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Revelation 1-7
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Revelation 1-7
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The Revelation of Jesus Christ
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which (A)God gave Him to (B)show to His bond-servants, (C)the things which must soon take place; and He sent and [a]communicated it (D)by His angel to His bond-servant (E)John, 2 who testified to (F)the word of God and to (G)the testimony of Jesus Christ, everything that he saw. 3 (H)Blessed is the one who reads, and those who hear the words of the prophecy and [b]keep the things which are written in it; (I)for the time is near.
Message to the Seven Churches
4 (J)John to (K)the seven churches that are in (L)Asia: (M)Grace to you and peace from (N)Him who is, and who was, and who [c]is to come, and from (O)the [d]seven spirits who are before His throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, (P)the faithful witness, the (Q)firstborn of the dead, and the (R)ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who (S)loves us and released us from our sins by His blood— 6 and He made us into a (T)kingdom, (U)priests to [e](V)His God and Father—(W)to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. 7 (X)Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and (Y)every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will (Z)mourn over Him. [f]So it is to be. Amen.
8 “I am (AA)the Alpha and the Omega,” says the (AB)Lord God, “(AC)who is and who was and who [g]is to come, the Almighty.”
The Patmos Vision
9 (AD)I, John, your (AE)brother and (AF)fellow participant in the tribulation and (AG)kingdom and [h](AH)perseverance in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos (AI)because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 10 I was (AJ)in the [i]Spirit on (AK)the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice (AL)like the sound of a trumpet, 11 saying, “(AM)Write [j]on a scroll what you see, and send it to the (AN)seven churches: to (AO)Ephesus, (AP)Smyrna, (AQ)Pergamum, (AR)Thyatira, (AS)Sardis, (AT)Philadelphia, and (AU)Laodicea.”
12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And after turning I saw (AV)seven golden lampstands; 13 and (AW)in the middle of the lampstands I saw one (AX)like [k]a son of man, (AY)clothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and (AZ)wrapped around the chest with a golden sash. 14 His head and His (BA)hair were white like white wool, like snow; and (BB)His eyes were like a flame of fire. 15 His (BC)feet were like [l]burnished bronze when it has been heated to a glow in a furnace, and His (BD)voice was like the sound of many waters. 16 In His right hand He held (BE)seven stars, and out of His mouth came a (BF)sharp two-edged sword; and His (BG)face was like (BH)the sun [m]shining in its strength.
17 When I saw Him, I (BI)fell at His feet like a dead man. And He (BJ)placed His right hand on me, saying, “(BK)Do not be afraid; (BL)I am the first and the last, 18 and the (BM)living One; and I [n](BN)was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have (BO)the keys of death and of Hades. 19 Therefore (BP)write (BQ)the things which you have seen, [o]and the things which are, and the things which will take place (BR)after these things. 20 As for the (BS)mystery of the (BT)seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the (BU)seven golden lampstands: the (BV)seven stars are the angels of (BW)the seven churches, and the seven (BX)lampstands are the seven churches.
Message to Ephesus
2 “To the angel of the church in (BY)Ephesus write:
The One who holds (BZ)the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks [p](CA)among the seven golden lampstands, says this:
2 ‘(CB)I know your deeds and your labor and [q]perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil people, and you have (CC)put those who call themselves (CD)apostles to the test, and they are not, and you found them to be false; 3 and you have [r]perseverance and have endured (CE)on account of My name, and have not become weary. 4 But I have this against you, that you have (CF)left your first love. 5 Therefore, remember from where you have fallen, and (CG)repent, and (CH)do the [s]deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and I will remove your (CI)lampstand from its place—unless you repent. 6 But you have this, that you hate the deeds of the (CJ)Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7 (CK)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (CL)To the one who overcomes, I will grant to eat from (CM)the tree of life, which is in the (CN)Paradise of God.’
Message to Smyrna
8 “And to the angel of the church in (CO)Smyrna write:
(CP)The first and the last, who [t](CQ)was dead, and has come to life, says this:
9 ‘I know your (CR)tribulation and your (CS)poverty (but you are (CT)rich), and the [u]slander by those who (CU)say they are Jews, and are not, but are a synagogue of (CV)Satan. 10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, so that you will be (CW)tested, and you will have tribulation (CX)for ten days. [v]Be (CY)faithful until death, and I will give you (CZ)the crown of life. 11 (DA)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (DB)The one who overcomes will not be hurt by the (DC)second death.’
