O panorama
Apocalipse 4 abre com “After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which…”, muda perto do versículo 6 com “And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of…” e termina com “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Apocalipse · Versão King James · 11Apocalipse 4:1-6
Versículos 1–6: After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the…
Apocalipse 4:1–6 abre com “After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard…” e chega a “And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Ouça o encorajamento, as advertências e as promessas que preparam as igrejas para receber as visões de Apocalipse.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.” O número one torna o relato concreto. Antes de decidir seu peso, observe se mede tempo, pessoas, distância, repetição ou totalidade.
Apocalipse 4:1-6
Versão King James1After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.
2And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.
3And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
4And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.
5And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
6And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
Apocalipse 4:7-11
Versículos 7–11: The first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and…
Apocalipse 4:7–11 abre com “And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a…” e chega a “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Ouça o encorajamento, as advertências e as promessas que preparam as igrejas para receber as visões de Apocalipse.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem beast, calf, eagle. A relação com os versículos 8 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and…” O número four torna o relato concreto. Antes de decidir seu peso, observe se mede tempo, pessoas, distância, repetição ou totalidade.
Apocalipse 4:7-11
Versão King James7And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
8And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
9And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,
10The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
11Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Revelation 4:1 começa com “After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said…”
Onde o capítulo muda
Revelation 4:1 forma uma mudança natural: “After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said…”
A nota final
Revelation 4:11 deixa o leitor com “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras throne, beast, beasts, holy, round, twenty 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.