Apocalipse 17:7

7 Ao que o anjo me disse: Por que te admiraste? Eu te direi o mistério da mulher, e da besta que a leva, a qual tem sete cabeças e dez chifres.

Apocalipse 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 ) .

Apocalipse 17:7 In-Context

5 e na sua fronte estava escrito um nome simbólico: A grande Babilônia, a mãe das prostituições e das abominações da terra.

6 E vi que a mulher estava embriagada com o sangue dos santos e com o sangue dos mártires de Jesus. Quando a vi, maravilhei-me com grande admiração.

7 Ao que o anjo me disse: Por que te admiraste? Eu te direi o mistério da mulher, e da besta que a leva, a qual tem sete cabeças e dez chifres.

8 A besta que viste era e já não é; todavia está para subir do abismo, e vai-se para a perdição; e os que habitam sobre a terra e cujos nomes não estão escritos no livro da vida desde a fundação do mundo se admirarão, quando virem a besta que era e já não é, e que tornará a vir.

9 Aqui está a mente que tem sabedoria. As sete cabeças são sete montes, sobre os quais a mulher está assentada;