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Apocalipsis 1
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1 Esta es la revelación de Jesucristo, que Dios le dio para mostrar a sus siervos lo que sin demora tiene que suceder. Jesucristo envió a su ángel para dar a conocer la revelación a su siervo Juan, 2 quien por su parte da fe de la verdad, escribiendo todo lo que vio, a saber, la palabra de Dios y el testimonio de Jesucristo. 3 Dichoso el que lee y dichosos los que escuchan las palabras de este mensaje profético y hacen caso de lo que aquí está escrito, porque el tiempo de su cumplimiento está cerca.

Saludos y doxología

4 Yo, Juan,

escribo a las siete iglesias que están en la provincia de Asia:

Gracia y paz a vosotros de parte de aquel que es y que era y que ha de venir; y de parte de los siete espíritus que están delante de su trono; 5 y de parte de Jesucristo, el testigo fiel, el primogénito de la resurrección, el soberano de los reyes de la tierra.

Al que nos ama
    y por su sangre
    nos ha librado de nuestros pecados,
6 al que ha hecho de nosotros un reino,
    sacerdotes al servicio de Dios su Padre,
¡a él sea la gloria y el poder
    por los siglos de los siglos! Amén.

7 ¡Mirad que viene en las nubes!
    Y todos le verán con sus propios ojos,
    incluso quienes le traspasaron;
y por él harán lamentación
    todos los pueblos de la tierra.
            ¡Así será! Amén.

8 «Yo soy el Alfa y la Omega —dice el Señor Dios—, el que es y que era y que ha de venir, el Todopoderoso».

Alguien semejante al Hijo del hombre

9 Yo, Juan, vuestro hermano y compañero en el sufrimiento, en el reino y en la perseverancia que tenemos en unión con Jesús, estaba en la isla de Patmos por causa de la palabra de Dios y del testimonio de Jesús. 10 En el día del Señor vino sobre mí el Espíritu, y oí detrás de mí una voz fuerte, como de trompeta, 11 que decía: «Escribe en un libro lo que veas y envíalo a las siete iglesias: a Éfeso, a Esmirna, a Pérgamo, a Tiatira, a Sardis, a Filadelfia y a Laodicea».

12 Me volví para ver de quién era la voz que me hablaba y, al volverme, vi siete candelabros de oro. 13 En medio de los candelabros estaba alguien «semejante al Hijo del hombre»,[a] vestido con una túnica que le llegaba hasta los pies y ceñido con una banda de oro a la altura del pecho. 14 Su cabellera lucía como la lana blanca, como la nieve; y sus ojos resplandecían como llama de fuego. 15 Sus pies parecían bronce al rojo vivo en un horno, y su voz era tan fuerte como el estruendo de una catarata. 16 En su mano derecha tenía siete estrellas, y de su boca salía una aguda espada de dos filos. Su rostro era como el sol cuando brilla en todo su esplendor.

17 Al verlo, caí a sus pies como muerto; pero él, poniendo su mano derecha sobre mí, me dijo: «No tengas miedo. Yo soy el Primero y el Último, 18 y el que vive. Estuve muerto, pero ahora vivo por los siglos de los siglos, y tengo las llaves de la muerte y del infierno.[b]

19 »Escribe, pues, lo que has visto, lo que sucede ahora y lo que sucederá después. 20 Esta es la explicación del misterio de las siete estrellas que viste en mi mano derecha, y de los siete candelabros de oro: las siete estrellas son los ángeles[c] de las siete iglesias, y los siete candelabros son las siete iglesias.

Footnotes

  1. 1:13 Dn 7:13
  2. 1:18 infierno. Lit. Hades.
  3. 1:20 ángeles. Alt. mensajeros.
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Apocalipsis 1
Dios Habla Hoy

1 Ésta es la revelación que Dios hizo a Jesucristo, para que él mostrara a sus siervos lo que pronto ha de suceder. Jesucristo lo ha dado a conocer enviando su ángel a su siervo Juan, 2 el cual ha dicho la verdad de todo lo que vio, y es testigo del mensaje de Dios confirmado por Jesucristo.

