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Greetings

A revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. Christ made it known by sending it through his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the witness of Jesus Christ, including all that John saw. Favored is the one who reads the words of this prophecy out loud, and favored are those who listen to it being read, and keep what is written in it, for the time is near.

John, to the seven churches that are in Asia:

Grace and peace to you from the one who is and was and is coming, and from the seven spirits that are before God’s throne, and from Jesus Christ—the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.

To the one who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood, who made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father—to him be glory and power forever and always. Amen.

Look, he is coming with the clouds! Every eye will see him, including those who pierced him, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of him. This is so. Amen. “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “the one who is and was and is coming, the Almighty.”

Christ appears to John

I, John, your brother who shares with you in the hardship, kingdom, and endurance that we have in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and my witness about Jesus. 10 I was in a Spirit-inspired trance on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice that sounded like a trumpet. 11 It said, “Write down on a scroll whatever you see, and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

12 I turned to see who was speaking to me, and when I turned, I saw seven oil lamps burning on top of seven gold stands. 13 In the middle of the lampstands I saw someone who looked like the Human One.[a] He wore a robe that stretched down to his feet, and he had a gold sash around his chest. 14 His head and hair were white as white wool—like snow—and his eyes were like a fiery flame. 15 His feet were like fine brass that has been purified in a furnace, and his voice sounded like rushing water. 16 He held seven stars in his right hand, and from his mouth came a sharp, two-edged sword. His appearance was like the sun shining with all its power.

17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. But he put his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid. I’m the first and the last, 18 and the living one. I was dead, but look! Now I’m alive forever and always. I have the keys of Death and the Grave. 19 So write down what you have seen, both the scene now before you and the things that are about to unfold after this. 20 As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven gold lampstands, here is what they mean: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:13 Or Son of Man

Prólogo

Esta es la revelación que Dios le dio a Jesucristo para que él le muestre a sus servidores los acontecimientos que ocurrirán pronto. Jesucristo se los reveló por medio de un ángel a su siervo Juan. Juan puso por escrito la palabra de Dios y el testimonio de Jesucristo, y narró con veracidad todo lo que vio y oyó.

Bendito el que lee esta profecía y benditos los que la oyen y le hacen caso, porque la hora de su cumplimiento se aproxima.

Saludos y doxología

Yo Juan, les escribo a las siete iglesias que están en la provincia de Asia:[a]

Gracia y paz a ustedes de Aquel que es, que era y que ha de venir, y de los siete espíritus[b] que están delante de su trono, y de parte de Jesucristo, el testigo fiel, que fue el primero en levantarse de entre los muertos y que tiene autoridad sobre todos los reyes de la tierra.

Al que nos ama y derramó su sangre para libertarnos de nuestros pecados,

y ha hecho de nosotros un reino de sacerdotes al servicio de Dios su Padre, ¡sean eternamente la gloria y el poder! ¡Amén!

¡Miren! ¡Viene en las nubes, ante los ojos de la humanidad entera, y hasta los que lo traspasaron lo verán! Y las naciones de la tierra llorarán de pesar por él.

¡Amén! ¡Que así sea!

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

Alguien semejante al Hijo del hombre

9-10 Yo, Juan, hermano de ustedes y compañero en el sufrimiento, en el reino y en la fortaleza que nos da Jesucristo, un día del Señor estaba en la isla de Patmos, a donde me habían desterrado por predicar la palabra de Dios y contar lo que sé de Jesucristo. Entonces quedé bajo el poder del Espíritu y escuché detrás de mí una voz que, estridente como toque de trompeta, 11 me dijo:

«Escribe en un libro todo lo que veas, y envíalo a las siete iglesias que están en Asia:[c] Éfeso, Esmirna, Pérgamo, Tiatira, Sardis, Filadelfia y Laodicea».

12 Cuando me volví para mirar al que me hablaba, vi siete candeleros de oro. 13 En medio de los candeleros estaba un personaje muy parecido al Hijo del hombre, vestido de un manto que le llegaba hasta los pies, y ceñido al pecho con una banda de oro.

14 Tenía el pelo blanco como la lana o la nieve, y los ojos penetrantes como llamas de fuego. 15 Sus pies parecían como bronce al rojo vivo en un horno, y su voz retumbaba tan fuerte como una catarata. 16 En la mano derecha sostenía siete estrellas; de su boca salía una espada aguda de dos filos. El rostro le brillaba con el resplandor del sol cuando brilla con toda su fuerza.

17 Al verlo, caí a sus pies como muerto; pero puso la mano derecha sobre mí y me dijo: «¡No temas! Soy el primero y el último, 18 el que vive aunque estuvo muerto; pero ahora vivo para siempre y tengo las llaves del infierno y de la muerte.

19 »Escribe lo que viste, lo que está sucediendo y lo que sucederá después. 20 El significado de las siete estrellas que tengo en la mano derecha, y de los siete candeleros de oro, es el siguiente: las siete estrellas son los ángeles de las siete iglesias, y los siete candeleros son las siete iglesias.

Footnotes

  1. 1.4 Hoy Turquía.
  2. 1.4 Vea Isaías 11.2.
  3. 1.11 Vea Éxodo 19.6 y 1 Pedro 2.9.

Prologue

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) who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God(E) and the testimony of Jesus Christ.(F) 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

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, 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) 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)

“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.

“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

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