O panorama
Apocalipse 12 abre com “And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon…”, muda perto do versículo 9 com “And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which…” e termina com “And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Apocalipse · Versão King James · 17Apocalipse 12:1-6
Versículos 1–6: There appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun…
Apocalipse 12:1–6 abre com “And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under…” e chega a “And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Acompanhe os sinais, juízos, testemunhas, reinos e oposição pelos quais Apocalipse expõe o mal e chama à perseverança.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her…” O número twelve torna o relato concreto. Antes de decidir seu peso, observe se mede tempo, pessoas, distância, repetição ou totalidade.
“And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem birth, child, cried. A relação com os versículos 1 e 3 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Apocalipse 12:1-6
Versão King James1And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
2And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
3And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
4And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
5And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
6And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
Apocalipse 12:7-12
Versículos 7–12: There was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the…
Apocalipse 12:7–12 abre com “And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon…” e chega a “Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Acompanhe os sinais, juízos, testemunhas, reinos e oposição pelos quais Apocalipse expõe o mal e chama à perseverança.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,” Nomear Michael mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem heaven, place, prevailed. A relação com os versículos 7 e 9 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he…” Nomear Devil e Satan mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Apocalipse 12:7-12
Versão King James7And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
10And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
11And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
12Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
Apocalipse 12:13-17
Versículos 13–17: When the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the…
Apocalipse 12:13–17 abre com “And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought…” e chega a “And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Acompanhe os sinais, juízos, testemunhas, reinos e oposição pelos quais Apocalipse expõe o mal e chama à perseverança.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem child, dragon, earth. A relação com os versículos 14 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where…” O número two torna o relato concreto. Antes de decidir seu peso, observe se mede tempo, pessoas, distância, repetição ou totalidade.
Apocalipse 12:13-17
Versão King James13And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
14And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
15And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
16And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
17And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Revelation 12:1 começa com “And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:”
Onde o capítulo muda
Revelation 12:12 forma uma mudança natural: “Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having…”
A nota final
Revelation 12:17 deixa o leitor com “And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of…”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras dragon, woman, earth, heaven, child, angels ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.
