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II.— LOS SIETE SELLOS (4,1—8,1)

El trono de Dios

Después de todo esto tuve una visión. Vi una puerta abierta en el cielo, y aquella voz como de trompeta que me había hablado primero, me dijo:

— Sube aquí, que voy a mostrarte lo que tiene que suceder en adelante.

Al instante caí en éxtasis, y vi un trono colocado en medio del cielo y alguien sentado en él. El que estaba sentado resplandecía como el jaspe y el sardonio, mientras un halo de color esmeralda rodeaba el trono alrededor. Rodeando también el trono había otros veinticuatro tronos y, sentados en ellos, veinticuatro ancianos vestidos de blanco y ceñidas sus cabezas con coronas de oro. Relámpagos y truenos fragorosos salían del trono ante el que ardían siete lámparas, que eran los siete espíritus de Dios; y un mar transparente, como de cristal, se extendía también delante del trono. En medio del trono y a su alrededor había cuatro seres vivientes, todo ojos por delante y por detrás. El primero era semejante a un león; el segundo, como un toro; con rostro como de hombre el tercero; y el cuarto, semejante a un águila en pleno vuelo. Cada uno de los cuatro vivientes tenía seis alas y eran todo ojos por fuera y por dentro. Día y noche proclaman sin descanso:

— Santo, santo, santo,
Señor Dios, dueño de todo,
el que era, el que es,
el que está a punto de llegar.

Y cada vez que los cuatro vivientes tributan gloria y honor y acción de gracias al que está sentado en el trono, al que vive por siempre, 10 los veinticuatro ancianos caen de rodillas ante el que está sentado en el trono, adoran al que vive por siempre y arrojan sus coronas a los pies del trono, diciendo:

11 — Señor y Dios nuestro:
¡Nadie como tú merece recibir
la gloria, el honor y el poder!
Porque tú has creado todas las cosas;
en tu designio existían,
y conforme a él fueron creadas.

The Throne in Heaven

After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open(A) in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet(B) said, “Come up here,(C) and I will show you what must take place after this.”(D) At once I was in the Spirit,(E) and there before me was a throne in heaven(F) with someone sitting on it. And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper(G) and ruby.(H) A rainbow(I) that shone like an emerald(J) encircled the throne. Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders.(K) They were dressed in white(L) and had crowns of gold on their heads. From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder.(M) In front of the throne, seven lamps(N) were blazing. These are the seven spirits[a](O) of God. Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass,(P) clear as crystal.

In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures,(Q) and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.(R) The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.(S) Each of the four living creatures(T) had six wings(U) and was covered with eyes all around,(V) even under its wings. Day and night(W) they never stop saying:

“‘Holy, holy, holy

is the Lord God Almighty,’[b](X)

who was, and is, and is to come.”(Y)

Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne(Z) and who lives for ever and ever,(AA) 10 the twenty-four elders(AB) fall down before him(AC) who sits on the throne(AD) and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:

11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
    to receive glory and honor and power,(AE)
for you created all things,
    and by your will they were created
    and have their being.”(AF)

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 4:5 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
  2. Revelation 4:8 Isaiah 6:3

The Throne Room of Heaven(A)

After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing (B)open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a (C)trumpet speaking with me, saying, “Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.”

Immediately (D)I was in the Spirit; and behold, (E)a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. [a]And He who sat there was (F)like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; (G)and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald. (H)Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, (I)clothed in white [b]robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads. And from the throne proceeded (J)lightnings, [c]thunderings, and voices. (K)Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are (L)the[d] seven Spirits of God.

Before the throne there [e]was (M)a sea of glass, like crystal. (N)And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back. (O)The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. The four living creatures, each having (P)six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying:

(Q)“Holy,[f] holy, holy,
(R)Lord God Almighty,
(S)Who was and is and is to come!”

Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, (T)who lives forever and ever, 10 (U)the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying:

11 “You(V) are worthy, [g]O Lord,
To receive glory and honor and power;
(W)For You created all things,
And by (X)Your will they [h]exist and were created.”

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 4:3 M omits And He who sat there was, making the following a description of the throne.
  2. Revelation 4:4 NU, M robes, with crowns
  3. Revelation 4:5 NU, M voices, and thunderings.
  4. Revelation 4:5 M omits the
  5. Revelation 4:6 NU, M add something like
  6. Revelation 4:8 M has holy nine times.
  7. Revelation 4:11 NU, M our Lord and God
  8. Revelation 4:11 NU, M existed