La nueva Jerusalén

21 Después vi un cielo nuevo y una tierra nueva, porque el primer cielo y la primera tierra habían dejado de existir, lo mismo que el mar. Vi además la ciudad santa, la nueva Jerusalén, que bajaba del cielo, procedente de Dios, preparada como una novia hermosamente vestida para su prometido. Oí una potente voz que provenía del trono y decía: «¡Aquí, entre los seres humanos, está el santuario de Dios! Él habitará en medio de ellos y ellos serán su pueblo; Dios mismo estará con ellos y será su Dios. Él enjugará toda lágrima de los ojos. Ya no habrá muerte ni llanto, tampoco lamento ni dolor, porque las primeras cosas han dejado de existir».

El que estaba sentado en el trono dijo: «¡Yo hago nuevas todas las cosas!». Y añadió: «Escribe, porque estas palabras son verdaderas y dignas de confianza».

También me dijo: «Ya todo está hecho. Yo soy el Alfa y la Omega, el Principio y el Fin. Al que tenga sed le daré a beber gratuitamente de la fuente del agua de la vida. El que salga vencedor heredará todo esto y yo seré su Dios y él será mi hijo. Pero los cobardes, los incrédulos, los abominables, los asesinos, los que cometen inmoralidades sexuales, los que practican artes mágicas, los idólatras y todos los mentirosos recibirán como herencia el lago de fuego y azufre. Esta es la segunda muerte».

Se acercó uno de los siete ángeles que tenían las siete copas llenas con las últimas siete plagas. Me dijo: «Ven, que te voy a presentar a la novia, la esposa del Cordero». 10 Me llevó en el Espíritu a una montaña grande y elevada, y me mostró la ciudad santa, Jerusalén, que bajaba del cielo, procedente de Dios. 11 Resplandecía con la gloria de Dios y su brillo era como el de una piedra preciosa, semejante a una piedra de jaspe transparente. 12 Tenía una muralla grande y alta, y doce puertas custodiadas por doce ángeles en las que estaban escritos los nombres de las doce tribus de Israel. 13 Tres puertas daban al este, tres al norte, tres al sur y tres al oeste. 14 La muralla de la ciudad tenía doce cimientos en los que estaban los nombres de los doce apóstoles del Cordero.

15 El ángel que hablaba conmigo llevaba una vara de oro para medir la ciudad, sus puertas y su muralla. 16 La ciudad era cuadrada; medía lo mismo de largo que de ancho. El ángel midió la ciudad con la vara y midió doce mil estadios:[a] su longitud, su anchura y su altura eran iguales. 17 Midió también la muralla que tenía ciento cuarenta y cuatro codos,[b] según las medidas humanas que el ángel empleaba. 18 La muralla estaba hecha de jaspe y la ciudad era de oro puro, semejante a cristal pulido. 19 Los cimientos de la muralla de la ciudad estaban decorados con toda clase de piedras preciosas: el primero con jaspe, el segundo con zafiro, el tercero con ágata, el cuarto con esmeralda, 20 el quinto con ónice, el sexto con rubí, el séptimo con crisólito, el octavo con berilo, el noveno con topacio, el décimo con crisoprasa, el undécimo con jacinto y el duodécimo con amatista.[c] 21 Las doce puertas eran doce perlas y cada puerta estaba hecha de una sola perla. La calle[d] principal de la ciudad era de oro puro, como cristal transparente.

22 No vi ningún templo en la ciudad, porque el Señor Dios Todopoderoso y el Cordero son su templo. 23 La ciudad no necesita ni sol ni luna que la alumbren, porque la gloria de Dios la ilumina y el Cordero es su lumbrera. 24 Las naciones caminarán a la luz de la ciudad, y los reyes de la tierra le entregarán sus espléndidas riquezas.[e] 25 Sus puertas estarán abiertas todo el día, pues allí no habrá noche. 26 Y llevarán a ella todas las riquezas[f] y el honor de las naciones. 27 Nunca entrará en ella nada impuro, ni los idólatras ni los farsantes, sino solo aquellos que tienen su nombre escrito en el libro de la vida, el libro del Cordero.

