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1:11 care zicea: Eu sunt Alfa si Omega, Cel dintai si Cel de pe urma. Ce vezi, scrie intr-o carte, si trimite-o celor sapte Biserici: la Efes, Smirna, Pergam, Tiatira, Sardes, Filadelfia si Laodicea. Eu sunt Alfa. Vezi comentariul de la v. 8. Tinand cont de v. 17, 18, este clar ca in cazul de fata aceste titluri se aplica la Hristos. Totusi, dovezile textuale atesta omiterea cuvintelor ,,Eu sunt Alfa si Omega, Cel dintai si Cel de pe urma”. In v. 4–10 Ioan se adreseaza celor sapte biserici cu propriile sale declaratii introductive cu privire la imprejurarile in care a primit Apocalipsa. Incepand cu v. 11, el Ii atribuie chiar lui Dumnezeu calitatea de autor al Apocalipsei. Este drept sa procedeze astfel, deoarece aceasta carte este ,,descoperirea lui Isus Hristos” (v. 1). Descoperirea propriu-zisa incepe cu v. 11. Ce vezi. In Apocalipsa predomina comunicarea si perceptia vizuala (vezi comentariul de la v. 2). Ioan a avut viziuni, a vazut scene panoramice in simboluri, pe care le zugraveste cu acuratetea de care poate da dovada limbajul uman marginit. Multe din aceste simboluri reprezinta adevaruri infinite care trec dincolo de cuvintele si de experienta oamenilor. Uneori apostolului ii lipsesc cuvintele pentru a descrie pe deplin ceea ce vede, ca de pilda atunci cand priveste tronul lui Dumnezeu (vezi cap. 4,3.6). Totusi, in Apocalipsa grandoarea planurilor divine, intensitatea marii controverse dintre Hristos si Satana si slava biruintei finale sunt zugravite mai viu si mai maret decat in oricare alta parte in Scriptura. Carte. Gr. biblion, ,,un sul”, cel mai obisnuit fel de scriere din vremea lui Ioan. Vezi Vol. V, p. 113. Cele sapte Biserici. Ordinea in care sunt enumerate bisericile aici si in cap. 2 si 3 reprezinta succesiunea geografica pe care ar fi trebuit sa o urmeze un sol care ar duce o scrisoare din Patmos catre aceste sapte cetati din provincia Asia. In ce priveste amanunte despre asezarea geografica a acestor sapte biserici, vezi capitolul Cele Sapte Biserici din Apocalipsa si harta din fata p. 33 din Vol. VI. Pentru informatii in plus cu privire la fiecare din bisericile amintite, vezi soliile date fiecarei biserici in parte. in cap. 2 si 3. Cele sapte biserici sunt primele dintr-o serie de cate sapte din Apocalipsa. Astfel, sunt sapte duhuri (v. 4), sapte sfesnice (v. 12), sapte stele (v. 16), sapte lampi de foc (cap. 4,5), o carte cu sapte peceti (cap. 5,1), cele sapte coarne si cei sapte ochi ai Mielului (cap. 5,6), sapte ingeri cu sapte trambite (cap. 8,2), sapte tunete (cap. 10,4), un balaur cu sapte capete si sapte coroane (cap. 12,3), o fiara cu sapte capete (cap. 13,1), sapte ingeri avand sapte potire ce contin ultimele sapte plagi (cap. 15,1.7) si fiara cu cele sapte capete, despre care se spune si ca sunt sapte munti si sapte imparati (cap. 17,3.9.10). Repetarea numarului sapte cu referire la atat de multe simboluri diferite inseamna faptul ca si aceasta cifra trebuie inteleasa intr-un sens simbolic. In toata Scriptura numarul sapte, atunci cand e folosit simbolic, are in general sensul de plinatate, desavarsire. Prin urmare, atunci cand e aplicat la cele sapte biserici, ne putem astepta ca numarul acesta sa aiba un anumit scop. Ca erau mai mult de sapte biserici in provincia Asia este clar din faptul ca in Noul Testament sunt mentionate si alte doua biserici din regiunea aceea, cele din Colose si Hierapolis (vezi Coloseni 1,2; 4,13). Prin urmare, este rezonabil sa tragem concluzia ca Dumnezeu a ales cele sapte biserici deoarece ele erau tipice in ce priveste starea bisericii ca un tot – atat in vremurile apostolice cat si de-a lungul erei crestine (vezi p. 725; compara cu AA 583. 