Message to Pergamum
12 “And to the angel of the church in (DD)Pergamum write:
The One who has (DE)the sharp two-edged sword says this:
13 ‘I know where you dwell, where (DF)Satan’s throne is; and you hold firmly to My name, and did not deny (DG)My faith even in the days of Antipas, My (DH)witness, My (DI)faithful one, who was killed among you, (DJ)where Satan dwells. 14 But (DK)I have a few things against you, because you have some there who hold the (DL)teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a [w]stumbling block before the sons of Israel, (DM)to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality. 15 So you too, have some who in the same way hold to the teaching of the (DN)Nicolaitans. 16 Therefore (DO)repent; or else (DP)I am coming to you quickly, and I will wage war against them with (DQ)the sword of My mouth. 17 (DR)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (DS)To the one who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden (DT)manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a (DU)new name written on the stone (DV)which no one knows except the one who receives it.’
Message to Thyatira
18 “And to the angel of the church in (DW)Thyatira write:
(DX)The Son of God, (DY)who has [x]eyes like a flame of fire, and [y]feet like burnished bronze, says this:
19 ‘(DZ)I know your deeds, and your love and faith, and service and [z]perseverance, and that your [aa]deeds of late are greater than [ab]at first. 20 But (EA)I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman (EB)Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray so that they (EC)commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. 21 (ED)I gave her time to repent, and she (EE)does not want to repent of her sexual immorality. 22 Behold, I will throw her on a bed of sickness, and those who (EF)commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of [ac]her deeds. 23 And I will kill her children with [ad]plague, and all the churches will know that I am He who (EG)searches the [ae]minds and hearts; and (EH)I will give to each one of you according to your deeds. 24 But I say to you, the rest who are in (EI)Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not known the (EJ)deep things of Satan, as they call them—I (EK)place no other burden on you. 25 Nevertheless (EL)what you have, hold firmly (EM)until I come. 26 (EN)The one who overcomes, and the one who keeps My deeds (EO)until the end, (EP)I will give him authority over the [af]nations; 27 and he shall [ag](EQ)rule them with a rod of iron, (ER)as the vessels of the potter are shattered, as I also have received authority from My Father; 28 and I will give him (ES)the morning star. 29 (ET)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
Message to Sardis
3 “To the angel of the church in (EU)Sardis write:
He who has [ah](EV)the seven spirits of God and (EW)the seven stars, says this: ‘(EX)I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, and yet you are (EY)dead. 2 Be constantly alert, and strengthen the things that remain, which were about to die; for I have not found your deeds completed in the sight of My God. 3 So (EZ)remember [ai]what you have received and heard; and [aj]keep it, and (FA)repent. Then if you are not alert, (FB)I will come (FC)like a thief, and you will not know at (FD)what hour I will come to you. 4 But you have a few [ak](FE)people in (FF)Sardis who have not (FG)soiled their garments; and they will walk with Me (FH)in white, for they are worthy. 5 (FI)The one who overcomes will be clothed the same way, in (FJ)white garments; and I will not (FK)erase his name from the book of life, and (FL)I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. 6 (FM)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
Message to Philadelphia
7 “And to the angel of the church in (FN)Philadelphia write:
(FO)He who is holy, (FP)who is true, who has (FQ)the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this:
8 ‘(FR)I know your [al]deeds. Behold, I have put before you (FS)an open door which no one can shut, because you have a little power, and have followed My word, and (FT)have not denied My name. 9 Behold, I [am]will make those of (FU)the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make them (FV)come and bow down before your feet, and make them know that (FW)I have loved you. 10 Because you have (FX)kept (FY)My [an]word of perseverance, (FZ)I also will keep you from the hour of the [ao](GA)testing, that hour which is about to come upon the whole [ap](GB)world, to [aq]test (GC)those who live on the earth. 11 (GD)I am coming quickly; (GE)hold firmly to what you have, so that no one will take your (GF)crown. 12 (GG)The one who overcomes, I will make him a (GH)pillar in the temple of My God, and he will not go out from it anymore; and I will write on him the (GI)name of My God, and (GJ)the name of the city of My God, (GK)the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God, and My (GL)new name. 13 (GM)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’
