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|Apocalipse 17:3|
Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a desert. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. 66:17:4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and was glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls. She held a golden cup in her hand, filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries. 66:17:5 This title was written on her forehead: MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. 66:17:6 I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus. When I saw her, I was greatly astonished. 66:17:7 Then the angel said to me: “Why are you astonished? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman and of the beast she rides, which has the seven heads and ten horns. 66:17:8 The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and will come up out of the Abyss and go to his destruction. The inhabitants of the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the creation of the world will be astonished when they see the beast, because he once was, now is not, and yet will come. 66:17:9 “This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills on which the woman sits. 66:17:10 They are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; but when he does come, he must remain for a little while. 66:17:11 The beast who once was, and now is not, is an eighth king. He belongs to the seven and is going to his destruction. 66:17:12 “The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but who for one hour will receive authority as kings along with the beast.
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|Apocalipse 17:13|
They have one purpose and will give their power and authority to the beast. 66:17:14 They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings — and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.” 66:17:15 Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations and languages. 66:17:16 The beast and the ten horns you saw will hate the prostitute. They will bring her to ruin and leave her naked; they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. 66:17:17 For God has put it into their hearts to accomplish his purpose by agreeing to give the beast their power to rule, until God’s words are fulfilled. 66:17:18 The woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.” 66:18:1 After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendour. 66:18:2 With a mighty voice he shouted: “Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great! She has become a home for demons and a haunt for every evil [Greek: unclean] spirit, a haunt for every unclean and detestable bird. 66:18:3 For all the nations have drunk the maddening wine of her adulteries. The kings of the earth committed adultery with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich from her excessive luxuries.” 66:18:4 Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues;
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|Apocalipse 18:5|
for her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes.
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|Apocalipse 18:6|
Give back to her as she has given; pay her back double for what she has done. Mix her a double portion from her own cup.
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|Apocalipse 18:7|
Give her as much torture and grief as the glory and luxury she gave herself. In her heart she boasts, `I sit as queen; I am not a widow, and I will never mourn.’
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|Apocalipse 18:8|
Therefore in one day her plagues will overtake her: death, mourning and famine. She will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.
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|Apocalipse 18:9|
“When the kings of the earth who committed adultery with her and shared her luxury see the smoke of her burning, they will weep and mourn over her.
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|Apocalipse 18:10|
Terrified at her torment, they will stand far off and cry: “`Woe! Woe, O great city, O Babylon, city of power! In one hour your doom has come!’
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|Apocalipse 18:11|
“The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no-one buys their cargoes any more —
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|Apocalipse 18:12|
cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet cloth; every sort of citron wood, and articles of every kind made of ivory, costly wood, bronze, iron and marble;
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05 de maio LAB 491
O MEU VIOLÃOZINHO
1Crônicas 13-16
Ontem, comentei um pouquinho sobre um aspecto da depressão. Na realidade, a depressão é uma tristeza crônica que se transformou num quadro clínico, patológico, onde a saúde fica carente de tratamento médico. Mas podemos fugir da depressão se agirmos como Davi.
Imagine um dia corrido. Tentarei descrever um dos meus dias de rotina, que acontece sempre.
Levanto bem cedo e procuro a presença de Deus. Aí entra 1Crônicas 13, cujo título na minha Bíblia é “O Retorno da Arca”. É meu primeiro momento do dia: o retorno da presença de Deus para minha vida, ou melhor, meu retorno para Deus.
Daí, faço muitas caminhadas dentro de casa, me organizando e interagindo com minha família. Agora, relaciono com 1Crônicas 14, cujo título é “O Palácio e a Família de Davi”. Como no último versículo, minha família se espalha para a correria do dia-a-dia. Muitas idas e vindas...
1Crônicas 15: trabalhando para Deus, em nome de Deus, com Deus, por Deus, interagindo com pessoas, passando por algumas decepções de relacionamentos, participando de nomeações, ouvindo barulho... Ufa! E o dia termina, no auge da correria do estresse. Volto para casa. Final do capítulo 15, começo do 16. Ligo o som e vou ouvindo.
1Crônicas 16: chego em casa e pego meu violão. Vou tocar alguma coisa.
Aí, lembro de uma música de Chitãozinho e Xororó, que diz: “O grande Mestre do céu, nosso Criador, quando nascemos um dom nos dá. E cada um segue a vida, o seu destino... E ...nós nascemos só pra cantar...” Deus nos fez para cantar! “Quem canta, os males espanta!” diz a música. E essa música simples nos ensina uma grande lição, quando diz: “a gente é feliz”. Sim! Quando cantamos, mandamos a tristeza para o ar, igual Davi fazia, “...tal qual um pássaro livre no ar. Pensando bem nós temos algo em comum, porque nascemos só pra cantar.” Esses cantores seguem “dizendo/cantando” que cantam em qualquer hora e lugar.
É pensando no propósito do Criador, que vejo o exemplo de Davi nesse salmo que ele escreveu e está na leitura de hoje. Embora estejamos lendo o livro de Crônicas, no fim da história bíblica, tem um salmo. A música, o louvor a Deus, não deve ser deixado só para certos momentos. Ela deve fazer parte de tudo e o louvor deve preencher todo o nosso viver. Esse era o segredo de Davi. Ele tinha uma vida agitada, corrida, estressante, mas conseguia sobreviver a isso louvando a Deus. Por isso, quando chegar em casa, vou pegar, de novo, meu violãozinho.
E você? O que vai fazer para inserir o louvor em seu viver?
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Valdeci Júnior
Fátima Silva