585). Soliile catre cele sapte biserici au avut aplicatie pentru starea bisericii din zilele lui Ioan. Daca nu ar fi fost asa, aceste mesaje ar fi fost invaluite in mister si i-ar fi descurajat pe crestinii din Asia care aveau sa le citeasca (vezi comentariul de la Apocalipsa 1,3). Ioan s-ar fi dovedit a fi un profet mincinos daca soliile pe care le adresa bisericilor sale nu ar fi descoperit adevarata lor stare si nu ar fi corespuns nevoilor lor spirituale. Aceste mesaje au fost trimise intr-o vreme cand crestinii din Asia treceau prin mari necazuri (vezi Introducerea, cadrul istoric), iar ferma mustrare, mangaierea care le oferea siguranta si glorioasa fagaduinta trebuie sa fi fost intentionate sa faca fata nevoilor lor (vezi AA 578–588). Acceptand si luand aminte la aceste solii, bisericile crestine din Asia avea sa fie primeasca pregatirea spirituala necesara pentru a intelege drama marii lupte zugravita in restul Apocalipsei si pentru a avea incredere neclatinata in biruinta finala a lui Hristos si a bisericii Sale. Desi mesajele catre cele sapte biserici trebuie sa se fi aplicat in primul rand la bisericile din Asia, din vremea lui Ioan, ele mai descopereau si viitorul bisericii (vezi p. 725). O cercetare a istoriei da la iveala faptul ca aceste solii sunt, intr-un anumit fel, aplicabile si la cele sapte perioade ale istoriei bisericii. Intrucat numarul sapte implica desavarsire, dupa cum s-a observat mai sus, pare rezonabil, de asemenea, sa consideram ca intr-un anumit sens aceste solii descriu intreaga biserica de-a lungul intregii ei istorii, deoarece fara indoiala ca fiecare biserica individuala de-a lungul erei crestine putea descoperi caracteristicile si nevoile ei in una sau mai multe din aceste mesaje. De aceea, se poate spune ca, pe langa aplicatia locala din timpul lui Ioan si pe langa aplicatia istorica a perioadelor succesive, aceste solii mai au si aplicatie universala. Un scriitor crestin din jurul anului 250 d.Hr. spunea ca ,,Ioan scrie celor sapte biserici si cu toate acestea el vorbeste pentru toti” (textul latinesc in S. P. Tregelles, ed., Canonul Muratorian, p. 19). Desi, de exemplu, solia catre Laodicea este deosebit de potrivita pentru biserica de azi, soliile catre celelalte biserici cuprind si ele indemnuri care ii pot fi folositoare (vezi 5T 368, 481, 538, 612; 8T 98, 99). |
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Special note for ANDROID SmartPhones
I recommend to download PhoneMe emulator for Android from here.
Especially I recommend phoneME Advanced - Foundation Profile + MIDP High Resolution b168 rev20547 from here, or from here.
Then you have to build your application, to transfer the .jar and .jad files on your mobile phone and run using this nice emulator.
1. Install a Zip Utility from Android Market.
2. Install a File Manager from Android Market.
3. Download and install PhoneMe, as mentioned above.
4. Build your application by using Download Multilingual Service or Dynamic Download (zip).
5. Copy the zip file into your Android Phone and unzip the content in a folder, and then write down the path to the unzipped files and the name of the .jad file.
6. Launch PhoneMe from your smartphone.
7. Inside PhoneMe, write to the main window the path and the name to the .jad file, above mentioned. Will look something like: file:///mnt/sd/download/BiblePhone.jad and then press enter.
8. The application will be installed, and next a hyperlink will be available below the above mentioned textbox. On this way you can install as many of MIDP application you like on your Android Phone.