Message to Laodicea
14 “To the angel of the church in (GN)Laodicea write:
(GO)The Amen, (GP)the faithful and true Witness, (GQ)the [ar]Origin of the creation of God, says this:
15 ‘(GR)I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; (GS)I wish that you were cold or hot. 16 So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of My mouth. 17 Because you say, “(GT)I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have no need of anything,” and you do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked, 18 I advise you to (GU)buy from Me (GV)gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and (GW)white garments so that you may clothe yourself and (GX)the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to apply to your eyes so that you may see. 19 (GY)Those whom I love, I rebuke and discipline; therefore be zealous and (GZ)repent. 20 Behold, I stand (HA)at the door and (HB)knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, (HC)I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me. 21 (HD)The one who overcomes, I will grant to him (HE)to sit with Me on My throne, as (HF)I also overcame and sat with My Father on His throne. 22 (HG)The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”
Scene in Heaven
4 After (HH)these things I looked, and behold, (HI)a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, (HJ)like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, “(HK)Come up here, and I will (HL)show you what must take place after these things.” 2 Immediately I was (HM)in the [as]Spirit; and behold, (HN)a throne was standing in heaven, and (HO)someone was sitting on the throne. 3 And He who was sitting was like a (HP)jasper stone and a (HQ)sardius in appearance; and there was a [at](HR)rainbow around the throne, like an (HS)emerald in appearance. 4 (HT)Around the throne were (HU)twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw (HV)twenty-four elders (HW)sitting, clothed in (HX)white garments, and (HY)golden crowns on their heads.
The Throne and Worship of the Creator
5 Out from the throne *came (HZ)flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were (IA)seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are [au](IB)the seven spirits of God; 6 and before the throne there was something like a (IC)sea of glass, like crystal; and in the [av]center and (ID)around the throne, (IE)four living creatures (IF)full of eyes in front and behind. 7 (IG)The first living creature was like a lion, the second creature like a calf, the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle. 8 And the (IH)four living creatures, each one of them having (II)six wings, are (IJ)full of eyes around and within; and (IK)day and night [aw]they do not cease to say,
“(IL)Holy, holy, holy is the (IM)Lord God, the Almighty, (IN)who was and who is and who [ax]is to come.”
9 And when the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to Him who (IO)sits on the throne, to (IP)Him who lives forever and ever, 10 the (IQ)twenty-four elders will (IR)fall down before Him who (IS)sits on the throne, and they will worship (IT)Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their (IU)crowns before the throne, saying,
11 “(IV)Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You (IW)created all things, and because of Your will they [ay]existed, and were created.”
The Scroll with Seven Seals
5 I saw [az]in the right hand of Him who (IX)sat on the throne a [ba](IY)scroll written inside and on the back, (IZ)sealed up with seven seals. 2 And I saw a (JA)strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?” 3 And no one (JB)in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it. 4 Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. 5 And one of the elders *said to me, “Stop weeping; behold, the (JC)Lion that is (JD)from the tribe of Judah, the (JE)Root of David, has overcome so as to be able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
6 And I saw [bb]between the throne (with the four living creatures) and (JF)the elders a (JG)Lamb standing, as if (JH)slaughtered, having seven (JI)horns and (JJ)seven eyes, which are [bc](JK)the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. 7 And He came and took (JL)the scroll out of the right hand of Him who (JM)sat on the throne. 8 When He had taken the scroll, the (JN)four living creatures and the (JO)twenty-four elders (JP)fell down before the (JQ)Lamb, each one holding a (JR)harp and (JS)golden bowls full of incense, which are the (JT)prayers of the [bd]saints. 9 And they *sang a (JU)new song, saying,
“(JV)Worthy are You to take the scroll and to break its seals; for You were (JW)slaughtered, and You (JX)purchased people for God with Your blood from (JY)every tribe, language, people, and nation.
