III - The History
1. Visión 6: La apertura del primer sello
2. Visión 7: El Jinete vencedor y la guerra
3. Visión 8: El hambre
4. Visión 9: La peste
5. Visión 10: El clamor de los Mártires
6. Visión 11: El terremoto
7. Visión 12: Los cuatro ángeles
IV - The consummation
1. Visión 13: Los 144.000 Sellados
2. Visión 14: Los Santos
3. Visión 15: Conmoción cósmica
4. Visión 16: El águila voladora
5. Visión 17: El humo de Satanás
6. Visión 18: Los ejércitos del Eufrates
7. Visión 19: Elías y Enoc
The Lamb's vision: 9 voices
The seven seals: 12 voices
The seven trumpets: 12 voices
The big war: 7 voices
The doom of Babylon: 7+12 or 12+7 voices
The New Jerusalem: 9 voices
which added to the prologue's ones: Ap. 1,11 and Ap. 1,17, give us a total of 70 voices, which is to say ten times seven. The first two will be indicated on the right margin as (voice 1,70) and (voice 2,70). The other with the occurence number inside the theme.
1. Poema de los tronos
2. Poema del Cordero
1. Poema de los dos testigos
2. Poema de la mujer y el dragón
3. Poema de las dos bestias
4. Poema del Hijo del Hombre
5. Poema de Babilonia
6. Poema del castigo de Babilonia
7. Poema del aleluya celestial
8. Poema escatológico: El final de la historia
9. Poema de Jerusalén
First line
Second line
Third line
Fourth line
Fifth line
Sixth line
Seventh line
Sometimes the paragraph is composed of seven main phrases,
sometimes twelve or even seven main and five secondaries, which give us a total of twelve.
Then the structure is shown in this manner:
First line (1)
ancillary line (2)
Second line (3)
Third line (4)
ancillary line (5)
ancillary line (6)
Fourth line (7)
Fifth line (8)
ancillary line (9)
Sixth line (10)
Seventh line (11)
ancillary line (12)
Or, when the division is less strong, with signs like this (_) or (.) at
the beginning of each ancillary part.
Sometimes there is a seven line structure distributed along
two other seven line structures. This case will be presented this way:
| First line | [1] |
| Fourth line | [2] | |
| Fifth line | [3] |
| First line | [4] |
| Fourth line | [5] | |
| Fifth line | [6] | |
| Sixth line | [7] |
There are sentences, which in turn, are made up of seven sintactical
elements. Then the sign (_) or (.) is added to precede each one of them.
Finally, when there are 7 or 12 sets of sets of 7 or 12 lines,
they are numbered on the left margin to make the structure clear.
| 1. (Ap. 1,1-4a) | - 1 - | [Saint John's prologue] |
The revelation of Jesus (1,14) Christ (1,7),
which God gave Him
to show His servants what must soon take place,
and he signified by sending His angel to His servant John,
who testified the word of God,
and the testimony of Jesus (2,14) Christ (2,7),
all which he have seen.
Blessed (1,7) is the one who reads
and those who hear the words of this prophecy (1,7),
and take to heart what is written in it,
because the time is near.
John, to the seven churches which are in Asia:
| 2. (1,4b-5a) | - 2 - |
Grace to you,
and peace,
| from Him who is, | | |
| and who was, | | |
| and who is to come, | | |
| and from the seven spirits | |
| and from Jesus (3,14) Christ (3,7), | |
| 3. (1,5b-6) | - 3 - |
| To Him who loves us | | |
| and has freed us | |
| and has made us to be a kingdom | |
| 4. (1,7-8) | - 4 - |
Look, _he is coming _with the clouds (1,7)
and every eye will see Him,
and those who pierced Him;
and all the peoples _of the earth _will mourn _because of Him.