3 Dichoso el que lee y dichosos los que escuchan la lectura de este mensaje profético, y hacen caso de lo que aquí está escrito, porque ya se acerca el tiempo.

4 Juan saluda a las siete iglesias de la provincia de Asia. Reciban ustedes gracia y paz de parte del que es y era y ha de venir, y de parte de los siete espíritus que están delante de su trono, 5 y también de parte de Jesucristo, testigo fiel, que fue el primero en resucitar y tiene autoridad sobre los reyes de la tierra. Cristo nos ama, y nos ha librado de nuestros pecados derramando su sangre, 6 y ha hecho de nosotros un reino; nos ha hecho sacerdotes al servicio de su Dios y Padre. ¡Que la gloria y el poder sean suyos para siempre! Amén.

7 ¡Cristo viene en las nubes!
Todos lo verán,
incluso los que lo traspasaron;
y todos los pueblos del mundo
harán duelo por él.
Sí, amén.

8 «Yo soy el alfa y la omega,» dice el Señor, el Dios todopoderoso, el que es y era y ha de venir.

Visión preparatoria

9 Yo, Juan, soy hermano de ustedes, y por mi unión con Jesús tengo parte con ustedes en el reino de Dios, en los sufrimientos y en la fortaleza para soportarlos. Por haber anunciado el mensaje de Dios confirmado por Jesús, me encontraba yo en la isla llamada Patmos. 10 Y sucedió que en el día del Señor quedé bajo el poder del Espíritu, y oí detrás de mí una fuerte voz, como un toque de trompeta, 11 que me decía: «Escribe en un libro lo que ves, y mándalo a las siete iglesias de la provincia de Asia: a Éfeso, Esmirna, Pérgamo, Tiatira, Sardes, Filadelfia y Laodicea.»

12 Me volví para ver de quién era la voz que me hablaba; y al hacerlo vi siete candelabros de oro, 13 y en medio de los siete candelabros vi a alguien que parecía ser un hijo de hombre, vestido con una ropa que le llegaba hasta los pies y con un cinturón de oro a la altura del pecho. 14 Sus cabellos eran blancos como la lana, o como la nieve, y sus ojos parecían llamas de fuego. 15 Sus pies brillaban como bronce pulido, fundido en un horno; y su voz era tan fuerte como el ruido de una cascada. 16 En su mano derecha tenía siete estrellas, y de su boca salía una aguda espada de dos filos. Su cara era como el sol cuando brilla en todo su esplendor.

17 Al verlo, caí a sus pies como muerto. Pero él, poniendo su mano derecha sobre mí, me dijo: «No tengas miedo; yo soy el primero y el último, 18 y el que vive. Estuve muerto, pero ahora vivo para siempre. Yo tengo las llaves del reino de la muerte. 19 Escribe lo que has visto: lo que ahora hay y lo que va a haber después. 20 Éste es el secreto de las siete estrellas que has visto en mi mano derecha, y de los siete candelabros de oro: las siete estrellas representan a los ángeles de las siete iglesias, y los siete candelabros representan a las siete iglesias.

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Revelation 1
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The Revelation of Jesus Christ

1 This is the [a]revelation of Jesus Christ [His unveiling of the divine mysteries], which God [the Father] gave to Him to show to His bond-servants (believers) the things which must soon take place [in their entirety]; and He sent and communicated it by His angel (divine messenger) to His bond-servant John, 2 who testified and gave supporting evidence to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to everything that he saw [in his visions]. 3 [b]Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and who keep the things which are written in it [heeding them and taking them to heart]; for the time [of fulfillment] is near.

Message to the Seven Churches

4 [c]John, to the seven churches that are in [the province of] [d]Asia: [e]Grace [be granted] to you and peace [inner calm and spiritual well-being], from Him Who is [existing forever] and Who was [continually existing in the past] and Who is to come, and from [f]the seven Spirits that are before His throne,(A) 5 and from Jesus Christ, the [g]faithful and trustworthy Witness, the [h]Firstborn of the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who [always] loves us and who [has once for all] [i]freed us [or washed us] from our sins by His own blood (His sacrificial death)—(B) 6 and formed us into a kingdom [as His subjects], [j]priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and the power and the majesty and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.(C) 7 Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes (nations) of the earth will mourn over Him [realizing their sin and guilt, and anticipating the coming wrath]. [k]So it is to be. Amen.(D)

8 “I am the [l]Alpha and the Omega [the Beginning and the End],” says the Lord God, “Who is [existing forever] and Who was [continually existing in the past] and Who is to come, the Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all].”(E)

The Patmos Vision

9 I, John, your brother and companion in the [m]tribulation and kingdom and patient endurance which are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos, [exiled there] because of [my preaching of] the word of God [regarding eternal salvation] and the testimony of Jesus Christ. 10 I was in the [n]Spirit [in special communication with the Holy Spirit and empowered to receive and record the revelation from Jesus Christ] on the [o]Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like the sound of a trumpet, 11 saying, “Write on a scroll what you see [in this revelation], and send it to the [p]seven churches—to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.”

12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And after turning I saw seven golden lampstands; 13 and in the midst of the lampstands I saw someone [q]like the Son of Man, dressed in a robe reaching to His feet, and with a golden sash wrapped around His chest.(F) 14 His head and His hair were white like white wool, [glistening white] like snow; and His [all-seeing] eyes were [flashing] like a flame of fire [piercing into my being].(G) 15 His feet were like burnished [white-hot] bronze, refined in a furnace, and His voice was [powerful] like the sound of many waters.(H) 16 In His right hand He held seven stars, and from His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword [of judgment]; and His face [reflecting His majesty and the [r]Shekinah glory] was like the sun shining in [all] its power [at midday].(I)

17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as though dead. And He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last [absolute Deity, the Son of God],(J) 18 and the Ever-living One [living in and beyond all time and space]. I died, but see, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of [absolute control and victory over] death and of Hades (the realm of the dead). 19 So write the things [s]which you have seen [in the vision], and the things [t]which are [now happening], and the things [u]which will take place after these things. 20 As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels ([v]divine messengers) of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:1 The God-given disclosures contained in this book relate to both Christ and future events.
  2. Revelation 1:3 This is the first of the seven promised blessings (beatitudes) of the Revelation. See also 14:13; 16:15; 19:9; 20:6; 22:7, 14.
  3. Revelation 1:4 John and his brother James were among the first apostles chosen by Jesus, and were the sons of Zebedee and Salome. In addition to the Revelation, John wrote the Gospel and the three letters that bear his name.
  4. Revelation 1:4 The Roman province of Asia (now western Turkey) was formed in 129 b.c.
  5. Revelation 1:4 Like Paul, the apostle John takes the standard Jewish greeting of “Peace [Heb shalom] to you” and modifies it by adding grace, without which no one could obtain peace with God.
  6. Revelation 1:4 A literal translation, perhaps referring to the perfect fullness of the ministry of the Holy Spirit.
  7. Revelation 1:5 Lit the witness, the faithful.
  8. Revelation 1:5 Jesus was not the first person to be brought back to life, since He raised others from the dead (the most notable being Lazarus, John 11), but they had to experience death again. Jesus is the first to be restored to life with a glorified (immortal, everlasting) body, never again to die. The word Firstborn may point not only to Jesus’ own resurrection but also to His divine power to resurrect others. The Firstborn (preeminent) is given power over all things.
  9. Revelation 1:5 Some manuscripts use “freed” (lusanti) while others use “washed” (lousanti). Either reading conveys a similar theological conclusion: Jesus has taken away our sins by His blood.
  10. Revelation 1:6 All Christians become priests to God in order to offer spiritual sacrifices (1 Pet 2:5) and proclaim His praises (1 Pet 2:9), and they will reign with Christ in the Millennium (20:6).
  11. Revelation 1:7 Lit Yes, amen.
  12. Revelation 1:8 An expression of God’s absolute supremacy over all things.
  13. Revelation 1:9 I.e. persecution because of one’s faith.
  14. Revelation 1:10 Or spirit. The Greek wording is not decisive, so John could be referring either to being in special communion with the Holy Spirit, or to being in a trance-like state in his own spirit like that experienced by Peter at Joppa (cf Acts 10:10, 11).
  15. Revelation 1:10 The early church used this term to refer to Sunday, the day of Jesus’ resurrection. The term Kyriake is also the regular word for Sunday in modern Greek.
  16. Revelation 1:11 These were actual churches in Asia Minor (now western Turkey), and in John’s time there would have been only one church body in each of the cities. They are mentioned in the order in which they would be visited by a messenger traveling northward on the imperial road from Ephesus to Laodicea.
  17. Revelation 1:13 Or like a son of man. The phrase is a translation of a Hebrew idiom which refers to a man, and John could simply be describing his first impression. But since this proves to be a vision of Christ (v 18), John probably is referring to Him by the title that Jesus so often applied to Himself, a title originating in the Messianic prophecy of Daniel.
  18. Revelation 1:16 The visible, divine Presence.
  19. Revelation 1:19 I.e. the vision of ch 1.
  20. Revelation 1:19 I.e. the events of the present moment (chs 2; 3).
  21. Revelation 1:19 I.e. the events to come in chs 4-22, after the messages to the churches in chs 2; 3.
  22. Revelation 1:20 The Greek word for “messenger” is aggelos. When the word is referring to a heavenly being, it is usually not translated, but rather transliterated as “angel”; that is, the Greek letters are converted to their English equivalents, based on the sound of the Greek word. When the word is referring to a human, it is instead translated as “messenger” or the equivalent. So whether “angel” or “messenger” is used depends on the context.
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Revelation 1
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Prologue