10 You have made them into a (JZ)kingdom and (KA)priests to our God, and they will (KB)reign upon the earth.”
Angels Exalt the Lamb
11 Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels (KC)around the throne and the (KD)living creatures and the (KE)elders; and the number of them was [be](KF)myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice,
“(KG)Worthy is the (KH)Lamb that was (KI)slaughtered to receive power, wealth, wisdom, might, honor, glory, and blessing.”
13 And I heard (KJ)every created thing which is in heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, or on the sea, and all the things in them, saying,
“To Him who (KK)sits on the throne and to the (KL)Lamb (KM)be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion forever and ever.”
14 And the (KN)four living creatures were saying, “(KO)Amen.” And the (KP)elders (KQ)fell down and worshiped.
The First Seal: Conqueror on a White Horse
6 Then I saw when the (KR)Lamb broke one of the (KS)seven seals, and I heard one of the (KT)four living creatures saying as with a (KU)voice of thunder, “Come[bf]!” 2 I looked, and behold, a (KV)white horse, and the one who sat on it had a bow; and (KW)a crown was given to him, and he went out (KX)conquering and to conquer.
The Second Seal: War
3 When He broke the second seal, I heard the (KY)second living creature saying, “Come[bg]!” 4 And another, (KZ)a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to (LA)take peace from the earth, and that people would kill one another; and a large sword was given to him.
The Third Seal: Famine
5 When He broke the third seal, I heard the (LB)third living creature saying, “Come[bh]!” I looked, and behold, a (LC)black horse, and the one who sat on it had a (LD)pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard something like a voice in the center of the (LE)four living creatures saying, “A [bi]quart of wheat for a [bj]denarius, and three [bk]quarts of barley for a [bl]denarius; and (LF)do not damage the oil and the wine.”
The Fourth Seal: Death
7 When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the (LG)fourth living creature saying, “Come[bm]!” 8 I looked, and behold, [bn]an (LH)ashen horse; and the one who sat on it had the name (LI)Death, and (LJ)Hades was following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, (LK)to kill with sword, and famine, and [bo]plague, and by the wild animals of the earth.
The Fifth Seal: Martyrs
9 When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw (LL)underneath the (LM)altar the (LN)souls of those who had been killed (LO)because of the word of God, and because of the (LP)testimony which they had maintained; 10 and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “(LQ)How long, O [bp](LR)Lord, (LS)holy and true, [bq]will You refrain from (LT)judging and avenging our blood on (LU)those who live on the earth?” 11 And a (LV)white robe was given to each of them; and they were told that they were to (LW)rest for a little while longer, (LX)until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers and sisters who were to be killed even as they had been, was (LY)completed also.
The Sixth Seal: Terror
12 And I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great (LZ)earthquake; and the (MA)sun became as black as (MB)sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood; 13 and (MC)the stars of the sky fell to the earth, (MD)as a fig tree drops its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind. 14 (ME)The sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up, and (MF)every mountain and island was removed from its place. 15 Then (MG)the kings of the earth and the eminent people, and the commanders and the wealthy and the strong, and every slave and free person hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains; 16 and they *(MH)said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the [br]sight of Him (MI)who sits on the throne, and from the (MJ)wrath of the Lamb; 17 for (MK)the great day of Their wrath has come, and (ML)who is able to stand?”
An Interlude
7 After this I saw (MM)four angels standing at the (MN)four corners of the earth, holding back (MO)the four winds of the earth (MP)so that no wind would blow on the earth, or on the sea, or on any tree. 2 And I saw another angel ascending (MQ)from the rising of the sun, holding the (MR)seal of (MS)the living God; and he called out with a loud voice to the (MT)four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, 3 saying, “(MU)Do not harm the earth, or the sea, or the trees until we have (MV)sealed the bond-servants of our God on their (MW)foreheads.”
The 144,000
4 And I heard the (MX)number of those who were sealed: (MY)144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:
5 from the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad twelve thousand, 6 from the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, from the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand, from the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand, 7 from the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand, 8 from the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand, from the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, and from the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand were sealed.
