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Sons of Thunder may refer to: Sons of Thunder (Christianity), the brothers James and John in the Bible (New Testament, disciples of Jesus) Sons of Thunder (Labyrinth album) Sons of Thunder (Sleeping Giant album) Sons of Thunder (band), a Christian rock group that performed from 1967–1974; Sons of Thunder, which ran from March to April 1999 on CBS
Jesus then called Peter, Andrew and the two sons of Zebedee to follow him. James and John are listed among the Twelve Apostles. Jesus referred to the pair as "Boanerges" (translated "sons of thunder"). [27] A Gospel story relates how the brothers wanted to call down heavenly fire on an unhospitable Samaritan town, but Jesus rebuked them. [28]
The Sons of Thunder were a Christian rock band named for two of Jesus' disciples, James and John, to whom Jesus gave the name "Boanerges, which is Sons of Thunder".The group was formed in 1967 by Blaine Smith along with Robin Woodhams, Don Williamson, Joan Hettenhouser, and Donna Gadling and are now considered to be one of the original groundbreaking contemporary Christian Music pioneers.
He is one of the sons of Zebedee and Salome, the younger brother of Big James, and a former fishing partner of Simon Peter and Andrew. Jesus nicknames him and his brother, Big James, the "sons of thunder". Alongside Simon Peter and Big James, John is a part of Jesus's inner circle.
Nixon suggests that this may have been caused by James' fiery temper, [10] in which he and his brother earned the nickname Boanerges or "Sons of Thunder". [11] F. Bruce contrasts this story to that of the Liberation of Saint Peter , and writes that the proposition that "James should die while Peter should escape" is a "mystery of divine ...
So he appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter),James son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder), and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who handed ...
Depending on whether you were born before or after the year 1990, chances are good that the sound of Jones’ roll-of-thunder baritone instantly conjures one of two characters in your mind: “The ...
When Big James and John try to present their plans to Jesus, a group of Samaritans shows extreme hostility towards them. Big James and John ask Jesus to rain fire to destroy the Samaritans, but Jesus rebukes Big James and John for their prejudice. After the near-violent encounter, Jesus gives them a new nickname: "the sons of thunder."