Fórmula da aliança e o povo de Deus em Apocalipse 21.3 e 7 em relação a Gênesis 17.7-8
Palavras-chave:
Fórmula da Aliança, Vínculo, Povo, Tabernáculo, Nova Jerusalém, VencedorResumo
O presente artigo busca esclarecer a identidade do povo de Deus em Apocalipse 21.3 e 7 em relação a Gênesis 17.7-8 por meio da fórmula da aliança, que indica: “Eu serei o seu Deus, e vocês serão o meu povo.” Basicamente, a relação de aliança no Antigo Testamento sempre se refere aos israelitas, entre Deus e o seu povo, Israel. Contudo, Apocalipse 21.3 não parece seguir a descrição típica da outra parte da aliança, o povo de Israel. Com base em Apocalipse 5.9-10 e 7.9, o autor do Apocalipse designa a identificação do povo como sendo de “toda tribo, língua, povo e nação.” Este artigo, concentrando-se na primeira fórmula da aliança, em Gênesis 17.7-8, e na última fórmula da aliança, em Apocalipse 21.3 e 7, na Bíblia, esclarece quem é o povo de Deus por meio da relação de aliança encontrada nas duas passagens. Primeiramente, este artigo aborda a origem e a função da fórmula da aliança nas Escrituras, partindo do conceito básico da própria aliança. Em segundo lugar, o artigo analisa a relação entre Apocalipse 21.3 e 7 e Gênesis 17.7-8 em conexão com a presença de Deus entre os homens e, em seguida, com os vencedores por meio da fórmula da aliança.
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