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Leia por capítulosComentário sobre a Leitura Bíblica de Hoje
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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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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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for her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes.
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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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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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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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“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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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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“The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no-one buys their cargoes any more —
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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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15 de novembro LAB 685
MORTE PATRIOTA
Atos 27-28
Não sei se, ao ler estas linhas, você está no Brasil, ou em algum outro país. Mas, só por ser um leitor do português brasileiro (hoje o mais importante do mundo), creio que você deve ter um vínculo, um carinho muito especial por esta nação. E, seja de que nação for que esteja lendo estas linhas, o mais importante é que você pertence a uma pátria, uma nação, um reino. Qual é o seu reino? Você gosta do seu país, ou prefere viver longe dele?
Particularmente, amo a República Brasileira, mas sou sincero em dizer que não daria a vida por ela. Prefiro outras? Não. Para mim, a República brasileira é a melhor do mundo, mas eu não daria a vida por pátria nenhuma deste podre mundo. Já houve quem fosse mais apegado às raízes patrióticas, mas isso já ficou no passado. Hoje é um dia próprio para lembrarmos-nos disso.
A Proclamação da República Brasileira foi um episódio, na História do Brasil, que instaurou o regime republicano no Brasil, derrubando a Monarquia do Brasil e o Imperador D.Pedro II do Brasil. Ocorreu dia 15 de novembro de 1889 no Rio de Janeiro, então capital do Império do Brasil, na praça da Aclamação, hoje Praça da República, quando um grupo de militares do Exército brasileiro, liderados pelo marechal Deodoro da Fonseca, deu um golpe de estado sem o uso de violência, depondo o Imperador D. Pedro II. Foi instituído, naquele mesmo dia 15, um "Governo Provisório" republicano. Faziam parte deste "Governo Provisório", organizado na noite de 15 de novembro, o Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca como presidente, Floriano Peixoto como vice presidente, e, como ministros, Benjamin Constant, Quintino Bocaiuva, Rui Barbosa, Campos Sales, Aristides Lobo, Demétrio Ribeiro e o almirante Eduardo Wandenkolk. Todos eles, bem patriotas.
Outro camarada bem patriota começou sua viagem no primeiro capítulo da leitura de hoje, rumo à pátria de seu coração. Estou falando de Paulo, mas não estou falando de Roma. É claro que a leitura bíblica de hoje resume-se na última viagem do grande apóstolo à capital do estado romano. Mas, longe daquele personagem bíblico amar ou dar a vida pelo império dos césares. Muito menos estava representando qualquer outra cidadania daquele mundo antigo, pela qual tivesse que responder.
De onde Paulo era? De que nação? De que pátria? De que reino? Não é possível basear a resposta correta nas origens de Paulo, mas em seu destino. Outra vez digo: não Roma! O itinerário estava além dali, pois aquele grande homem era seu conterrâneo. Isso mesmo! Leia-se sobre o seu reino final no último verso da leitura de hoje: o reino dos Céus.
Valdeci Júnior
Fátima Silva