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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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TIAGO
Tiago
“A Epístola de Tiago é um dos livros que mais duramente teve que lutar para obter sua incorporação ao Novo Testamento. E ainda depois de ter chegado a ser considerada como parte da Escritura, foi mencionada com certa reserva e suspicácia. Até em época tão tardia como o século XVI Lutero de boa vontade a teria eliminado totalmente do Novo Testamento (William Barclay)”.
De acordo com o Comentário Bíblico Moody, o conteúdo de Tiago “é um pedido em prol do cristianismo vital. Herder captou o teor deste livro quando escreveu: ‘Que nobre é o homem que fala nesta Epístola! Que incansável paciência no sofrimento! Que grandeza na pobreza! Que alegria na tristeza! Simplicidade, sinceridade, confiança direta na oração! Como ele quer ação! Ação, não palavras . . . não uma fé morta!’ (citado por F.W. Farrar em The Early Days of Christianity, pág. 324).
“No verdadeiro espírito dá literatura da Sabedoria, Tiago maneja muitos e diferentes assuntos. Seus parágrafos curtos e abruptos já foram comparados a um colar de pérolas - cada um é uma entidade separada em si mesmo. Há algumas transições lógicas, mas em grande pane as transições são abruptas ou nem existem. Este fenômeno toma impossível um esboço no sentido usual. Aqui está, entretanto, uma lista dos assuntos tratados na ordem de sua ocorrência na epístola”.
“A epístola de Tiago é um dos escritos mais instrutivos do Novo Testamento. Dirigida principalmente contra os erros particulares da época, produzidos entre os cristãos judeus, não contém as mesmas declarações doutrinárias completas de outras epístolas, mas apresenta um admirável resumo dos deveres práticos de todos os crentes. Aqui estão manifestas as principais verdades do cristianismo, e se considerada com atenção, demonstrará que coincidem inteiramente com as declarações de Paulo acerca da graça e da justificação, abundando ao mesmo tempo em sérias exortações à paciência da esperança e à obediência da fé e do amor, mescladas com advertências, repreensões e exortações conforme os assuntos tratados. As verdades aqui expostas são muito sérias, e é necessário que em todo o tempo se sustenham e se observem as regras para sua prática. Em Cristo não há ramos mortos ou sem seiva, e a fé não é uma graça ociosa; onde quer que esteja, produz fruto em obras (Mathew Henry)”.
O que surpreende em Tiago é que somente em duas ocasiões se menciona o nome de Jesus (1:1; 2:1); e também que nada se diz acerca da Sua vida, morte e ressurreição. No entanto, a fé do autor inspira todo o discurso e se faz manifesta nas referências ao “bom nome”. Suas expectativas fervorosas com respeito à igreja primitiva devem servir-nos de exemplo.
Valdeci Júnior
Fátima Silva