“A Voice of Thunder”

Brant Gardner

Both passages describe Yahweh’s voice and do so with a similar vocabulary, thus suggesting a common source. No comparable phrasing is found in the New Testament, which has so often been Joseph Smith’s model for descriptions. I therefore suggest that this language is Mormon’s terminology for the Spirit’s effect.

Second Witness: Analytical & Contextual Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 5

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