El panorama
Apocalipsis 4 abre con “After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which…”, cambia cerca del versículo 6 con “And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of…” y termina con “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Apocalipsis · Versión King James · 11Apocalipsis 4:1-6
Versículos 1–6: After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the…
Apocalipsis 4:1–6 abre con “After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard…” y llega a “And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Escucha el ánimo, las advertencias y las promesas que preparan a las iglesias para recibir las visiones de Apocalipsis.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a…” 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 immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.” El número one hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
Apocalipsis 4:1-6
Versión King James1After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.
2And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.
3And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
4And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.
5And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
6And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
Apocalipsis 4:7-11
Versículos 7–11: The first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and…
Apocalipsis 4:7–11 abre con “And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a…” y llega a “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Escucha el ánimo, las advertencias y las promesas que preparan a las iglesias para recibir las visiones de Apocalipsis.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen beast, calf, eagle. Su relación con los versículos 8 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and…” El número four hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
Apocalipsis 4:7-11
Versión King James7And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
8And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
9And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,
10The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
11Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Revelation 4:1 comienza con “After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said…”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Revelation 4:1 forma un giro natural: “After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said…”
La nota final
Revelation 4:11 deja al lector con “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras throne, beast, beasts, holy, round, twenty 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.