El panorama
Apocalipsis 21 abre con “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were…”, cambia cerca del versículo 14 con “And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve…” y termina con “And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Apocalipsis · Versión King James · 27Apocalipsis 21:1-7
Versículos 1–7: I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first…
Apocalipsis 21:1–7 abre con “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed…” y llega a “He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.” 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 a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen earth, first, heaven. Su relación con los versículos 2 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her…” Nombrar a Jerusalem mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with…” 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 21:1-7
Versión King James1And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
2And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
4And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
5And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
6And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
7He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
Apocalipsis 21:8-14
Versículos 8–14: The fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and…
Apocalipsis 21:8–14 abre con “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and…” y llega a “And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of…” 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
“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters…” 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 there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked…” El número one hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
“And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem…” Nombrar a Jerusalem mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Apocalipsis 21:8-14
Versión King James8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
9And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.
10And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
11Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
12And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
13On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
14And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
Apocalipsis 21:15-21
Versículos 15–21: He that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the…
Apocalipsis 21:15–21 abre con “And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the…” y llega a “And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of…” 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 he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen city, gates, golden. Su relación con los versículos 16 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed…” El número twelve hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
Apocalipsis 21:15-21
Versión King James15And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
16And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
17And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
18And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
19And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
20The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
21And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
Apocalipsis 21:22-27
Versículos 22–27: I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the…
Apocalipsis 21:22–27 abre con “And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.” y llega a “And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh…” 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 no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.” Nombrar a Almighty mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the…” Nombrar a Lamb mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Apocalipsis 21:22-27
Versión King James22And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
23And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
24And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
25And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
26And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
27And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Revelation 21:1 comienza con “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Revelation 21:8 forma un giro natural: “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part…”
La nota final
Revelation 21:27 deja al lector con “And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in…”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras city, gates, twelve, wall, heaven, glory 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.