A Multitude from the Tribulation
9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from (MZ)every nation and all the tribes, peoples, and languages, standing (NA)before the throne and (NB)before the Lamb, clothed in (NC)white robes, and (ND)palm branches were in their hands; 10 and they *cried out with a loud voice, saying,
11 And all the angels were standing (NG)around the throne and around (NH)the elders and the (NI)four living creatures; and they (NJ)fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying,
“(NK)Amen, (NL)blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might belong to our God forever and ever. (NM)Amen.”
13 Then one of the elders (NN)responded, saying to me, “These who are clothed in the (NO)white robes, who are they, and where have they come from?” 14 I [bs]said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the (NP)great tribulation, and they have (NQ)washed their robes and made them (NR)white in the (NS)blood of the Lamb. 15 For this reason they are (NT)before the throne of God, and they (NU)serve Him day and night in His [bt](NV)temple; and (NW)He who sits on the throne will spread His (NX)tabernacle over them. 16 (NY)They will no longer hunger nor thirst, nor will the sun [bu]beat down on them, nor any scorching heat; 17 for the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their (NZ)shepherd, and will guide them to springs of the [bv](OA)water of life; and (OB)God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”
Notas al pie
- Revelation 1:1 Or signified
- Revelation 1:3 Or follow
- Revelation 1:4 Or is coming
- Revelation 1:4 Possibly a symbolic reference to the Holy Spirit in His fullness, or to seven key angels
- Revelation 1:6 Or God and His Father
- Revelation 1:7 Or Yes. Amen.
- Revelation 1:8 Or is coming
- Revelation 1:9 Or steadfastness
- Revelation 1:10 Or spirit
- Revelation 1:11 Or in a book
- Revelation 1:13 Or the Son of Man
- Revelation 1:15 Or fine brass
- Revelation 1:16 Lit shines
- Revelation 1:18 Lit became
- Revelation 1:19 Or both the things
- Revelation 2:1 Lit in the middle of
- Revelation 2:2 Or steadfastness
- Revelation 2:3 Or steadfastness
- Revelation 2:5 Lit first deeds
- Revelation 2:8 Lit became
- Revelation 2:9 Or blasphemy
- Revelation 2:10 Or Prove yourself faithful
- Revelation 2:14 I.e., a temptation to sin
- Revelation 2:18 Lit His eyes
- Revelation 2:18 Lit His feet
- Revelation 2:19 Or steadfastness
- Revelation 2:19 Lit last deeds
- Revelation 2:19 Lit the first
- Revelation 2:22 One early ms their
- Revelation 2:23 Lit death; i.e., a particular kind of death
- Revelation 2:23 Lit kidneys; i.e., inner man
- Revelation 2:26 Or Gentiles
- Revelation 2:27 Lit shepherd
- Revelation 3:1 Possibly a symbolic reference to the Holy Spirit in His fullness, or to seven key angels
- Revelation 3:3 Lit how
- Revelation 3:3 Or follow
- Revelation 3:4 Lit names
- Revelation 3:8 Or deeds (behold...shut), that you have
- Revelation 3:9 Lit give
- Revelation 3:10 Or instruction
- Revelation 3:10 Or temptation
- Revelation 3:10 Lit inhabited earth
- Revelation 3:10 Or tempt
- Revelation 3:14 Or Beginning; i.e., Originator
- Revelation 4:2 Or spirit
- Revelation 4:3 Or halo
- Revelation 4:5 Possibly a symbolic reference to the Holy Spirit in His fullness, or to seven key angels
- Revelation 4:6 Lit middle of the throne and around
- Revelation 4:8 Lit they have no rest, saying,
- Revelation 4:8 Or is coming
- Revelation 4:11 Lit were
- Revelation 5:1 Lit upon
- Revelation 5:1 Or book, and so throughout the ch
- Revelation 5:6 Lit in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders
- Revelation 5:6 Possibly a symbolic reference to the Holy Spirit in His fullness, or to seven key angels
- Revelation 5:8 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
- Revelation 5:11 Gr for 10,000s of 10,000s
- Revelation 6:1 One early ms and see
- Revelation 6:3 One early ms and see
- Revelation 6:5 One early ms and see
- Revelation 6:6 Gr choenix; i.e., a dry measure almost equal to a qt.
