O panorama
Apocalipse 17 abre com “And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me…”, muda perto do versículo 9 com “And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which…” e termina com “And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
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Apocalipse · Versão King James · 18Apocalipse 17:1-6
Versículos 1–6: There came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked…
Apocalipse 17:1–6 abre com “And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying…” e chega a “And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of…” 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 came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I…” O número one torna o relato concreto. Antes de decidir seu peso, observe se mede tempo, pessoas, distância, repetição ou totalidade.
“With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem earth, fornication, committed. A relação com os versículos 1 e 3 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Apocalipse 17:1-6
Versão King James1And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
2With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
3So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
4And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
5And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
6And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
Apocalipse 17:7-12
Versículos 7–12: The angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee…
Apocalipse 17:7–12 abre com “And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the…” e chega a “And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but…” 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 the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast…” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
“The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
Apocalipse 17:7-12
Versão King James7And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
8The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
9And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
10And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
11And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
12And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
Apocalipse 17:13-18
Versículos 13–18: These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the…
Apocalipse 17:13–18 abre com “These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.” e chega a “And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.” 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
“These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
Apocalipse 17:13-18
Versão King James13These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
14These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
15And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
16And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
17For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
18And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Revelation 17:1 começa com “And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of…”
Onde o capítulo muda
Revelation 17:7 forma uma mudança natural: “And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the…”
A nota final
Revelation 17:18 deixa o leitor com “And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras beast, seven, kings, woman, EARTH, sawest 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.