Printable ModeApocalipsa 17:1
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17:1 Apoi unul din cei sapte ingeri, care tineau cele sapte potire, a venit de a vorbit cu mine, si mi-a zis: Vino sa-ti arat judecata curvei celei mari, care sta pe ape mari. Unul din cei sapte ingeri. Vezi comentariul de la cap. 1,11; vezi cap. 21,9. Identificarea acestui inger cu unul din cei sapte ingeri purtatori de plagi, din cap. 15 si 16, cuprinde in sine ideea ca informatia care urmeaza sa ii fie data lui Ioan este in legatura cu cele sapte plagi de pe urma. Legatura aceasta este confirmata de faptul ca subiectul acestui capitol, care este anuntat, – ,,judecata curvei celei mari” – are loc in timpul celei de-a saptea plagi (vezi cap. 16,19). Potire. Vezi comentariul de la cap. 15,7; 16,1. A vorbit cu mine. Cuvantul grecesc tradus ,,cu” (meta) poate implica o relatie personala intre Ioan si inger. Vezi comentariul de la cap. 1,2.10. Vino. Sau ,,Iata!” Verbul este la modul imperativ. Vezi comentariul de la v. 3. Sa-ti arat. Vezi comentariul de la cap. 1,2; 4,1. Judecata. Gr. krima, ,,sentinta”, ,,decizie”, ,,verdict”, ,,decret”, aici data ,,curvei celei mari” de catre tribunalul ceresc, in urma comportamentului ei criminal (vezi comentariul de la v. 4–6; compara-l cu cel de la cap. 18,10). Observati ca ingerul nu ii arata lui Ioan executarea sentintei, caci ar fi folosit cuvantul krisis, cuvant care este tradus ,,judecata” in cap. 18,10. El doar ii vorbeste despre aceasta. Krisis poate insemna fie cercetarea unui caz, fie executarea sentintei. Vezi comentariul de la cap. 16,19; 18,5; 19,2; compara cu Isaia 23,11. Capitolul 17 este format din doua parti: (1) viziunea simbolica pe care a avut-o Ioan, v 3–6, si (2) ceea ce i s-a spus (v. 7), ca explicatie a viziunii, asa cum se raporteaza in v. 8–18. Prima parte vorbeste despre crimele Babilonului, constituindu-se astfel acuzatia cerului, o declaratie cu privire la motivul pentru care a fost pronuntata sentinta divina asupra acestei cetati (vezi comentariul de la v. 6). Partea a doua prezinta sentinta in sine si mijloacele prin care va fi dusa la indeplinire. Viata criminala a Babilonului ajunge la apogeu in timpul plagii a sasea (vezi comentariul de la cap. 16,12–16), in timp ce sentinta data este executata in timpul celei de a saptea. Astfel, cap. 17 traseaza criza finala, cand Satana va depune eforturi uriase pentru a-i distruge pe copiii lui Dumnezeu (vezi cap. 12,17) si cand toate puterile pamantului se vor ridica impotriva lor (vezi GC 634). Dumnezeu ii ingaduie lui Satana si agentilor umani aliati cu el sa duca pana aproape la succes complotul lor de a-i nimici pe sfinti. Dar in clipa cand sunt gata sa dea lovitura, Dumnezeu intervine ca sa-si scape poporul. Ostile raului, oprite chiar in momentul cand incearca sa-i ucida pe sfinti, stau fara scuza la bara judecatii divine (vezi Daniel 12,1, compara cu EW 282–285; GC 635, 636; LS 117). Nu e greu de inteles mirarea care l-a cuprins pe Ioan in timp ce privea punctul culminant al marii drame a tainei faradelegii (vezi comentariul de la cap. 17,6). Curvei. Gr. porne, ,,prostituata”, ,,desfranata”. Probabil ca porne vine dintr-un cuvant ce insemna ,,a vinde”, ,,a exporta pentru vanzare” lucruri, ca de pilda sclavi. Profetii Vechiului Testament adesea compara Israelul apostat, care ,,a curvit” de multe ori cu zeii pagani (Ezechiel 23,30; compara cu Isaia 23,17; vezi comentariul de la Ezechiel 16,15), cu o femeie care comite adulter. In ce priveste comparatia Babilonul mistic cu o curva, vezi comentariul de la Apocalipsa 17,5 (compara cu v. 2, 4; cap. 19,2). Pentru alte pasaje vechi testamentare care exprima o idee sau un sens asemanator cu cel din Apocalipsa 17, vezi comentariul de la Isaia 47,1; Ieremia 25,12; 50,1; Ezechiel 26,13. Sade pe ape mari. Adica exercita putere despotica asupra multor ,,noroade” si ,,gloate” (vezi v. 15). Forma verbului din greaca prezinta ,,curva cea mare” ca avand putere in acel moment si continuand sa si-o exercite. Asa cum vechea cetate Babilon era asezata pe apele raului Eufrat (vezi comentariul de la Ieremia 50,12.38) si sedea simbolic ,,pe ape mari” sau popoare (Ieremia 51,12.13; compara cu Isaia 8,7.8; 14,6; Ieremia 50,23), tot asa Babilonul modern este reprezentat ca stand pe popoarele pamantului sau asuprindu-le (vezi comentariul de la Apocalipsa 16,12). |
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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).
Multilingual Online Ebooks
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