How to install the application in Java Mobile enabled phones
It is possible now to have the Holy Scriptures on your mobile phone and to read
it wherever you are due to the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP)
technology in 1.0 and 2.0 versions, developed for Java applications.
A good advice is to try in the beginning the MIDP 1.0 / 128 Kbytes version, and
progressively to advance to MIDP 2.0 and larger volumes (512 Kbytes or more).
The application is available for MIDP 2.0, MIDP 1.0. You have only to select one
table on the field MIDP2.0 or MIDP1.0, according to the desired Bible version.
Then, you shall make a click on the JAR (Java Archive) file in order to obtain
the software to be installed on your mobile phone.
I recommend you to start with STARTER(MIDP1.0old) edition, then to continue with
INTERMEDIATE(MIDP1.0), and in the end, if the mobile phone supports this thing,
to try to install the ADVANCED (MIDP2.0) edition. Also, start with 128 kbytes
volumes, continue with 512 kbytes, and at the end try the version in one file.
There are cases where the mobile phone requires so called JAD (Java Descriptor)
files. These JAD files has to be
uploaded, on this case, together with the desired JAR files(s).
There are different methods to download the applications in your mobile phone as
follows:
1. Directly from Internet by using a WAP or GPRS connection
2. By using the infrared port of the mobile phone
3. By wireless Bluetooth access to the mobile phone
4. By cable link between PC ad mobile phone
5. If none from the above cases are valid
Next, we shall examine each case in order to have a successfully installation of
the software.
1. Directly from Internet by using a WAP or GPRS connection
If your have Internet access on your mobile phone (e.g. WAP or GPRS), it is
enough to access
https://biblephone.intercer.net/wap/ from the browser of the mobile phone,
and to access the desired Bible version, and then to make an option about
MIDP1.0 or MIDP2.0, and finally to select the desired module (e.g. one or more).
After the last selection, the desired version will be downloaded on your mobile
phone.
Many phones have only this option for installing JAVA appplications.
2. By using the infrared port of the mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones.
If you don't have access to Internet directly from your mobile phone, then you
shall have to pass to this step requiring to have infrared ports on your mobile
phone and on the computer.
a. On this case, you will download the application by using the computer from
the Internet (i.e. JAR files).
b. Once the application is downloaded (preferable on the desktop) you will have
to activate the infrared port on the mobile phone and align it with the infrared
port of the computer (preferable laptop).
c. Then a window will appear asking what file you want to send to the mobile
phone. Next, you will select the downloaded JAR file, and after OK, the mobile
phone will ask you if you want to load that file. You say YES and the
application will be downloaded on your mobile phone.
d. Probably, you will be asked by the mobile phone where you want to save it (e.g.
on the games or applications directories). After you made this selection, the
file will be ready to be loaded for run.
The displaying preference can be set inside the application in order to have
larger fonts, full screen display etc.
3. By wireless Bluetooth access to the mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones.
This situation is similar with the infrared case. You have only to activate
Bluetooth access on your mobile phone (check if exists) and on the computer (check
if exists).
4. By cable link between PC ad mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific
mobile phones.
On this case the steps are as follows:
a. On this case, you will download the application by using the computer from
the Internet (i.e. JAR files).
b. Once the application is downloaded (preferable on the desktop) you will have
to set up the wired connection between the mobile phone and the computer. Next,
you will start the synchronization / data transfer application and download the
JAR file in your mobile phone. Surely, you will have to consult the CD of your
mobile phone.
c. By this application you shall transfer into your mobile phone the JAR file in
the games or applications directories. Next, you will have to select for run the
JAR desired file.
5. If none from the above cases are valid
On this unhappy case, I recommend you to find a friend with a laptop having
infrared / Bluetooth capabilities, or to buy a data link cable, or to change
your current model of mobile phone.
Unfortunately, some models of mobile phones require only WAP/GPRS in order to
download and run Java applications.
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones. Therefore check the documentation of them and also the page for specific
models.
Why so many versions? Simple, because not all the mobile phones support the
Bible in one file with MIDP 2.0 (the most advanced for the time being).
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