Apocalipse 11:16

16 Os vinte e quatro anciãos que estavam assentados em seus tronos diante de Deus prostraram-se sobre seus rostos e adoraram a Deus,

Apocalipse 11:16 Meaning and Commentary

Revelation 11:16

And the four and twenty elders
The same with those in ( Revelation 4:4 ) ;

which sat before God on their seats;
as they are also there described; and which may be expressive of their enjoyment of the divine Presence; and also of their quiet and undisturbed situation, being restored to their former places, which they now possess without molestation and interruption; for as these are the representatives of Gospel churches in all ages, they were with the church in the wilderness during the 1260 days, or years: hence we hear nothing of them from the time of the sealing of the hundred and forty and four thousand, and during the sounding of the trumpets; but now they are restored to their former seats, and upon this wonderful change of things in the world, they

fell upon their faces and worshipped God;
in a very humble and reverential posture, and in a way of praise and thanksgiving.

Apocalipse 11:16 In-Context

14 O segundo ai passou; o terceiro ai virá em breve.
15 O sétimo anjo tocou a sua trombeta, e houve fortes vozes nos céus, que diziam:“O reino do mundose tornou de nosso Senhor e do seu Cristo,e ele reinará para todo o sempre”.
16 Os vinte e quatro anciãos que estavam assentados em seus tronos diante de Deus prostraram-se sobre seus rostos e adoraram a Deus,
17 dizendo:“Graças te damos, Senhor Deus todo-poderoso,que és e que eras,porque assumiste o teu grande podere começaste a reinar.
18 As nações se iraram;e chegou a tua ira.Chegou o tempo de julgares os mortose de recompensares os teus servos,os profetas, os teus santose os que temem o teu nome,tanto pequenos como grandes,e de destruir os que destroem a terra”.
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