El panorama
Apocalipsis 13 abre con “And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having…”, cambia cerca del versículo 9 con “If any man have an ear, let him hear.” y termina con “Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Apocalipsis · Versión King James · 18Apocalipsis 13:1-6
Versículos 1–6: I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the…
Apocalipsis 13:1–6 abre con “And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads…” y llega a “And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, 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
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“And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and…” El número seven hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
“And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen feet, mouth, authority. Su relación con los versículos 1 y 3 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Apocalipsis 13:1-6
Versión King James1And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
2And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
3And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
4And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
5And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
6And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
Apocalipsis 13:7-12
Versículos 7–12: It was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them…
Apocalipsis 13:7–12 abre con “And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given…” y llega a “And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them…” 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 it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen kindreds, nations, overcome. Su relación con los versículos 8 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Apocalipsis 13:7-12
Versión King James7And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9If any man have an ear, let him hear.
10He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
11And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
12And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
Apocalipsis 13:13-18
Versículos 13–18: He doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on…
Apocalipsis 13:13–18 abre con “And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the…” y llega a “Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the…” 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 he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen doeth, earth, fire. Su relación con los versículos 14 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen beast, dwell, earth. Su relación con los versículos 13 y 15 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Apocalipsis 13:13-18
Versión King James13And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Revelation 13:1 comienza con “And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his…”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Revelation 13:4 forma un giro natural: “And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war…”
La nota final
Revelation 13:18 deja al lector con “Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and…”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras beast, power, earth, dwell, image, mouth ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
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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.