Apocalipsis 17:7

7 «¿Por qué te asombras tanto? —preguntó el ángel—. Te explicaré el misterio de esta mujer y de la bestia con siete cabezas y diez cuernos sobre la que ella está sentada.

Apocalipsis 17:7 Meaning and Commentary

Revelation 17:7

And the angel said unto me
The same as in ( Revelation 17:1 )

wherefore didst thou marvel?
which is not said by way of reproof, as questions of this kind sometimes are, ( Acts 3:12 ) for John did not wonder at her with a sinful admiration, so as to have her in great veneration, and to do homage and worship to her, as the inhabitants of the world wondered after the beast, ( Revelation 13:3 ) ( 17:8 ) but his admiration was an amazement, or stupefaction of mind, joined with indignation at her; and this is said by the angel to lead on to what he had to declare unto him.

I will tell thee the mystery of the woman;
that is, what is mysteriously or mystically designed by her; for till it was made known to John by the angel, it was a mystery to him; and when it was revealed, the interpretation is given in such an obscure manner, that it is only understood by the mind that has spiritual wisdom; and still remains a mystery to carnal men, just as the Gospel itself does. The hidden meaning of this woman, or the mystery of her, is told by the angel in ( Revelation 17:18 ) .

And of the beast that carried her, which hath the seven heads, and
ten horns;
the mystical sense of the beast, its heads and horns, and which is also delivered in a mysterious manner, is given in ( Revelation 17:8-12 ) .

Apocalipsis 17:7 In-Context

5 Tenía escrito en la frente un nombre misterioso: Babilonia la grande, madre de todas las prostitutas y obscenidades del mundo.

6 Pude ver que ella estaba borracha, borracha de la sangre del pueblo santo de Dios, es decir los que testificaron de Jesús. Me quedé mirándola totalmente asombrado.

7 «¿Por qué te asombras tanto? —preguntó el ángel—. Te explicaré el misterio de esta mujer y de la bestia con siete cabezas y diez cuernos sobre la que ella está sentada.

8 La bestia que viste, antes vivía pero ya no. Sin embargo, pronto subirá del abismo sin fondo
e irá a la destrucción eterna. Los que pertenecen a este mundo cuyos nombres no fueron escritos en el libro de la vida antes de la creación del mundo, se asombrarán al ver la reaparición de esta bestia, que había muerto.

9 »Aquí se requiere una mente con entendimiento: las siete cabezas de la bestia representan las siete colinas donde la mujer gobierna. También representan siete reyes: