[Leroy S. Mort]

Some who have previously commented on this phrase have claimed that Page’s inspiration was the manifestation of the Almighty.....

The source is not biblical. Page paraphrased the British poet Joseph Addison, who wrote "The Campaign" in 1705 to celebrate Marlborough's victory at Blenheim:

"And, please the Almighty's orders to perform, rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm." Line 291.

[Ironword]

Many thanks . . . I knew there'd be folks on FR who would know the original source.

BTW, I apologize to you and all for any intemperate comments on the old Hitchens posts -- I only intended to poke ol' HK.

[Pinetop]

What a wonderfully macabre nom du plum!!
What you might be able to help Ironwood and me with is whether Addison was making an allusion to Hosea's "...reap the whirlwind."
Any English lit/Biblical scholar Freeples?