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Alegría en el cielo

19 Después de esto, me pareció escuchar en el cielo las fuertes voces de muchísimas personas, que gritaban:

«¡Que todos alaben al Señor!
Nuestro Dios es poderoso,
y nos ha salvado.
Por eso le pertenecen
el poder y la gloria,
porque Dios juzga con justicia
y de acuerdo con la verdad.

»Castigó a la gran prostituta,[a]
que enseñó a todo el mundo
a adorar a dioses falsos.
Fue castigada por haber matado
a los servidores de Dios.»

Después volvieron a decir:

«¡Que todos alaben a Dios!
Pues el humo del fuego
que hace arder a la gran prostituta,
nunca dejará de subir.»

Los veinticuatro ancianos y los cuatro seres vivientes se inclinaron hasta tocar el suelo, diciendo: «¡Así sea! ¡Que todos alaben a Dios!» Y adoraron a Dios, que estaba sentado en el trono.

Entonces oí una voz que venía del trono, la cual decía:

«¡Que todos alaben a nuestro Dios!
¡Que lo alabe todo el mundo,
los poderosos y los humildes,
los que lo sirven y lo honran!»

Alabanza

Entonces me pareció oír las voces de mucha gente. Era como el sonido de cataratas y de fuertes truenos, y decían:

«¡Que todos alaben a Dios,
el Señor todopoderoso,
porque él ha comenzado a reinar!

»Alegrémonos,
llenémonos de gozo y alabémoslo,
porque ha llegado el día
de la boda del Cordero.[b]

»Ya está lista su esposa,[c] la cual es la iglesia;
Dios la ha vestido de lino fino,
limpio y brillante.»

Ese lino fino representa el bien que hace el pueblo de Dios.

El ángel me dijo: «Escribe esto: Benditos sean todos los que han sido invitados a la cena de bodas del Cordero.»

Y luego añadió: «Esto lo dice Dios, y él no miente.»

10 Entonces me arrodillé a los pies del ángel, para adorarlo, pero él me dijo: «¡No lo hagas! Adora a Dios, pues yo también le sirvo, igual que tú y que todos los que siguen confiando en el mensaje que les dio Jesús.»

Porque el mensaje que Jesús enseñó es lo que anima a la gente a seguir anunciándolo.

La victoria del jinete

11 Entonces vi el cielo abierto, y allí estaba un caballo blanco. El que lo montaba se llamaba Fiel y Verdadero, porque era justo cuando gobernaba o cuando iba a la guerra. 12 Sus ojos parecían llamas de fuego; llevaba muchas coronas en su cabeza, y tenía escrito un nombre que sólo él conocía. 13 Estaba vestido con ropa teñida de sangre, y su nombre era: «El Mensaje de Dios». 14 Los ejércitos del cielo, vestidos de lino fino, blanco y limpio, lo seguían montados en caballos blancos. 15 De su boca salía una espada afilada, que representa su mensaje poderoso; con esa espada conquistará a todos los países. Los gobernará con fuerza, y él mismo exprimirá las uvas para sacar el vino que representa el terrible enojo del Dios todopoderoso. 16 En su manto, y sobre el muslo, llevaba escrito este título: «El rey más poderoso de todo el universo».

17 Vi entonces que un ángel estaba de pie, en el sol, y que les gritaba a las aves de rapiña[d] que vuelan en lo alto del cielo:

«Vengan y reúnanse para la gran cena de Dios. 18 Comerán carne de reyes, de jefes militares y de valientes guerreros. También comerán la carne de los caballos y de sus jinetes; comerán carne de toda clase: de gente libre y de esclavos, de gente importante y de gente poco importante.»

19 Entonces vi al monstruo y a los reyes del mundo con sus ejércitos. Se habían reunido para pelear contra el que estaba montado en aquel caballo blanco, y contra su ejército. 20 El monstruo fue capturado, junto con el falso profeta que en su presencia había hecho maravillas. El falso profeta había engañado con milagros a los que se dejaron poner la marca del monstruo y adoraron su estatua. Los dos fueron lanzados vivos a un lago donde el azufre arde en llamas. 21 Luego, con la espada que salía de su boca, el que estaba sentado sobre el caballo blanco mató a todos los soldados del monstruo. Y las aves de rapiña se dieron un banquete con la carne de ellos.

Footnotes

  1. Apocalipsis 19:2 La gran prostituta: Véase la nota en 17.1.
  2. Apocalipsis 19:7 El Cordero: Véase la nota 4 en 5.6.
  3. Apocalipsis 19:7 Su esposa: Es decir, todo el pueblo de Dios. En la Biblia, la relación entre Dios y su pueblo es muchas veces comparada con la relación matrimonial.
  4. Apocalipsis 19:17 Aves de rapiña: Se refiere a las aves que comen la carne de animales o personas muertas, como el buitre o el zopilote.

