El panorama
Apocalipsis 17 abre con “And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me…”, cambia cerca del versículo 9 con “And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which…” y termina con “And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Apocalipsis · Versión King James · 18Apocalipsis 17:1-6
Versículos 1–6: There came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked…
Apocalipsis 17:1–6 abre con “And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying…” y llega a “And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of…” 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 came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I…” El número one hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
“With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen earth, fornication, committed. Su relación con los versículos 1 y 3 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Apocalipsis 17:1-6
Versión King James1And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
2With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
3So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
4And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
5And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
6And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
Apocalipsis 17:7-12
Versículos 7–12: The angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee…
Apocalipsis 17:7–12 abre con “And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the…” y llega a “And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but…” 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 the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
“The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and…” 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 17:7-12
Versión King James7And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
8The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
9And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
10And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
11And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
12And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
Apocalipsis 17:13-18
Versículos 13–18: These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the…
Apocalipsis 17:13–18 abre con “These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.” y llega a “And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.” 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
“These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and…” 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 17:13-18
Versión King James13These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
14These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
15And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
16And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
17For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
18And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
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La imagen inicial
Revelation 17:1 comienza con “And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of…”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Revelation 17:7 forma un giro natural: “And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the…”
La nota final
Revelation 17:18 deja al lector con “And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras beast, seven, kings, woman, EARTH, sawest 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.