Apocalipse 17

Nova Versão Transformadora

A grande prostituta

17 Um dos sete anjos que derramaram as sete taças se aproximou e disse: “Venha comigo, e eu lhe mostrarei o julgamento da grande prostituta que governa sobre muitas águas. ²Os reis da terra cometeram adultério com ela, e os habitantes da terra se embriagaram com o vinho de sua imoralidade”.

³Então o anjo me levou no Espírito^[a] para o deserto, onde vi uma mulher montada numa besta vermelha, coberta de blasfêmias e com sete cabeças e dez chifres. ⁴A mulher estava vestida de púrpura e vermelho e enfeitada com joias de ouro, pedras preciosas e pérolas. Tinha na mão um cálice de ouro cheio de abominações e das impurezas de sua imoralidade. ⁵Em sua testa estava escrito um nome misterioso: “Babilônia, a Grande, a Mãe das Prostitutas e das Abominações da Terra”. ⁶Vi que ela estava embriagada com o sangue do povo santo, o sangue das testemunhas de Jesus. Tomado de espanto, olhei fixamente para ela.

⁷“Por que você está tão espantado?”, o anjo perguntou. “Eu lhe explicarei o mistério desta mulher e da besta com sete cabeças e dez chifres na qual ela está montada. ⁸A besta que você viu esteve viva, mas agora não está mais. E, no entanto, em breve subirá do abismo e irá para a destruição. Os habitantes da terra, cujos nomes não foram escritos no Livro da Vida desde a criação do mundo, ficarão admirados com o reaparecimento da besta que havia morrido.

⁹“Aqui é preciso pensar com sabedoria. As sete cabeças da besta representam os sete montes onde a mulher governa, e também representam sete reis. ¹⁰Cinco deles já caíram, o sexto está governando e o sétimo ainda não veio, mas seu reinado será breve.

¹¹“A besta que esteve viva, mas agora não está mais, é o oitavo rei. É como os outros sete, e também caminha para a destruição. ¹²Os dez chifres da besta são dez reis que ainda não subiram ao poder. Serão nomeados para seus reinos por um breve período, para reinarem com a besta, ¹³e concordarão em entregar a ela seu poder e sua autoridade. ¹⁴Juntos, guerrearão contra o Cordeiro, mas o Cordeiro os derrotará, pois é Senhor dos senhores e Rei dos reis. E com ele estarão seus chamados, escolhidos e fiéis.”

¹⁵Em seguida, o anjo me disse: “As águas que você viu, onde a prostituta governa, representam multidões de todas as nações e línguas. ¹⁶A besta e os dez chifres que você viu odiarão a prostituta. Eles a deixarão nua, comerão sua carne e destruirão o restante com fogo. ¹⁷Porque Deus colocou no coração deles um plano que executará sua vontade. Eles concordarão em entregar a autoridade à besta, cumprindo-se assim as palavras de Deus. ¹⁸E a mulher que você viu representa a grande cidade que governa sobre os reis da terra”.

Footnotes

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Revelation 17

King James Version

17 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:

²With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.

³So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

⁴And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

⁵And upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon The Great, The Mother Of Harlots And Abominations Of The Earth.

⁶And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

⁷And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.

⁸The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

⁹And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

¹⁰And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.

¹¹And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.

¹²And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.

¹³These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.

¹⁴These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.

¹⁵And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

¹⁶And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.

¹⁷For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.

¹⁸And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

Revelation 17

New King James Version

The Scarlet Woman and the Scarlet Beast

17 Then ^(A)one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying ^[a]to me, “Come, ^(B)I will show you the judgment of ^(C)the great harlot ^(D)who sits on many waters, ²^(E)with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and ^(F)the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication.”

³So he carried me away in the Spirit ^(G)into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting ^(H)on a scarlet beast which was full of ^(I)names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. ⁴The woman ^(J)was arrayed in purple and scarlet, ^(K)and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, ^(L)having in her hand a golden cup ^(M)full of abominations and the filthiness of ^[b]her fornication. ⁵And on her forehead a name was written:

^(N)MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT,
THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS
AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS
OF THE EARTH.

⁶I saw ^(O)the woman, drunk ^(P)with the blood of the saints and with the blood of ^(Q)the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement.

The Meaning of the Woman and the Beast

⁷But the angel said to me, “Why did you marvel? I will tell you the ^[c]mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns. ⁸The beast that you saw was, and is not, and ^(R)will ascend out of the bottomless pit and ^(S)go to ^[d]perdition. And those who ^(T)dwell on the earth ^(U)will marvel, ^(V)whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and ^[e]yet is.

⁹^(W)“Here is the mind which has wisdom: ^(X)The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. ¹⁰There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must ^(Y)continue a short time. ¹¹The ^(Z)beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, and is of the seven, and is going to ^[f]perdition.

¹²^(AA)“The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. ¹³These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. ¹⁴^(AB)These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will ^(AC)overcome them, ^(AD)for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; ^(AE)and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.”

¹⁵Then he said to me, ^(AF)“The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, ^(AG)are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues. ¹⁶And the ten horns which you ^[g]saw on the beast, ^(AH)these will hate the harlot, make her ^(AI)desolate ^(AJ)and naked, eat her flesh and ^(AK)burn her with fire. ¹⁷^(AL)For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, ^(AM)until the words of God are fulfilled. ¹⁸And the woman whom you saw ^(AN)is that great city ^(AO)which reigns over the kings of the earth.”