1 The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave(A) him to show his servants what must soon take place.(B) He made it known by sending his angel(C) to his servant John,(D) 2 who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God(E) and the testimony of Jesus Christ.(F) 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it,(G) because the time is near.(H)

Greetings and Doxology

4 John,

To the seven churches(I) in the province of Asia:

Grace and peace to you(J) from him who is, and who was, and who is to come,(K) and from the seven spirits[a](L) before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness,(M) the firstborn from the dead,(N) and the ruler of the kings of the earth.(O)

To him who loves us(P) and has freed us from our sins by his blood,(Q) 6 and has made us to be a kingdom and priests(R) to serve his God and Father(S)—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.(T)

7 “Look, he is coming with the clouds,”[b](U)
    and “every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him”;(V)
    and all peoples on earth “will mourn(W) because of him.”[c]
So shall it be! Amen.

8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,”(X) says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come,(Y) the Almighty.”(Z)

John’s Vision of Christ

9 I, John,(AA) your brother and companion in the suffering(AB) and kingdom(AC) and patient endurance(AD) that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God(AE) and the testimony of Jesus.(AF) 10 On the Lord’s Day(AG) I was in the Spirit,(AH) and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,(AI) 11 which said: “Write on a scroll what you see(AJ) and send it to the seven churches:(AK) to Ephesus,(AL) Smyrna,(AM) Pergamum,(AN) Thyatira,(AO) Sardis,(AP) Philadelphia(AQ) and Laodicea.”(AR)

12 I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands,(AS) 13 and among the lampstands(AT) was someone like a son of man,[d](AU) dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet(AV) and with a golden sash around his chest.(AW) 14 The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire.(AX) 15 His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace,(AY) and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.(AZ) 16 In his right hand he held seven stars,(BA) and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword.(BB) His face was like the sun(BC) shining in all its brilliance.

17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet(BD) as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me(BE) and said: “Do not be afraid.(BF) I am the First and the Last.(BG) 18 I am the Living One; I was dead,(BH) and now look, I am alive for ever and ever!(BI) And I hold the keys of death and Hades.(BJ)

19 “Write, therefore, what you have seen,(BK) what is now and what will take place later. 20 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand(BL) and of the seven golden lampstands(BM) is this: The seven stars are the angels[e] of the seven churches,(BN) and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.(BO)

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:4 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
  2. Revelation 1:7 Daniel 7:13
  3. Revelation 1:7 Zech. 12:10
  4. Revelation 1:13 See Daniel 7:13.
  5. Revelation 1:20 Or messengers
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