| So shall it be! | | |
| Amen. | | |
| "I am... | |
| and the Omega, says the Lord | | |
| the [One who is] God, | | |
| who is, | | |
| and who was, | | |
| and who is to come, | | |
| the Almighty (1,9)." | |
| 5. (1,9-11) | - 5 - |
.I, .John, ..your .brother .and .companion .7
.in .the .suffering,
.and (in the) .kingdom
.and (in the) .endurance (1,7) .in .Jesus (4,14), .9
.was .on .the .island, .the one .called .Patmos .7
.because .of the .word .of .God
.and .the .testimony .of Jesus (5,14). .9
.I was .in .the Spirit (on) .the .day .of the .Lord .7
.and .I heard .behind .me .a loud .voice .like .a trumpet, .which said: .9
| _.«Write _.on .a scroll _.what .you see | (voice 1,70) |
| 6. (1,12-17a) | - 6 - | [Includes from Ap. 1,12 until Ap. 22,19] |
| Ap. 22,20 is the Saint John's epilogue. |
.And [there] .I turned round .to see .the .voice .that (was) .speaking (1,12) .to .me; .9
.and .when I turned .I saw .seven .golden .lampstands (1,7), .and [.in] .between .the [.seven] .lampstands (2,7) .12
(was) .someone similar .to a son .of man, .clothed .down to his feet, .5
.and .with .a golden .sash .round .his .chest; .7
..his .head .and .the .hair .of (were) [white] .like (1) .wool, .white .like (2) .snow, .12
.and ..his .eyes (were) .like (3) .blazing .fire, .7
.and ..his .feet (were) .like (4) .bronze .glowing .in (a) .furnace, .9
.his .voice (was) .also .inflamed .like (5) .the .sound .of rushing .waters, .9
.and .in ..his .right .hand .he held .seven .stars, .9
.and .out of ..his .mouth .came .a sharp (1,7) .double-edged .sword, .9
.and ..his .face (was) .like (6) .the .sun .shining .in all ..its .power (1,12), .12
.and .when .I saw .Him, .I fell .at ..his .feet .like (7) .dead. .4 .7
.And .he placed ..his .right [.hand] .on .me .and said: .9
7. (1,17b-20)
| - I - | [Jesus Christ's words] | |
| [«.Do not .be afraid.] | [1] | |
| .I .am .the .First | [2] | |
| .and .the .Last, | (voice 2,70) | |
| .and .the .Living One, .12 | | |
| .and .I was .dead, | [3] |
| .and .I hold .the .keys -.of the .Death -.and .the .Hades. .9 | [4] |
| ".Write, .therefore, .what .you have seen, | [5] | |
| .and .what .is now .7 | | |
| .and .what .will .take place .after .that. .6 | | |
| .The .mystery .of the .seven .stars .5 | [6] |
| .the .seven .stars .are .the angels .of the .seven .churches, .5 .3 | [7] |
| - III - | [Includes from Ap. 2,1 until Ap. 22,11] |
| The Jesus Christ's words follow on Ap. 22,12 |
(2,1-7)
| To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: | 1.[1] | |
| _These _are the words _of him who holds _the seven _stars _in his _right hand, | [2] | |
| .who walks .among .the seven .golden .lampstands (5,7): | [3] | |
| I know (1,12) your deeds | 2.[4] | |
| and your hard work | [5] | |
| and your endurance (2,7) | [6] | |
| and that... | 3.[7] |
| Yet... | 4.[8] |
| But you have this: You hate the practices of Nicolaitans, which I also hate. | 5.[9] | |
| _He who _has _an ear, _let him hear _what the Spirit _says _to the churches. | 6.[10] | |
| .To him who overcomes, .I will give .the right to eat .from the tree .of life, | 7.[11] | |
| .which is in the paradise .of my God. | [12] |
(2,8-11)
| To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: | 1.[1]1 | |
| These are the words of him who is the first | [2]2 | |
| and the last, | 3 | |
| who died | [3]4 | |
| and came to life again. | 5 | |
| I know (2,12) your afflictions | 2.[4]6 | |
| and your poverty, | [5]7 | |
| yet you are rich, | 8 | |
| and the slander of those who say they are Jews | [6]9 | |
| and are not, | 10 | |
| but are a synagogue of Satan. | 11 | |
| Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. | 3.[7]12 |
| I tell you, _the devil will put some of you in prison | 4.[8]1 | |
| to test you, | 2 | |
| and you will suffer persecution _for ten days. | [9]3 | |
| Be faithful, _even to the point of death, | 5.[10]4 | |
| and I will give you the crown of life. | 5 | |
| He who has an ear, _let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. | 6.[11]6 | |
| He who overcomes will not be hurt at all _by the second death. | 7.[12]7 |
(2,12-17)
| To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: | 1.[1] | |
| .These .are the words .of him who has .the sharp (2,7) .sword .of two .edges. | [2] | |
| I know... | 2.[3] |
| Nevertheless... | 3.[4] |
| Repent (3,2,12) therefore; | 4.[5] | |
| otherwise, I will soon come (2,7) to you | 5.[6] | |
| and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. | [7] | |
| He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. | 6.[8] | |
| To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna. | 7.[9] | |
| I will also give him a white stone | [10] | |
| with a new name written on it, | [11] | |
| known (4,12) only to him who receives it. | [12] |
(2,18-29)
| And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: | 1 |
.These .are the words .of the Son .of God,
.who has .the eyes .like blazing .fire
.and the feet .of him .like burnished .bronze.