- Revelation 6:6 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer
- Revelation 6:6 Gr choenix; i.e., a dry measure almost equal to a qt.
- Revelation 6:6 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer
- Revelation 6:7 One early ms and see
- Revelation 6:8 Or a sickly pale green
- Revelation 6:8 Lit death; i.e., a particular kind of death
- Revelation 6:10 Or Master
- Revelation 6:10 Lit do You not judge and avenge
- Revelation 6:16 Lit face
- Revelation 7:14 Lit have said
- Revelation 7:15 Or sanctuary
- Revelation 7:16 Lit fall
- Revelation 7:17 Lit waters
Revelation 1-7
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Revelation 1-7
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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)
To the Church in Ephesus
2 “To the angel[f] of the church in Ephesus(BP) write:
These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand(BQ) and walks among the seven golden lampstands.(BR) 2 I know your deeds,(BS) your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested(BT) those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false.(BU) 3 You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name,(BV) and have not grown weary.
4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.(BW) 5 Consider how far you have fallen! Repent(BX) and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand(BY) from its place. 6 But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans,(BZ) which I also hate.
7 Whoever has ears, let them hear(CA) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,(CB) I will give the right to eat from the tree of life,(CC) which is in the paradise(CD) of God.
To the Church in Smyrna
8 “To the angel of the church in Smyrna(CE) write:
These are the words of him who is the First and the Last,(CF) who died and came to life again.(CG) 9 I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich!(CH) I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not,(CI) but are a synagogue of Satan.(CJ) 10 Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you,(CK) and you will suffer persecution for ten days.(CL) Be faithful,(CM) even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.(CN)
11 Whoever has ears, let them hear(CO) what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who is victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death.(CP)
To the Church in Pergamum
12 “To the angel of the church in Pergamum(CQ) write:
These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword.(CR) 13 I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me,(CS) not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness,(CT) who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives.(CU)
14 Nevertheless, I have a few things against you:(CV) There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam,(CW) who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols(CX) and committed sexual immorality.(CY) 15 Likewise, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.(CZ) 16 Repent(DA) therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.(DB)
17 Whoever has ears, let them hear(DC) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,(DD) I will give some of the hidden manna.(DE) I will also give that person a white stone with a new name(DF) written on it, known only to the one who receives it.(DG)
To the Church in Thyatira
18 “To the angel of the church in Thyatira(DH) write:
These are the words of the Son of God,(DI) whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze.(DJ) 19 I know your deeds,(DK) your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.
20 Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel,(DL) who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols.(DM) 21 I have given her time(DN) to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling.(DO) 22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery(DP) with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds,(DQ) and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.(DR)
24 Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets, ‘I will not impose any other burden on you,(DS) 25 except to hold on to what you have(DT) until I come.’(DU)
26 To the one who is victorious(DV) and does my will to the end,(DW) I will give authority over the nations(DX)— 27 that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter(DY) and will dash them to pieces like pottery’[g](DZ)—just as I have received authority from my Father. 28 I will also give that one the morning star.(EA) 29 Whoever has ears, let them hear(EB) what the Spirit says to the churches.
To the Church in Sardis
3 “To the angel[h] of the church in Sardis(EC) write:
These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits[i](ED) of God and the seven stars.(EE) I know your deeds;(EF) you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.(EG) 2 Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God. 3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent.(EH) But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief,(EI) and you will not know at what time(EJ) I will come to you.
4 Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes.(EK) They will walk with me, dressed in white,(EL) for they are worthy. 5 The one who is victorious(EM) will, like them, be dressed in white.(EN) I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life,(EO) but will acknowledge that name before my Father(EP) and his angels. 6 Whoever has ears, let them hear(EQ) what the Spirit says to the churches.
To the Church in Philadelphia
7 “To the angel of the church in Philadelphia(ER) write:
These are the words of him who is holy(ES) and true,(ET) who holds the key of David.(EU) What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. 8 I know your deeds.(EV) See, I have placed before you an open door(EW) that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.(EX) 9 I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan,(EY) who claim to be Jews though they are not,(EZ) but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet(FA) and acknowledge that I have loved you.(FB) 10 Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you(FC) from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world(FD) to test(FE) the inhabitants of the earth.(FF)
11 I am coming soon.(FG) Hold on to what you have,(FH) so that no one will take your crown.(FI) 12 The one who is victorious(FJ) I will make a pillar(FK) in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God(FL) and the name of the city of my God,(FM) the new Jerusalem,(FN) which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name. 13 Whoever has ears, let them hear(FO) what the Spirit says to the churches.