Alabanzas en el cielo

19 Después de esto oí una gran voz de gran multitud en el cielo, que decía: ¡Aleluya! Salvación y honra y gloria y poder son del Señor Dios nuestro; porque sus juicios son verdaderos y justos; pues ha juzgado a la gran ramera que ha corrompido a la tierra con su fornicación, y ha vengado la sangre de sus siervos de la mano de ella.(A) Otra vez dijeron: ¡Aleluya! Y el humo de ella sube por los siglos de los siglos.(B) Y los veinticuatro ancianos y los cuatro seres vivientes se postraron en tierra y adoraron a Dios, que estaba sentado en el trono, y decían: ¡Amén! ¡Aleluya! Y salió del trono una voz que decía: Alabad a nuestro Dios todos sus siervos, y los que le teméis, así pequeños como grandes.(C) Y oí como la voz de una gran multitud, como el estruendo de muchas aguas,(D) y como la voz de grandes truenos, que decía: ¡Aleluya, porque el Señor nuestro Dios Todopoderoso reina! Gocémonos y alegrémonos y démosle gloria; porque han llegado las bodas del Cordero, y su esposa se ha preparado. Y a ella se le ha concedido que se vista de lino fino, limpio y resplandeciente; porque el lino fino es las acciones justas de los santos.

La cena de las bodas del Cordero

Y el ángel me dijo: Escribe: Bienaventurados los que son llamados a la cena de las bodas(E) del Cordero. Y me dijo: Estas son palabras verdaderas de Dios. 10 Yo me postré a sus pies para adorarle. Y él me dijo: Mira, no lo hagas; yo soy consiervo tuyo, y de tus hermanos que retienen el testimonio de Jesús. Adora a Dios; porque el testimonio de Jesús es el espíritu de la profecía.

El jinete del caballo blanco

11 Entonces vi el cielo abierto;(F) y he aquí un caballo blanco, y el que lo montaba se llamaba Fiel y Verdadero, y con justicia juzga y pelea. 12 Sus ojos eran como llama de fuego,(G) y había en su cabeza muchas diademas; y tenía un nombre escrito que ninguno conocía sino él mismo. 13 Estaba vestido de una ropa teñida en sangre; y su nombre es: EL VERBO DE DIOS. 14 Y los ejércitos celestiales, vestidos de lino finísimo, blanco y limpio, le seguían en caballos blancos. 15 De su boca sale una espada aguda, para herir con ella a las naciones, y él las regirá con vara de hierro;(H) y él pisa el lagar del vino del furor y de la ira del Dios Todopoderoso.(I) 16 Y en su vestidura y en su muslo tiene escrito este nombre: REY DE REYES Y SEÑOR DE SEÑORES.

17 Y vi a un ángel que estaba en pie en el sol, y clamó a gran voz, diciendo a todas las aves que vuelan en medio del cielo: Venid, y congregaos a la gran cena de Dios, 18 para que comáis carnes de reyes y de capitanes, y carnes de fuertes, carnes de caballos y de sus jinetes, y carnes de todos, libres y esclavos, pequeños y grandes.(J) 19 Y vi a la bestia, a los reyes de la tierra y a sus ejércitos, reunidos para guerrear contra el que montaba el caballo, y contra su ejército. 20 Y la bestia fue apresada, y con ella el falso profeta que había hecho delante de ella las señales con las cuales había engañado a los que recibieron la marca de la bestia, y habían adorado su imagen.(K) Estos dos fueron lanzados vivos dentro de un lago de fuego que arde con azufre. 21 Y los demás fueron muertos con la espada que salía de la boca del que montaba el caballo, y todas las aves se saciaron de las carnes de ellos.

Rejoicing in Heaven

19 After this I heard (A)what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out,

“Hallelujah!
(B)Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
    for (C)his judgments are true and just;
for he has judged (D)the great prostitute
    who corrupted the earth with her immorality,
and (E)has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”

Once more they cried out,

“Hallelujah!
(F)The smoke from her goes up forever and ever.”

And (G)the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!” And from the throne came a voice saying,

(H)“Praise our God,
    all you his servants,
(I)you who fear him,
    small and great.”

The Marriage Supper of the Lamb

Then I heard what seemed to be (J)the voice of a great multitude, like (K)the roar of many waters and (L)like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out,

“Hallelujah!
For the Lord our God
    the Almighty (M)reigns.
Let us rejoice and exult
    and give him the glory,
for (N)the marriage of the Lamb has come,
    and (O)his Bride has made herself ready;
(P)it was granted her to clothe herself
    with fine linen, bright and pure”—

for the fine linen is (Q)the righteous deeds of the saints.

