O panorama
Apocalipse 20 abre com “And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a…”, muda perto do versículo 8 com “And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog…” e termina com “And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Apocalipse · Versão King James · 15Apocalipse 20:1-8
Versículos 1–8: I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless…
Apocalipse 20:1–8 abre com “And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain…” e chega a “And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Siga a derrota do mal, o juízo final, a esperança da ressurreição e a criação renovada que completam Apocalipse.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem angel, bottomless, chain. A relação com os versículos 2 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.” O número thousand torna o relato concreto. Antes de decidir seu peso, observe se mede tempo, pessoas, distância, repetição ou totalidade.
“And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
Apocalipse 20:1-8
Versão King James1And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
3And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
4And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
6Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
7And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
8And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Apocalipse 20:9-15
Versículos 9–15: They went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the…
Apocalipse 20:9–15 abre com “And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and…” e chega a “And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Siga a derrota do mal, o juízo final, a esperança da ressurreição e a criação renovada que completam Apocalipse.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and…” O versículo nomeia God em vez de deixar a ação sem uma fonte. Observe se a linha seguinte continua, responde ou contrasta essa ação.
“And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem earth, face, fled. A relação com os versículos 10 e 12 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Apocalipse 20:9-15
Versão King James9And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
10And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Revelation 20:1 começa com “And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.”
Onde o capítulo muda
Revelation 20:5 forma uma mudança natural: “But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.”
A nota final
Revelation 20:15 deixa o leitor com “And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras years, dead, death, fire, book, earth 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.