El panorama
Apocalipsis 20 abre con “And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a…”, cambia cerca del versículo 8 con “And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog…” y termina con “And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Apocalipsis · Versión King James · 15Apocalipsis 20:1-8
Versículos 1–8: I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless…
Apocalipsis 20:1–8 abre con “And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain…” y llega a “And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue la derrota del mal, el juicio final, la esperanza de resurrección y la creación renovada que completan Apocalipsis.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen angel, bottomless, chain. Su relación con los versículos 2 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.” El número thousand hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
“And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,” 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 20:1-8
Versión King James1And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
3And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
4And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
6Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
7And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
8And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Apocalipsis 20:9-15
Versículos 9–15: They went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the…
Apocalipsis 20:9–15 abre con “And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and…” y llega a “And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue la derrota del mal, el juicio final, la esperanza de resurrección y la creación renovada que completan Apocalipsis.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and…” El versículo nombra a God en vez de dejar la acción sin una fuente. Observa si la línea siguiente continúa, responde o contrasta esa acción.
“And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen earth, face, fled. Su relación con los versículos 10 y 12 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Apocalipsis 20:9-15
Versión King James9And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
10And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Revelation 20:1 comienza con “And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Revelation 20:5 forma un giro natural: “But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.”
La nota final
Revelation 20:15 deja al lector con “And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras years, dead, death, fire, book, earth 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.