O panorama
Apocalipse 21 abre com “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were…”, muda perto do versículo 14 com “And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve…” e termina com “And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
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Apocalipse · Versão King James · 27Apocalipse 21:1-7
Versículos 1–7: I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first…
Apocalipse 21:1–7 abre com “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed…” e chega a “He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.” 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 a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem earth, first, heaven. A relação com os versículos 2 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her…” Nomear Jerusalem mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
Apocalipse 21:1-7
Versão King James1And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
2And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
4And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
5And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
6And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
7He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
Apocalipse 21:8-14
Versículos 8–14: The fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and…
Apocalipse 21:8–14 abre com “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and…” e chega a “And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of…” 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
“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked…” O número one torna o relato concreto. Antes de decidir seu peso, observe se mede tempo, pessoas, distância, repetição ou totalidade.
“And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem…” Nomear Jerusalem mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Apocalipse 21:8-14
Versão King James8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
9And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.
10And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
11Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
12And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
13On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
14And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
Apocalipse 21:15-21
Versículos 15–21: He that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the…
Apocalipse 21:15–21 abre com “And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the…” e chega a “And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of…” 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 he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem city, gates, golden. A relação com os versículos 16 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed…” O número twelve torna o relato concreto. Antes de decidir seu peso, observe se mede tempo, pessoas, distância, repetição ou totalidade.
“And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of…” O número hundred torna o relato concreto. Antes de decidir seu peso, observe se mede tempo, pessoas, distância, repetição ou totalidade.
Apocalipse 21:15-21
Versão King James15And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
16And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
17And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
18And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
19And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
20The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
21And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
Apocalipse 21:22-27
Versículos 22–27: I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the…
Apocalipse 21:22–27 abre com “And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.” e chega a “And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh…” 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 no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.” Nomear Almighty mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the…” Nomear Lamb mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Apocalipse 21:22-27
Versão King James22And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
23And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
24And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
25And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
26And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
27And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Revelation 21:1 começa com “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.”
Onde o capítulo muda
Revelation 21:8 forma uma mudança natural: “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part…”
A nota final
Revelation 21:27 deixa o leitor com “And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in…”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras city, gates, twelve, wall, heaven, glory 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.
