O panorama
Apocalipse 13 abre com “And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having…”, muda perto do versículo 9 com “If any man have an ear, let him hear.” e termina com “Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
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Apocalipse · Versão King James · 18Apocalipse 13:1-6
Versículos 1–6: I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the…
Apocalipse 13:1–6 abre com “And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads…” e chega a “And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, 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
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“And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and…” O número seven torna o relato concreto. Antes de decidir seu peso, observe se mede tempo, pessoas, distância, repetição ou totalidade.
“And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem feet, mouth, authority. A relação com os versículos 1 e 3 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Apocalipse 13:1-6
Versão King James1And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
2And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
3And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
4And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
5And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
6And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
Apocalipse 13:7-12
Versículos 7–12: It was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them…
Apocalipse 13:7–12 abre com “And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given…” e chega a “And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them…” 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 it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem kindreds, nations, overcome. A relação com os versículos 8 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
Apocalipse 13:7-12
Versão King James7And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9If any man have an ear, let him hear.
10He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
11And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
12And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
Apocalipse 13:13-18
Versículos 13–18: He doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on…
Apocalipse 13:13–18 abre com “And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the…” e chega a “Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the…” 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 he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem doeth, earth, fire. A relação com os versículos 14 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem beast, dwell, earth. A relação com os versículos 13 e 15 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem beast, image, both. A relação com os versículos 14 e 16 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Apocalipse 13:13-18
Versão King James13And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Revelation 13:1 começa com “And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his…”
Onde o capítulo muda
Revelation 13:4 forma uma mudança natural: “And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war…”
A nota final
Revelation 13:18 deixa o leitor com “Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and…”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras beast, power, earth, dwell, image, mouth 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.