Footnotes

  1. 21:16 Es decir, aprox. 2,200 km.
  2. 21:17 Es decir, aprox. 65 m.
  3. 21:20 No se sabe con certeza la identificación precisa de algunas de estas piedras.
  4. 21:21 calle. Alt. plaza.
  5. 21:24 entregarán … riquezas. Lit. llevarán su gloria.
  6. 21:26 todas las riquezas. Lit. la gloria.

21 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.

10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

12 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

13 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.

17 And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.

19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;

20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.

25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.

26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.

27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

The New Jerusalem

21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The first heaven and the first earth had disappeared. Now there was no sea. And I saw the holy city coming down out of heaven from God. This holy city is the new Jerusalem.[a] It was prepared like a bride dressed for her husband. I heard a loud voice from the throne. The voice said, “Now God’s home is with men. He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them and will be their God.[b] He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death, sadness, crying, or pain. All the old ways are gone.”

The One who was sitting on the throne said, “Look! I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this, because these words are true and can be trusted.”

The One on the throne said to me: “It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega,[c] the Beginning and the End. I will give free water from the spring of the water of life to anyone who is thirsty. Anyone who wins the victory will receive this. And I will be his God, and he will be my son. But those who are cowards, who refuse to believe, who do evil things, who kill, who are sexually immoral, who do evil magic, who worship idols, and who tell lies—all these will have a place in the lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”

One of the seven angels came to me. This was one of the angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last troubles. He said, “Come with me. I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10 The angel carried me away by the Spirit to a very large and high mountain. He showed me the holy city, Jerusalem. It was coming down out of heaven from God. 11 It was shining with the glory of God. It was shining bright like a very expensive jewel, like a jasper. It was clear as crystal. 12 The city had a great high wall with 12 gates. There were 12 angels at the gates. On each gate was written the name of 1 of the 12 tribes of Israel. 13 There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west. 14 The walls of the city were built on 12 foundation stones. On the stones were written the names of the 12 apostles of the Lamb.

15 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod made of gold. He had this rod to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. 16 The city was built in a square. Its length was equal to its width. The angel measured the city with the rod. The city was 1,500 miles long, 1,500 miles wide, and 1,500 miles high. 17 The angel also measured the wall. It was 216 feet high, by man’s measurement. That was the measurement the angel was using. 18 The wall was made of jasper. The city was made of pure gold, as pure as glass. 19 The foundation stones of the city walls had every kind of jewel in them. The first cornerstone was jasper, the second was sapphire, the third was chalcedony, the fourth was emerald, 20 the fifth was onyx, the sixth was carnelian, the seventh was chrysolite, the eighth was beryl, the ninth was topaz, the tenth was chrysoprase, the eleventh was jacinth, and the twelfth was amethyst. 21 The 12 gates were 12 pearls. Each gate was made from a single pearl. The street of the city was made of pure gold. The gold was clear as glass.

22 I did not see a temple in the city. The Lord God All-Powerful and the Lamb are the city’s temple. 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it. The glory of God is its light, and the Lamb is the city’s lamp. 24 By its light the people of the world will walk. The kings of the earth will bring their glory into it. 25 The city’s gates will never be shut on any day, because there is no night there. 26 The greatness and the honor of the nations will be brought into it. 27 Nothing unclean will ever enter the city. No one who does shameful things or tells lies will ever go into it. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life will enter the city.

Footnotes

  1. 21:2 new Jerusalem The spiritual city where God’s people live with him.
  2. 21:3 and . . . God Some Greek copies do not have this phrase.
  3. 21:6 the Alpha and the Omega The first and last letters in the Greek alphabet. This means “the beginning and the end.”