders: The Lord is over many waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful; The voice of the Lord is full of majesty. The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars, Yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon. He makes them also skip like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox. The voice of the Lord divides the flames of fire. The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; The Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth and strips the forest bare; And in His temple everyone says “Glory!”. In Genesis 1:3 the passage begins with “Then God said”. The God of heaven is the only true and living God and He is the power behind the trumpet and the shout. It will be at His command that the archangel will speak. Matt.24:36 records “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only”. I hope you will consider the loudest sound and tune your ear to the correct frequency because it is in all our futures. Obey God while you have opportunity. Stop resisting… --Blind Bartimaeus 23
ARE YOU WILLING TO ACCEPT ALL THE TRUTH?
Many folks think that everything they need to know on any Bible subject can be found in one verse. When they think they have found that verse, they are unwilling to accept any other verse that might explain the full meaning or give additional instructions concerning the matter. While nearly all would agree with the title of this article, is that really the case? Are we willing to search for all the truth and accept it when it is found?
Not all truth on a Bible subject or Bible question can be found in one verse. Take, for example, the incident in Jesus' life recorded in Mark 10:17. There "came one running" to Jesus. Who was this person? Were they male or female? It is not until we look in the parallel account of Matthew 19:20 that we learn it was a "young man". What do we know about this young man who came running to Jesus? When we look in Luke 18:18 we find he was a "ruler" and verse 23 tells us he was "very rich". After looking in three books and four verses we conclude the "one" who came running to Jesus was a man who was a rich young ruler. I admit, this is not a matter of eternal consequences but the point is this: not everything we could learn about this man was found in one verse.
There are Bible subjects and Bible questions that have serious eternal consequences. For example: What must I do to be saved? Many people think John 3:16 gives the all sufficient answer: “believe" or have faith. Is this all the truth in the Scriptures that gives answer to this vital question? How do we "believe" or have faith? Romans 10:17 says, "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Also, Jesus said, "It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me."(John 6:45). In order to have faith we must hear and learn the word of God. Is hearing and knowing all there is? Jesus said in Matthew 7:2, "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven." But Jesus also said, "Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish" (Luke 13:3) and "Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven." (Matthew 10:32). We learn what confessing is from Romans 10:10: "For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." Thus we learn that we confess with our mouth what we have been taught and believe from the word of God. But concerning being saved Jesus had something else to say: "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned." (Mark 16:16).
So, from four books and eight verses we learn all the truth concerning what to do to be saved from sin. The conclusion is that we must hear, believe, repent, confess, and be baptized. Are we willing to accept all the truth on this vital subject? —E.R. Hall, Jr.
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--- E.R. Hall, Jr.
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