| I know (5,12) your deeds | 2 |
| Nevertheless, I have against you _that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, | 3 |
| so I will cast her on a bed, | 4 |
| Now I say | 5 |
| To him who overcomes | 6 |
| He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. | 7 |
(3,1-6)
| To the angel of the church in Sardis write: | 1.[1]1 | |
| .These are the words .of him who holds _.the seven .spirits .of God | [2]2 | |
| .and the seven .stars: | 3 | |
| I know (6,12) your deeds: _you have a reputation of being alive, | 2.[3]4 | |
| and you are dead. | 5 | |
| .Wake up | 3.[4]6 | |
| .and strengthen ._what remains .and is about to die, | [5]7 |
| Remember, _therefore, _what you have received | 4.[6]1 | |
| and heard; | 2 | |
| and obey it | 3 | |
| and repent (7,4,12). | 4 | |
| But if you do not wake up, | 5 | |
| I will come _like a thief, | 6 | |
| and you will not know at what time _I will come _to you. | 7 |
| .Yet you have a few people .in Sardis .who have not soiled their clothes (1,7), | 5.[7]1 | |
| .and they will walk .with me, .in white, ._for they are worthy (1,7). | [8]2 | |
| He who overcomes will, like them, be invested (1,12) with white clothes (2,7), | 6.[9]3 | |
| and I will never blot out his name _from the book _of life, | [10]4 | |
| and will acknowledge his name _before my Father | [11]5 | |
| and before his angels. | 6 | |
| He who has an ear, _let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. | 7.[12]7 |
(3,7-13)
| And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: | 1 |
| These are the words _of him who is holy, | 2 | |
| who is true, | | |
| who holds the key _of David. | |
| I know (7,12) your deeds: [*] | 3 |
* I know that you have little power (2,12)
* yet you have kept my word
* and have not denied my name.
| _I will make those who are _of the synagogue _of Satan, | 4 |
| Since you have kept my word _about my endurance (5,7), | 5 |
| Him who overcomes I will make a pillar _in the temple _of my God, | 6 |
| He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. | 7 |
(3,14-21)
| And to the angel of the Church in Laodicea write: | 1.[1] | |
| _These are _the words _of the Amen, | [2] | |
| _the faithful _and true _witness, | [3] | |
| _the ruler _of God's _creation. | [4] | |
| I know (8,12) your deeds; that you are neither cold nor hot. | 2.[5] |
| I wish... | 3.[6] |
| I counsel... | 4.[7] |
| I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, | |
| and white clothes (3,7) | |
| and salve, | |
| Here... | 5.[8] |
| _To him who overcomes, _I will give the right to sit with me _on my throne, | 6.[9] | |
| _just as I overcame | [10] | |
| _and sat down _with my Father _on his throne. | [11] | |
| He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. | 7.[12] |
| (4,1-11) [-1-]-[-7-] |
| (4,1) | - 1 - |
After this I saw (1)
and there before me was a door _standing open _in heaven,
and the voice,
the one I had first heard _speaking (2,12) to me _like a trumpet said:
| «Come up here, | (voice 1) |
| (4,2-3) | - 2 - |
And there before me _was a throne (1) _which was in heaven,
and on the throne (2) _someone sitting on it,
and the one who sat there
had the appearance _of jasper
and carnelian,
and a rainbow _encircling the throne (3),
had the appearance of an emerald,
| (4,4-6) | - 3 - |
| And surrounding the throne (4), twenty-four thrones, | 1.[1] | |
| and seated | 2.[2] |
| and [had] crowns of gold on their heads | 3.[3] | |
| and from the throne (5) came flashes of lightning | 4.[4] | |
| and rumblings | | |
| and peals of thunder; | | |
| and before the throne (6), seven lamps were blazing, | 5.[5] |
| and before the throne (7) there was what looked like a sea of glass clear as crystal. | 6.[6] | |
| And in the middle of the throne (8) | 7.[7] |
| (4,7-8a) | - 4 - |
| And the first living creature was _like a lion, | 1.[8] | |
| and the second was _like an ox, | 2.[9] | |
| and the third had a face like a man, | 3.[10] | |
| and the fourth was _like a flying eagle. | 4.[11] | |
| And each _of the four living creatures had six wings around | 5.[12] | |
| and they were full (2,7) of eyes inside; | 6.[13] | |
| and day _and night they never stop saying: | 7.[14] |
| (4,8b) | - 5 - | (voice 2) |
| 1.[15] |
| «Holy, | | |
| holy, | | |
| holy, | |
| 2.[16] |
| [is the] Lord | | |
| the [one who is] God | | |
| the Almighty (2,9), | |
| 3.[17] |
| who was, | | |
| and is, | | |
| and is to come». | |
| (4,9-10) | - 6 - |
| Whenever the living creatures give glory, | 1.[18] | |
| and honour | | |
| and thanks _to him who sits on the throne (10) | |
| and worship him who lives for ever _and ever, | 2.[19] | |
| and they lay their crowns _before the throne (12) saying: | 3.[20] |
| (4,11) | - 7 - | (voice 3) |
| «You are worthy (2,7), _our Lord | 4.[21] | |
| and God, _to receive _glory | 5.[22] | |
| and honour | | |
| and power (3,12), | |
| and by your will _they did not exist | 6.[23] | |
| and were created». | 7.[24] |
| (5,1) | - 1 - | (5,1-14) [-1-]-[-7-] |
Then I saw (2)
in the right hand _of him who sat _on the throne
a scroll
with writing inside
and outside
fully sealed
with seven seals.
