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Revelation 1
The Message
Revelation 1
The Message
1 1-2 A revealing of Jesus, the Messiah. God gave it to make plain to his servants what is about to happen. He published and delivered it by Angel to his servant John. And John told everything he saw: God’s Word—the witness of Jesus Christ!
3 How blessed the reader! How blessed the hearers and keepers of these oracle words, all the words written in this book!
Time is just about up.
His Eyes Pouring Fire-Blaze
4-7 I, John, am writing this to the seven churches in Asia province: All the best to you from The God Who Is, The God Who Was, and The God About to Arrive, and from the Seven Spirits assembled before his throne, and from Jesus Christ—Loyal Witness, Firstborn from the dead, Ruler of all earthly kings.
Glory and strength to Christ, who loves us,
who blood-washed our sins from our lives,
Who made us a Kingdom, Priests for his Father,
forever—and yes, he’s on his way!
Riding the clouds, he’ll be seen by every eye,
those who mocked and killed him will see him,
People from all nations and all times
will tear their clothes in lament.
Oh, Yes.
8 The Master declares, “I’m A to Z. I’m The God Who Is, The God Who Was, and The God About to Arrive. I’m the Sovereign-Strong.”
9-17 I, John, with you all the way in the trial and the Kingdom and the passion of patience in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of God’s Word, the witness of Jesus. It was Sunday and I was in the Spirit, praying. I heard a loud voice behind me, trumpet-clear and piercing: “Write what you see into a book. Send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea.” I turned and saw the voice.
I saw a gold menorah
with seven branches,
And in the center, the Son of Man,
in a robe and gold breastplate,
hair a blizzard of white,
Eyes pouring fire-blaze,
both feet furnace-fired bronze,
His voice a roar,
right hand holding the Seven Stars,
His mouth a sharp-biting sword,
his face a blinding sun.
I saw this and fainted dead at his feet. His right hand pulled me upright, his voice reassured me:
17-20 “Don’t fear: I am First, I am Last, I’m Alive. I died, but I came to life, and my life is now forever. See these keys in my hand? They open and lock Death’s doors, they open and lock Hell’s gates. Now write down everything you see: things that are, things about to be. The Seven Stars you saw in my right hand and the seven-branched gold menorah—do you want to know what’s behind them? The Seven Stars are the Angels of the seven churches; the menorah’s seven branches are the seven churches.”
Revelation 1
King James Version
Revelation 1
King James Version
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
14 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
Apocalipsis 1
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Apocalipsis 1
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Prólogo
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: 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 ustedes de parte de aquel que es y que era y que ha de venir, y de parte de los siete espíritus[a] que están delante de su trono; 5 también 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 que 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 ¡Miren que viene en las nubes!
Y todos lo verán con sus propios ojos,
incluso quienes lo 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, hermano de ustedes y compañero en el sufrimiento, en el reino y en la perseverancia que tenemos en 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, Esmirna, Pérgamo, Tiatira, Sardis, Filadelfia y 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 «con aspecto de un hijo de hombre»,[b] 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 muchas aguas. 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 Yo soy el que vive. Estuve muerto, pero ahora vivo por los siglos de los siglos y tengo las llaves de la muerte y sus dominios.[c]
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[d] de las siete iglesias y los siete candelabros son las siete iglesias.
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