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Esta es una revelación de Jesucristo, la cual Dios le dio para mostrar a sus siervos los acontecimientos que deben suceder pronto.[a] Él envió a un ángel a presentarle esta revelación a su siervo, Juan, quien relató con fidelidad todo lo que vio. Este es su relato de la palabra de Dios y del testimonio de Jesucristo.

Dios bendice al que lee a la iglesia las palabras de esta profecía y bendice a todos los que escuchan el mensaje y obedecen lo que dice, porque el tiempo está cerca.

Saludo de Juan a las siete iglesias

Yo, Juan, les escribo esta carta a las siete iglesias que están en la provincia de Asia.[b]

Gracia y paz a ustedes de aquel que es, que siempre era y que aún está por venir; y del Espíritu de siete aspectos[c] que está delante de su trono; y de Jesucristo. Él es el testigo fiel de estas cosas, el primero en resucitar de los muertos y el gobernante de todos los reyes del mundo.

Toda la gloria sea al que nos ama y nos ha libertado de nuestros pecados al derramar su sangre por nosotros. Él ha hecho de nosotros un reino de sacerdotes para Dios, su Padre. ¡A él sea toda la gloria y el poder por siempre y para siempre! Amén.

¡Miren! Él viene en las nubes del cielo.
    Y todos lo verán,
    incluso aquellos que lo traspasaron.
Y todas las naciones del mundo
    se lamentarán por él.
¡Sí! ¡Amén!

«Yo soy el Alfa y la Omega, el principio y el fin[d]—dice el Señor Dios—. Yo soy el que es, que siempre era y que aún está por venir, el Todopoderoso».

Visión del Hijo del Hombre

Yo, Juan, soy hermano de ustedes, y su compañero en el sufrimiento, en el reino de Dios y en la paciente perseverancia a la que Jesús nos llama. Me exiliaron a la isla de Patmos por predicar la palabra de Dios y por mi testimonio acerca de Jesús. 10 Era el día del Señor, y yo estaba adorando en el Espíritu.[e] De repente, oí detrás de mí una fuerte voz, como un toque de trompeta, 11 que decía: «Escribe en un libro[f] todo lo que veas y envíalo a las siete iglesias que están en las ciudades de Éfeso, Esmirna, Pérgamo, Tiatira, Sardis, Filadelfia y Laodicea».

12 Cuando me di vuelta para ver quién me hablaba, vi siete candelabros de oro. 13 Y de pie en medio de los candelabros había alguien semejante al Hijo del Hombre.[g] Vestía una túnica larga con una banda de oro que cruzaba el pecho. 14 La cabeza y el cabello eran blancos como la lana, tan blancos como la nieve, y los ojos eran como llamas de fuego. 15 Los pies eran como bronce pulido refinado en un horno, y su voz tronaba como potentes olas del mar. 16 Tenía siete estrellas en la mano derecha, y una espada aguda de doble filo salía de su boca. Y la cara era semejante al sol cuando brilla en todo su esplendor.

17 Cuando lo vi, caí a sus pies como muerto; pero él puso la mano derecha sobre mí y me dijo: «¡No tengas miedo! Yo soy el Primero y el Último. 18 Yo soy el que vive. Estuve muerto, ¡pero mira! ¡Ahora estoy vivo por siempre y para siempre! Y tengo en mi poder las llaves de la muerte y de la tumba.[h]

19 »Escribe lo que has visto, tanto las cosas que suceden ahora, como las que van a suceder.[i] 20 Este es el significado del misterio de las siete estrellas que viste en mi mano derecha y de los siete candelabros de oro: las siete estrellas son los ángeles[j] de las siete iglesias, y los siete candelabros son las siete iglesias.

Footnotes

  1. 1:1 O de repente, o rápidamente.
  2. 1:4a Asia era una provincia romana en lo que ahora es la parte occidental de Turquía.
  3. 1:4b En griego de los siete espíritus.
  4. 1:8 En griego Yo soy el Alfa y la Omega, se refiere a la primera y a la última letra del alfabeto griego.
  5. 1:10 O en espíritu.
  6. 1:11 O en un rollo.
  7. 1:13 O semejante a un hijo de hombre. Ver Dn 7:13. «Hijo del Hombre» es un título que Jesús empleaba para referirse a sí mismo.
  8. 1:18 En griego el Hades.
  9. 1:19 O lo que has visto y su significado, las cosas que ya han comenzado a suceder.
  10. 1:20 O los mensajeros.