| (5,2-5) | - 2 - |
And I saw (3) a mighty angel _who was proclaiming _in a loud voice,
| .«Who .is worthy (3,7) ._to open .the scroll | (voice 4) |
| And one of the elders (3,3,12) said to me, .._«Do not weep! | (voice 5) |
| (5,6) | - 4 - |
And then, standing in the centre _of the throne,
and the four living creatures,
and encircled by the elders (4,3,12), _I saw (4) a Lamb [1,12,28]
like if it had been slain.
He had seven horns
and seven eyes,
.which are .the seven .spirits ._of God ._sent out ._into all .the earth.
| (5,7-9a) | - 5 - |
And he came
and took [the scroll] from the right hand
of him who sat
on the throne.
And when he had taken it,
the four living creatures
and the twenty-four elders (5,3,12)
fell down before the Lamb [2,12,28],
having each one a harp
and they were holding golden bowls (1,12) full (3,7) of incense,
which are the prayers of the saints.
And they sang a new song:
| (5,9b-10) | - 6 - | (voice 6) |
«You are worthy (5,7) to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
because you were slain,
and with your blood
you purchased men for God
from every tribe
and language
and people
and nation,
and you have made them to be kings
and priests,
and they will reign (1,7) on the earth».
| (5,11-14) | - 7 - |
| Then I saw (5) | 1.[1] | |
| and heard like a voice of many angels surrounding the throne | 2.[2] | |
| and the living creatures | [3] | |
| and the elders (6,3,12), | [4] | |
| and they number ten thousands times ten thousands | 3.[5] | |
| and thousand times thousand, saying in a loud voice: | [6] | |
| «Worthy (6,7) is the Lamb [3,12,28], | 4.[7] | |
| who was slain, | [8] |
| to receive power (4,12) | (voice 7) |
| Then I heard... | 5.[9] |
| «To him who sits _on the throne | (voice 8) |
| (voice 9) |
| The four living creatures said, «Amen», | 6.[10] | |
| and the elders (7,3,12) fell down | 7.[11] | |
| and worshipped. | [12] |
| _And I saw (6) _when the Lamb [5,12,28] opened the first _of the seven seals, | [1].1 | |
| _and I heard one _of the four living creatures say _in a voice like thunder, | [2].2 | |
| _«Come!». | (voice 1)[3].3 |
| And I saw (7), | [1].4 | |
| and there before me was a white horse, | [2].5 | |
| and its rider held a bow, | [3].6 | |
| and he was given a crown, | [4].7 | |
| and he rode out victorious | [5].8 |
(6,3-4)
| And when he opened the second seal, | [7].1 | |
| I heard the second living creature _say: | 2 | |
| «Come!». | (voice 2) [8].3 | |
| and another horse came out, _a fiery red one, | [9].4 | |
| and its rider _was given power to take out peace _from the earth | [10].5 | |
| and to make men slay _each other, | [11].6 | |
| and to him was given a large sword. | [12].7 |
And when he opened the third seal,
I heard the third living creature say:
| «Come!». | (voice 3) |
| And I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying: | (voice 4) |
And when he opened the fourth seal,
I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say:
| «Come!». | (voice 5) |
And when he opened the fifth seal,
I saw (10) under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God
and the testimony they had maintained,
| And they called out in a loud voice, | (voice 6) | |
| «How long, Sovereign Lord, | | |
| holy | | |
| and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth | |
And I saw (11) when he opened the sixth seal,
and there was a great earthquake (1,7),
and the sun turned black _like a sackcloth made of goat hair,
and the whole moon turned blood red,
and the stars
in the sky
fell to earth
_like late figs drop
from a fig-tree
_when shaken
by a strong wind,
and the sky receded _like a scroll, rolling up,
and every mountain _and island was removed from its place.
