El panorama
Apocalipsis 22 abre con “And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the…”, cambia cerca del versículo 11 con “He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy…” y termina con “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Apocalipsis · Versión King James · 21Apocalipsis 22:1-7
Versículos 1–7: He shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding…
Apocalipsis 22:1–7 abre con “And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne…” y llega a “Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.” 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 shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.” Nombrar a Lamb mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve…” El número twelve hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
Apocalipsis 22:1-7
Versión King James1And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
2In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
3And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
4And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
5And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
6And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.
7Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
Apocalipsis 22:8-14
Versículos 8–14: I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen…
Apocalipsis 22:8–14 abre con “And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to…” y llega a “Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may…” 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 John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of…” Nombrar a John mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them…” Nombrar a See mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Apocalipsis 22:8-14
Versión King James8And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
9Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
10And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
11He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
12And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
13I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
14Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
Apocalipsis 22:15-21
Versículos 15–21: For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers…
Apocalipsis 22:15–21 abre con “For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and…” y llega a “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.” 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
“For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a…” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
“I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of…” Nombrar a David y Jesus mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And…” Nombrar a Come mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Apocalipsis 22:15-21
Versión King James15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
16I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
18For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
19And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
20He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
21The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Revelation 22:1 comienza con “And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Revelation 22:9 forma un giro natural: “Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book…”
La nota final
Revelation 22:21 deja al lector con “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras book, life, holy, Lord, prophecy, sayings 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.
Libro de la vida o árbol de la vida
Revelation 22:18-19. La KJV advierte que la parte de una persona puede ser quitada del “libro de la vida”. La evidencia griega más antigua y amplia dice “árbol de la vida”, que también coincide con el árbol nombrado en Apocalipsis 22:2 y 22:14. La diferencia entró en la tradición griega impresa seguida por la KJV.
Ver fuente: Oxford Academic, The early Latin text and Erasmus at Revelation 22:19 ↗ · Ver fuente: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Revelation 22 in context ↗