And the angel said[a] to me, “Write this: (R)Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, (S)“These are the true words of God.” 10 Then (T)I fell down at his feet to worship him, (U)but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to (V)the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

The Rider on a White Horse

11 Then I saw (W)heaven opened, and behold, (X)a white horse! The one sitting on it is called (Y)Faithful and True, and (Z)in righteousness he judges and makes war. 12 (AA)His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are (AB)many diadems, and he has (AC)a name written that no one knows but himself. 13 He is clothed in (AD)a robe dipped in[b] blood, and the name by which he is called is (AE)The Word of God. 14 And the armies of heaven, (AF)arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, (AG)were following him on white horses. 15 (AH)From his mouth comes a sharp sword (AI)with which to strike down the nations, and (AJ)he will rule[c] them with a rod of iron. (AK)He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh (AL)he has a name written, (AM)King of kings and Lord of lords.

17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to (AN)all the birds that fly directly overhead, (AO)“Come, gather for (AP)the great supper of God, 18 (AQ)to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave,[d] both small and great.” 19 And I saw (AR)the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies (AS)gathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army. 20 And the beast was captured, and with it (AT)the false prophet (AU)who in its presence[e] had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who (AV)worshiped its image. These two were (AW)thrown alive into the lake of (AX)fire that burns with sulfur. 21 And the rest were slain by the sword (AY)that came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and (AZ)all the birds were gorged with their flesh.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 19:9 Greek he said
  2. Revelation 19:13 Some manuscripts sprinkled with
  3. Revelation 19:15 Greek shepherd
  4. Revelation 19:18 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
  5. Revelation 19:20 Or on its behalf

19 And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:

For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

And again they said, Alleluia And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.

And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.

And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.

And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.

Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.

13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.

14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords.

17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;

18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.

19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.

20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

Threefold Hallelujah Over Babylon’s Fall

19 After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude(A) in heaven shouting:

“Hallelujah!(B)
Salvation(C) and glory and power(D) belong to our God,
    for true and just are his judgments.(E)
He has condemned the great prostitute(F)
    who corrupted the earth by her adulteries.
He has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”(G)

And again they shouted:

“Hallelujah!(H)
The smoke from her goes up for ever and ever.”(I)

The twenty-four elders(J) and the four living creatures(K) fell down(L) and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they cried:

“Amen, Hallelujah!”(M)

Then a voice came from the throne, saying:

“Praise our God,
    all you his servants,(N)
you who fear him,
    both great and small!”(O)

Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude,(P) like the roar of rushing waters(Q) and like loud peals of thunder, shouting:

“Hallelujah!(R)
    For our Lord God Almighty(S) reigns.(T)
Let us rejoice and be glad
    and give him glory!(U)
For the wedding of the Lamb(V) has come,
    and his bride(W) has made herself ready.
Fine linen,(X) bright and clean,
    was given her to wear.”

(Fine linen stands for the righteous acts(Y) of God’s holy people.)

Then the angel said to me,(Z) “Write this:(AA) Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!”(AB) And he added, “These are the true words of God.”(AC)

10 At this I fell at his feet to worship him.(AD) But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers and sisters who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God!(AE) For it is the Spirit of prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus.”(AF)

The Heavenly Warrior Defeats the Beast

11 I saw heaven standing open(AG) and there before me was a white horse, whose rider(AH) is called Faithful and True.(AI) With justice he judges and wages war.(AJ) 12 His eyes are like blazing fire,(AK) and on his head are many crowns.(AL) He has a name written on him(AM) that no one knows but he himself.(AN) 13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood,(AO) and his name is the Word of God.(AP) 14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen,(AQ) white(AR) and clean. 15 Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword(AS) with which to strike down(AT) the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.”[a](AU) He treads the winepress(AV) of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:(AW)

king of kings and lord of lords.(AX)

17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds(AY) flying in midair,(AZ) “Come,(BA) gather together for the great supper of God,(BB) 18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and the mighty, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people,(BC) free and slave,(BD) great and small.”(BE)

19 Then I saw the beast(BF) and the kings of the earth(BG) and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse(BH) and his army. 20 But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet(BI) who had performed the signs(BJ) on its behalf.(BK) With these signs he had deluded(BL) those who had received the mark of the beast(BM) and worshiped its image.(BN) The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake(BO) of burning sulfur.(BP) 21 The rest were killed with the sword(BQ) coming out of the mouth of the rider on the horse,(BR) and all the birds(BS) gorged themselves on their flesh.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 19:15 Psalm 2:9