To the Church in Laodicea
14 “To the angel of the church in Laodicea(FP) write:
These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness,(FQ) the ruler of God’s creation.(FR) 15 I know your deeds,(FS) that you are neither cold nor hot.(FT) I wish you were either one or the other! 16 So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. 17 You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’(FU) But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.(FV) 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire,(FW) so you can become rich; and white clothes(FX) to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness;(FY) and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.
19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline.(FZ) So be earnest and repent.(GA) 20 Here I am! I stand at the door(GB) and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,(GC) I will come in(GD) and eat with that person, and they with me.
21 To the one who is victorious,(GE) I will give the right to sit with me on my throne,(GF) just as I was victorious(GG) and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22 Whoever has ears, let them hear(GH) what the Spirit says to the churches.”
The Throne in Heaven
4 After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open(GI) in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet(GJ) said, “Come up here,(GK) and I will show you what must take place after this.”(GL) 2 At once I was in the Spirit,(GM) and there before me was a throne in heaven(GN) with someone sitting on it. 3 And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper(GO) and ruby.(GP) A rainbow(GQ) that shone like an emerald(GR) encircled the throne. 4 Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders.(GS) They were dressed in white(GT) and had crowns of gold on their heads. 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder.(GU) In front of the throne, seven lamps(GV) were blazing. These are the seven spirits[j](GW) of God. 6 Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass,(GX) clear as crystal.
In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures,(GY) and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.(GZ) 7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.(HA) 8 Each of the four living creatures(HB) had six wings(HC) and was covered with eyes all around,(HD) even under its wings. Day and night(HE) they never stop saying:
9 Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne(HH) and who lives for ever and ever,(HI) 10 the twenty-four elders(HJ) fall down before him(HK) who sits on the throne(HL) and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:
11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,(HM)
for you created all things,
and by your will they were created
and have their being.”(HN)
The Scroll and the Lamb
5 Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne(HO) a scroll with writing on both sides(HP) and sealed(HQ) with seven seals. 2 And I saw a mighty angel(HR) proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” 3 But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it. 4 I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. 5 Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion(HS) of the tribe of Judah,(HT) the Root of David,(HU) has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
6 Then I saw a Lamb,(HV) looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures(HW) and the elders.(HX) The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes,(HY) which are the seven spirits[l](HZ) of God sent out into all the earth. 7 He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne.(IA) 8 And when he had taken it, the four living creatures(IB) and the twenty-four elders(IC) fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp(ID) and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers(IE) of God’s people. 9 And they sang a new song, saying:(IF)
“You are worthy(IG) to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
because you were slain,
and with your blood(IH) you purchased(II) for God
persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.(IJ)
10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests(IK) to serve our God,
and they will reign[m] on the earth.”(IL)
11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand.(IM) They encircled the throne and the living creatures(IN) and the elders.(IO) 12 In a loud voice they were saying:
“Worthy is the Lamb,(IP) who was slain,(IQ)
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength
and honor and glory and praise!”(IR)
13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth(IS) and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying:
“To him who sits on the throne(IT) and to the Lamb(IU)
be praise and honor and glory and power,
for ever and ever!”(IV)
14 The four living creatures(IW) said, “Amen,”(IX) and the elders(IY) fell down and worshiped.(IZ)
The Seals
6 I watched as the Lamb(JA) opened the first of the seven seals.(JB) Then I heard one of the four living creatures(JC) say in a voice like thunder,(JD) “Come!” 2 I looked, and there before me was a white horse!(JE) Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown,(JF) and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.(JG)
3 When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature(JH) say, “Come!” 4 Then another horse came out, a fiery red one.(JI) Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth(JJ) and to make people kill each other. To him was given a large sword.
