Zjavenie apoštola Jána

Biblia - Sväté písmo

(CPDV - Anglický - Catholic PD)

Zjv 4, 1-11

1 After these things, I saw, and behold, a door was opened in heaven, and the voice that I heard speaking with me first was like a trumpet, saying: “Ascend to here, and I will reveal to you what must occur after these things.” 2 And immediately I was in the Spirit. And behold, a throne had been placed in heaven, and there was One sitting upon the throne. 3 And the One who was sitting there was similar in appearance to a stone of jasper and sardius. And there was an iridescence surrounding the throne, in aspect similar to an emerald. 4 And surrounding the throne were twenty-four smaller thrones. And upon the thrones, twenty-four elders were sitting, clothed entirely in white vestments, and on their heads were gold crowns. 5 And from the throne, lightnings and voices and thunders went forth. And there were seven burning lamps before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God. 6 And in view of the throne, there was something that seemed like a sea of glass, similar to crystal. And in the middle of the throne, and all around the throne, there were four living creatures, full of eyes in front and in back. 7 And the first living creature resembled a lion, and the second living creature resembled a calf, and the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature resembled a flying eagle. 8 And each of the four living creatures had upon them six wings, and all around and within they are full of eyes. And they took no rest, day or night, from saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come.” 9 And while those living creatures were giving glory and honor and blessings to the One sitting upon the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fell prostrate before the One sitting upon the throne, and they adored him who lives forever and ever, and they cast their crowns before the throne, saying: 11 “You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you have created all things, and they became and were created because of your will.”

Verš 8

And each of the four living creatures had upon them six wings, and all around and within they are full of eyes. And they took no rest, day or night, from saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come.”

Iz 6:3 - And they were crying out to one another, and saying: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God of hosts! All the earth is filled with his glory!”

Zjv 1:4 - John, to the seven Churches, which are in Asia. Grace and peace to you, from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are in the sight of his throne,

Zjv 1:8 - “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord God, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.

Zjv 11:17 - “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is, and who was, and who is to come. For you have taken your great power, and you have reigned.

Zjv 16:5 - And I heard the Angel of the waters saying: “You are just, O Lord, who is and who was: the Holy One who has judged these things.

Verš 11

“You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you have created all things, and they became and were created because of your will.”

Zjv 5:12 - saying with a great voice: “The Lamb who was slain is worthy to receive power, and divinity, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing.”

Verš 6

And in view of the throne, there was something that seemed like a sea of glass, similar to crystal. And in the middle of the throne, and all around the throne, there were four living creatures, full of eyes in front and in back.

Zjv 15:2 - And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire. And those who had overcome the beast and his image and the number of his name, were standing upon the sea of glass, holding the harps of God,

Zjv 4,1 - Kristov hlas (pozri aj 1, 10) uvádza udalosti Božieho kráľovstva, ktoré majú svoj počiatok i zavŕšenie v nebi, rozvíjajú sa však na zemi v ustavičnom zápase medzi dobrom a zlom.

Zjv 4,2 - Na tróne sedel Boh. Sedenie na tróne symbolizuje stvoriteľskú moc. Porov. Iz 6, 1 n.; Ez 1, 26; Dan 7, 9.

Zjv 4,3 - Dúha je symbolom Božieho milosrdenstva (porov. Gn 9, 12–17).

Zjv 4,4 - Starci sa zúčastňujú na riadení sveta (tróny) s kráľovskou mocou (zlaté vence) a vykonávajú kňazské funkcie (biele rúcha). Ide pravdepodobne o dvanástich prorokov Starého zákona a dvanástich apoštolov.

Zjv 4,5 - Sedem lámp je symbolom plnosti Ducha Svätého (porov. 1, 4).

Zjv 4,6 - "More" symbolizuje vzdialenosť medzi Stvoriteľom a stvorením. "Živé bytosti." Obraz je vzatý z Ez 1, 5 n.; 10, 14. Časť tradície vidí v nich symboly evanjelistov. Je však málo pravdepodobné, že by autor bol mal takýto úmysel.

Zjv 4,8 - Porov. Iz 6, 3.

Zjv 4,11 - Hymny tejto knihy odrážajú s veľkou pravdepodobnosťou liturgickú modlitbu Cirkvi z apoštolských čias.