El panorama
Apocalipsis 12 abre con “And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon…”, cambia cerca del versículo 9 con “And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which…” y termina con “And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Apocalipsis · Versión King James · 17Apocalipsis 12:1-6
Versículos 1–6: There appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun…
Apocalipsis 12:1–6 abre con “And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under…” y llega a “And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue las señales, juicios, testigos, reinos y oposición con los que Apocalipsis expone el mal y llama a perseverar.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her…” El número twelve hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
“And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen birth, child, cried. Su relación con los versículos 1 y 3 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Apocalipsis 12:1-6
Versión King James1And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
2And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
3And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
4And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
5And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
6And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
Apocalipsis 12:7-12
Versículos 7–12: There was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the…
Apocalipsis 12:7–12 abre con “And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon…” y llega a “Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue las señales, juicios, testigos, reinos y oposición con los que Apocalipsis expone el mal y llama a perseverar.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,” Nombrar a Michael mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen heaven, place, prevailed. Su relación con los versículos 7 y 9 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Apocalipsis 12:7-12
Versión King James7And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
10And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
11And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
12Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
Apocalipsis 12:13-17
Versículos 13–17: When the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the…
Apocalipsis 12:13–17 abre con “And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought…” y llega a “And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue las señales, juicios, testigos, reinos y oposición con los que Apocalipsis expone el mal y llama a perseverar.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen child, dragon, earth. Su relación con los versículos 14 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where…” El número two hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
Apocalipsis 12:13-17
Versión King James13And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
14And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
15And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
16And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
17And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Revelation 12:1 comienza con “And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Revelation 12:12 forma un giro natural: “Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having…”
La nota final
Revelation 12:17 deja al lector con “And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of…”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras dragon, woman, earth, heaven, child, angels ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.