5 When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature(JK) say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse!(JL) Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. 6 Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures,(JM) saying, “Two pounds[n] of wheat for a day’s wages,[o] and six pounds[p] of barley for a day’s wages,[q](JN) and do not damage(JO) the oil and the wine!”
7 When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature(JP) say, “Come!” 8 I looked, and there before me was a pale horse!(JQ) Its rider was named Death, and Hades(JR) was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.(JS)
9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under(JT) the altar(JU) the souls of those who had been slain(JV) because of the word of God(JW) and the testimony they had maintained. 10 They called out in a loud voice, “How long,(JX) Sovereign Lord,(JY) holy and true,(JZ) until you judge the inhabitants of the earth(KA) and avenge our blood?”(KB) 11 Then each of them was given a white robe,(KC) and they were told to wait a little longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers and sisters,[r] were killed just as they had been.(KD)
12 I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake.(KE) The sun turned black(KF) like sackcloth(KG) made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, 13 and the stars in the sky fell to earth,(KH) as figs drop from a fig tree(KI) when shaken by a strong wind. 14 The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up,(KJ) and every mountain and island was removed from its place.(KK)
15 Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free,(KL) hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains.(KM) 16 They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us(KN) and hide us[s] from the face of him who sits on the throne(KO) and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17 For the great day(KP) of their[t] wrath has come, and who can withstand it?”(KQ)
144,000 Sealed
7 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners(KR) of the earth, holding back the four winds(KS) of the earth to prevent(KT) any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree. 2 Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the seal(KU) of the living God.(KV) He called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:(KW) 3 “Do not harm(KX) the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads(KY) of the servants of our God.” 4 Then I heard the number(KZ) of those who were sealed: 144,000(LA) from all the tribes of Israel.
5 From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed,
from the tribe of Reuben 12,000,
from the tribe of Gad 12,000,
6 from the tribe of Asher 12,000,
from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000,
from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000,
7 from the tribe of Simeon 12,000,
from the tribe of Levi 12,000,
from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,
8 from the tribe of Zebulun 12,000,
from the tribe of Joseph 12,000,
from the tribe of Benjamin 12,000.
The Great Multitude in White Robes
9 After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language,(LB) standing before the throne(LC) and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes(LD) and were holding palm branches in their hands. 10 And they cried out in a loud voice:
11 All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders(LG) and the four living creatures.(LH) They fell down on their faces(LI) before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying:
“Amen!
Praise and glory
and wisdom and thanks and honor
and power and strength
be to our God for ever and ever.
Amen!”(LJ)
13 Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes(LK)—who are they, and where did they come from?”
14 I answered, “Sir, you know.”
And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes(LL) and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.(LM) 15 Therefore,
“they are before the throne of God(LN)
and serve him(LO) day and night in his temple;(LP)
and he who sits on the throne(LQ)
will shelter them with his presence.(LR)
16 ‘Never again will they hunger;
never again will they thirst.(LS)
The sun will not beat down on them,’[u]
nor any scorching heat.(LT)
17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne
will be their shepherd;(LU)
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’[v](LV)
‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’[w]”(LW)
Notas al pie
- Revelation 1:4 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
- Revelation 1:7 Daniel 7:13
- Revelation 1:7 Zech. 12:10
- Revelation 1:13 See Daniel 7:13.
- Revelation 1:20 Or messengers
- Revelation 2:1 Or messenger; also in verses 8, 12 and 18
- Revelation 2:27 Psalm 2:9
- Revelation 3:1 Or messenger; also in verses 7 and 14
- Revelation 3:1 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
- Revelation 4:5 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
- Revelation 4:8 Isaiah 6:3
- Revelation 5:6 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
- Revelation 5:10 Some manuscripts they reign
- Revelation 6:6 Or about 1 kilogram
- Revelation 6:6 Greek a denarius
- Revelation 6:6 Or about 3 kilograms
- Revelation 6:6 Greek a denarius
- Revelation 6:11 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 12:10; 19:10.
- Revelation 6:16 See Hosea 10:8.
- Revelation 6:17 Some manuscripts his
- Revelation 7:16 Isaiah 49:10
- Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 49:10
- Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 25:8
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