Apocalipse 14:2

2 E ouvi uma voz do céu, como a voz de muitas águas, e como a voz de um grande trovão e a voz que ouvi era como de harpistas, que tocavam as suas harpas.

Apocalipse 14:2 Meaning and Commentary

Revelation 14:2

And I heard a voice from heaven
The same with the voices heard in heaven upon the sounding of the seventh trumpet, ( Revelation 11:15 ) ;

as the voice of many waters;
very loud, and uttered by a great multitude of people, signified by waters in this book, ( Revelation 17:15 ) ; the same with those that praise the Lord for the destruction of antichrist, and for the marriage of the Lamb, ( Revelation 19:1-7 ) ;

and as the voice of a great thunder;
to which the Gospel may be compared for its open, loud publication, being heard far and near, as thunder is:

and I heard the voice of harpers, harping with their harps;
that is, singing the praises of God, for the fall of Babylon, the happy state and condition of the church, and the blessings of grace; the harp being a musical instrument, used under the Old Testament in singing praise: Brightman thinks that these different sounds represent the course of Gospel doctrine, and the church's voice throughout the reign of antichrist; that when the church first went into the wilderness, her voice was like the murmuring of waters, confused and indistinct; when she began to revive under the Waldenses and Albigenses, Wickliff, Huss her voice was like thunder, loud and terrible; and at the Reformation, it was as the voice of harpers, when confessions of faith were published with sweet harmony and consent. Others have thought that the different properties and efficacy of the Gospel are designed; as its rapidity and irresistible force, by the many waters; its striking and shaking the consciences of men, by the thunder, Christ's ministers being sometimes "Boanergeses", sons of thunder; and its harmonious music, pleasant sound, peace, joy, and comfort it brings, by the voice of harpers. The Alexandrian copy, the Complutensian edition, the Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions, read, "the voice which I heard was as harpers"

Apocalipse 14:2 In-Context

1 E olhei, e eis o Cordeiro em pé sobre o Monte Sião, e com ele cento e quarenta e quatro mil, que traziam na fronte escrito o nome dele e o nome de seu Pai.

2 E ouvi uma voz do céu, como a voz de muitas águas, e como a voz de um grande trovão e a voz que ouvi era como de harpistas, que tocavam as suas harpas.

3 E cantavam um cântico novo diante do trono, e diante dos quatro seres viventes e dos anciãos; e ninguém podia aprender aquele cântico, senão os cento e quarenta e quatro mil, aqueles que foram comprados da terra.

4 Estes são os que não se contaminaram com mulheres; porque são virgens. Estes são os que seguem o Cordeiro para onde quer que vá. Estes foram comprados dentre os homens para serem as primícias para Deus e para o Cordeiro.

5 E na sua boca não se achou engano; porque são irrepreensíveis.