Qǐshìlù 17:7

7 Tiānshǐ duì wǒ shuō , nǐ wèishénme xīqí ne . wǒ yào jiāng zhè nǚrén hé tuó zhe tāde nà qī tóu shí jiǎo shòu de àomì gàosu nǐ .

Qǐshìlù 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 ) .

Qǐshìlù 17:7 In-Context

5 Zaì tā é shàng yǒumíng xiĕ zhe shuō , àomì zāi , dà Bābǐlún , zuò shìshang de yín fù hé yīqiè kĕ zēng zhī wù de mǔ .

6 Wǒ yòu kànjian nà nǚrén hē zuì le shèngtú de xiĕ , hé wèi Yēsū zuò jiànzhèng zhī rén de xiĕ . wǒ kànjian tā , jiù dàdà de xīqí .

7 Tiānshǐ duì wǒ shuō , nǐ wèishénme xīqí ne . wǒ yào jiāng zhè nǚrén hé tuó zhe tāde nà qī tóu shí jiǎo shòu de àomì gàosu nǐ .

8 Nǐ suǒ kànjian de shòu , xiānqián yǒu , rújīn méiyǒu . jiāngyào cóng wúdǐkēng lǐ shàng lái , yòu yào guīyú chénlún . fán zhù zaì dì shàng míngzi cóng chuàngshì yǐlái méiyǒu jì zaì shēngmìng cè shàng de , jiàn xiānqián yǒu , rújīn méiyǒu , yǐhòu zaì yǒude shòu , jiù bì xīqí .

9 Zhìhuì de xīn zaì cǐ kĕyǐ sīxiǎng . nà qī tóu jiù shì nǚrén suǒ zuò de qī zuò shān .