What Does the Bible Say About Lightning?

“When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:”

“He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth. lightning: Heb. light ends: Heb. wings”

“Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;”

“Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are? Here: Heb. Behold us?”

“Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.”

“The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.”

“He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts. gave: Heb. shut up hot: or, lightnings”

“His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.”

“He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.”

“Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.”

“When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. multitude: or, noise with: or, for”

“When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. multitude: or, noise”

“As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.”

“And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.”

“His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.”

“The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings. they: Heb. their show”

“And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.”

“Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field. bright: or, lightnings”

“For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”

“His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:”

“And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.”

“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.”

“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. into: or, upon”

“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.”

“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.”