Zjavenie apoštola Jána

Biblia - Sväté písmo

(CPDV - Anglický - Catholic PD)

Zjv 12, 1-18

1 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon was under her feet, and on her head was a crown of twelve stars. 2 And being with child, she cried out while giving birth, and she was suffering in order to give birth. 3 And another sign was seen in heaven. And behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads were seven diadems. 4 And his tail drew down a third part of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman, who was about to give birth, so that, when she had brought forth, he might devour her son. 5 And she brought forth a male child, who was soon to rule all the nations with an iron rod. And her son was taken up to God and to his throne. 6 And the woman fled into solitude, where a place was being held ready by God, so that they might pasture her in that place for one thousand two hundred and sixty days. 7 And there was a great battle in heaven. Michael and his Angels were battling with the dragon, and the dragon was fighting, and so were his angels. 8 But they did not prevail, and a place for them was no longer found in heaven. 9 And he was thrown out, that great dragon, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who seduces the whole world. And he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him. 10 And I heard a great voice in heaven, saying: “Now have arrived salvation and virtue and the kingdom of our God and the power of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been cast down, he who accused them before our God day and night. 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of his testimony. And they loved not their own lives, even unto death. 12 Because of this, rejoice, O heavens, and all who dwell within it. Woe to the earth and to the sea! For the devil has descended to you, holding great anger, knowing that he has little time.” 13 And after the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who brought forth the male child. 14 And the two wings of a great eagle were given to the woman, so that she might fly away, into the desert, to her place, where she is being nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. 15 And the serpent sent out from his mouth, after the woman, water like a river, so that he might cause her to be carried away by the river. 16 But the earth assisted the woman. And the earth opened her mouth and absorbed the river, which the dragon sent out from his mouth. 17 And the dragon was angry at the woman. And so he went away to do battle with the remainder of her offspring, those who keep the commandments of God and who hold to the testimony of Jesus Christ. 18 And he stood upon the sand of the sea.

Verš 5

And she brought forth a male child, who was soon to rule all the nations with an iron rod. And her son was taken up to God and to his throne.

Ž 2:9 - You will rule them with an iron rod, and you will shatter them like a potter’s vessel.

Zjv 2:27 - And he shall rule them with an iron rod, and they shall be broken like the earthenware of a potter.

Verš 6

And the woman fled into solitude, where a place was being held ready by God, so that they might pasture her in that place for one thousand two hundred and sixty days.

Zjv 11:3 - And I will present my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy for one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.

Verš 8

But they did not prevail, and a place for them was no longer found in heaven.

Dan 2:35 - Then the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold were crushed together and diminished like the ashes of a summer courtyard, and they were quickly taken away by the wind, and no place was found for them; but the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

Verš 9

And he was thrown out, that great dragon, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who seduces the whole world. And he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.

Lk 10:18 - And he said to them: “I was watching as Satan fell like lightning from heaven.

Zjv 20:2 - And he apprehended the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and he bound him for a thousand years.

Verš 12

Because of this, rejoice, O heavens, and all who dwell within it. Woe to the earth and to the sea! For the devil has descended to you, holding great anger, knowing that he has little time.”

Ž 96:11 - The light has risen for the just, and joy for the upright of heart.

Iz 49:13 - Give praise, O heavens! And exult, O earth! Let the mountains give praise with jubilation! For the Lord has consoled his people, and he will take pity on his poor ones.

Zjv 8:13 - And I saw, and I heard the voice of a lone eagle flying through the midst of heaven, calling with a great voice: “Woe, Woe, Woe, to the inhabitants of the earth, from the remaining voices of the three Angels, who will soon sound the trumpet!”

Verš 14

And the two wings of a great eagle were given to the woman, so that she might fly away, into the desert, to her place, where she is being nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

Zjv 2:6 - But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

Zjv 12:6 - And the woman fled into solitude, where a place was being held ready by God, so that they might pasture her in that place for one thousand two hundred and sixty days.

Zjv 12,1 - V nasledujúcich kapitolách (12–20) sú opísané tie videnia, ktoré sa vzťahujú na prenasledovanie Cirkvi a na jej konečné víťazstvo. Žena stelesňuje Matku Mesiáša (Iz 7, 11. 14; Mich 5, 2) alebo izraelské spoločenstvo (Jer 3, 6–10.20; Ez 16, 8–14; Oz 2) alebo ženu z protoevanjelia (Gn 3, 14 n.). Je to symbol Božieho ľudu oboch zákonov. Jeho konkrétnou predstaviteľkou je Mária, ktorá porodila historického Krista. Časť tradície vidí v tejto žene iba Máriu.

Zjv 12,3 - Drak je symbolom satana (12, 9; Gn 3, 1 n.).

Zjv 12,5 - Syn je zrejme Mesiáš, ako to dokazuje aj citovanie Ž 2, 9.

Zjv 12,6 - Púšť znamená tento svet, na ktorom Cirkev žije 1 260 dní (porov. 11, 2. 3).

Zjv 12,7 - "Boj" tu zahrňuje všetky útoky i porážky zlých duchov od počiatku až do konca sveta. Michal je archanjel, obhajca Božieho ľudu (Dan 10, 13. 21).

Zjv 12,9 - Porov. Lk 10, 18; Jn 12, 31.

Zjv 12,10 - Žalobca je satan. Porov. Jób 1, 9–11; 2, 4–5; Zach 3, 1–2.

Zjv 12,12 - Porov. Iz 44, 23; 49, 13.

Zjv 12,13 - Satan svoj útok po zvrhnutí z neba zameral na Cirkev.

Zjv 12,14 - Porov. Dan 7, 25; 12, 7. "Čas" je ten istý ako vo v. 6.