O panorama
Apocalipse 8 abre com “And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of…”, muda perto do versículo 7 com “The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they…” e termina com “And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Apocalipse · Versão King James · 13Apocalipse 8:1-7
Versículos 1–7: When he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about…
Apocalipse 8:1–7 abre com “And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an…” e chega a “The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Veja como o trono, o Cordeiro e a adoração celestial mostram quem realmente governa os acontecimentos de Apocalipse.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem half, heaven, hour. A relação com os versículos 2 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.” O número seven torna o relato concreto. Antes de decidir seu peso, observe se mede tempo, pessoas, distância, repetição ou totalidade.
“And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem altar, golden, angel. A relação com os versículos 2 e 4 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Apocalipse 8:1-7
Versão King James1And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
2And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
3And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
4And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand.
5And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
6And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
7The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
Apocalipse 8:8-13
Versículos 8–13: The second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with…
Apocalipse 8:8–13 abre com “And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into…” e chega a “And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Veja como o trono, o Cordeiro e a adoração celestial mostram quem realmente governa os acontecimentos de Apocalipse.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem angel, became, blood. A relação com os versículos 9 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem third, creatures, destroyed. A relação com os versículos 8 e 10 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem fell, third, angel. A relação com os versículos 9 e 11 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Apocalipse 8:8-13
Versão King James8And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
10And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
12And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
13And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Revelation 8:1 começa com “And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.”
Onde o capítulo muda
Revelation 8:7 forma uma mudança natural: “The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up…”
A nota final
Revelation 8:13 deixa o leitor com “And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of…”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras third, angel, seven, sounded, altar, angels 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.