Prologue

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God (A)gave him (B)to show to his servants[a] the things that must soon take place. (C)He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, (D)who bore witness to the word of God and to (E)the testimony of Jesus Christ, even (F)to all that he saw. (G)Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, (H)for the time is near.

Greeting to the Seven Churches

John to the seven churches that are in Asia:

Grace to you and peace from (I)him (J)who is and (K)who was and who is to come, and from (L)the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ (M)the faithful witness, (N)the firstborn of the dead, and (O)the ruler of kings on earth.

To (P)him who loves us and (Q)has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us (R)a kingdom, (S)priests to (T)his God and Father, to him be (U)glory and (V)dominion forever and ever. Amen. Behold, (W)he is coming with the clouds, and (X)every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail[b] on account of him. Even so. Amen.

(Y)“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, (Z)“who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Vision of the Son of Man

I, John, your brother and (AA)partner in (AB)the tribulation and (AC)the kingdom and (AD)the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos (AE)on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 10 (AF)I was in the Spirit (AG)on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice (AH)like a trumpet 11 saying, (AI)“Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.”

12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw (AJ)seven golden lampstands, 13 and in the midst of the lampstands (AK)one like (AL)a son of man, (AM)clothed with a long robe and (AN)with a golden sash around his chest. 14 (AO)The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow. (AP)His eyes were like a flame of fire, 15 (AQ)his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and (AR)his voice was like the roar of many waters. 16 (AS)In his right hand he held seven stars, (AT)from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and (AU)his face was like the sun shining (AV)in full strength.

17 (AW)When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But (AX)he laid his right hand on me, (AY)saying, “Fear not, (AZ)I am the first and the last, 18 and the living one. (BA)I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and (BB)I have the keys of Death and Hades. 19 (BC)Write therefore (BD)the things that you have seen, those that are and those that are to take place after this. 20 As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and (BE)the seven golden lampstands, the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and (BF)the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; likewise for servant later in this verse
  2. Revelation 1:7 Or mourn

Greetings

A revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. Christ made it known by sending it through his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the witness of Jesus Christ, including all that John saw. Favored is the one who reads the words of this prophecy out loud, and favored are those who listen to it being read, and keep what is written in it, for the time is near.

John, to the seven churches that are in Asia:

Grace and peace to you from the one who is and was and is coming, and from the seven spirits that are before God’s throne, and from Jesus Christ—the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.

To the one who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood, who made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father—to him be glory and power forever and always. Amen.

Look, he is coming with the clouds! Every eye will see him, including those who pierced him, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of him. This is so. Amen. “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “the one who is and was and is coming, the Almighty.”

Christ appears to John

I, John, your brother who shares with you in the hardship, kingdom, and endurance that we have in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and my witness about Jesus. 10 I was in a Spirit-inspired trance on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice that sounded like a trumpet. 11 It said, “Write down on a scroll whatever you see, and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

12 I turned to see who was speaking to me, and when I turned, I saw seven oil lamps burning on top of seven gold stands. 13 In the middle of the lampstands I saw someone who looked like the Human One.[a] He wore a robe that stretched down to his feet, and he had a gold sash around his chest. 14 His head and hair were white as white wool—like snow—and his eyes were like a fiery flame. 15 His feet were like fine brass that has been purified in a furnace, and his voice sounded like rushing water. 16 He held seven stars in his right hand, and from his mouth came a sharp, two-edged sword. His appearance was like the sun shining with all its power.

17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. But he put his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid. I’m the first and the last, 18 and the living one. I was dead, but look! Now I’m alive forever and always. I have the keys of Death and the Grave. 19 So write down what you have seen, both the scene now before you and the things that are about to unfold after this. 20 As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven gold lampstands, here is what they mean: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:13 Or Son of Man