2. (6,15-17)
And the kings...
And the kings .of the earth,
and the princes,
and the generals,
and the rich,
and the mighty,
and every slave
and every free man .hid .in caves .and among the rocks .of the mountains,
and they called to the mountains _and the rocks:
| «Fall on us | (voice 7) |
After this _I saw (12) _four _angels standing
at the four corners _of the earth,
holding back the four winds _of the earth
to prevent any wind
from blowing on the land
or on the sea
or on any tree.
_And I saw (13) another angel _coming up _from the rise _of the sun, _having _the seal _of the living God,
.and he called out .in a loud voice .to the four angels
.who had been given power .to harm .the land
.and the sea:
| -«Do not harm the land | (voice 8) |
After this I saw (14)
and there before me was a great multitude
that no one could count, from every nation
and tribe
and people
and language, standing before the throne
and in front of the Lamb [7,12,28], invested (4,12) with white robes
and were holding palm branches in their hands.
| And they cried out in a loud voice: | (voice 9) | |
| «Salvation belongs to our God, | | |
| who sits on the throne, | | |
| and to the Lamb [8,12,28]». | |
6. (7,11-12)
And all the angels were standing round the throne
and round the elders (8,4,12)
and the four living creatures,
and they fell down on their faces _before the throne
and worshiped God, saying:
| «Amen. | (voice 10) |
7. (7,13-17)
| (voice 11) |
| And one of the elders (9,4,12) asked me: | [1] | |
| «These, invested (5,12) with white robes who are they, | [2] | |
| and where did they come from?» | [3] | |
| I answered: | [4] | |
| «Sir, you know (10,12)». | [5] | |
| And he said: | [6] | |
| «These are... | (voice 12) |
| «These are they who come out of the great tribulation; | (1)[7] | |
| and they have washed their robes | (2)[8] | |
| and made them white in the blood of the Lamb [9,12,28]. | (3)[9] | |
| [Therefore they are before the throne of God | [10] | |
| and serve him day and night in his temple, | (4)[11] | |
| and he who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them. | (5)[12] |
| "Never again will they hunger; | (6)[1] | |
| never again will they thirst, | (7)[2] | |
| and the sun will not beat upon them, | (8)[3] | |
| nor any scorching heat, | (9)[4] | |
| for the Lamb [10,12,28] at the centre of the throne will be their shepherd, | (10)[5] | |
| and he will lead them to springs of living water, | (11)[6] | |
| and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes». | (12)[7] |
_And when he opened _the seventh _seal, _there was _silence _in heaven _for about half an hour.
And I saw (15) the seven angels who stand before God,
and to them were given seven trumpets.
And another...
And another angel came
and stood at the altar.
He had a golden censer,
and he was given much incense,
to offer with the prayers of all the saints,
on the golden altar
before the throne.
And the smoke (1,1,12)
of the incense,
together with the prayers
of the saints,
went up
before God
from the angel's hand.
And the angel
And the angel took the censer,
and filled it with fire from the altar,
and hurled it on the earth;
and there came peals of thunder
and rumblings
and flashes of lightning
and an earthquake (2,7).
_And the seven _angels _who had _the seven _trumpets _prepared (1,7) _to sound them.
(8,7-9)
And the first angel sounded his trumpet,
and there came hail
and fire mixed with blood,
and it was hurled down upon the earth;
and a third of the earth was burnt up,
and a third of the trees were burnt up,
and all the green grass was burned up.
And the second angel sounded his trumpet;
and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea;
and a third of the sea turned into blood,
and a third of the living creatures in the sea died, which were alive,
and a third of the ships were destroyed.
(8,10-11)
And the third angel sounded his trumpet,
and a _great star, _blazing _like a torch, fell from the sky
and fell on a third of the rivers
and on the springs of water.
And the name of the star is «Wormwood»,
and a third of the waters turned bitter,
and many people died _from the waters _that had become bitter.
(8,12)
And the fourth angel sounded his trumpet;
and a third _of the sun was struck,
and a third _of the moon,
and a third _of the stars,
so that a third _of them turned dark,
and a third _of the day was without light,
and also a third of the night.
And I saw (16),
and I heard _an eagle flying _in mid-air
call out _in a loud voice:
| «Woe! | (voice 1) |
| And the fifth angel sounded his trumpet. | [1] |
(9,1b-3)
| And I saw (17) a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth, | [2] |
(9,4-5)
| (voice 2) |
| And they were told not to harm the grass _of the earth | [3] |
(9,6a)
| And during those days men will seek death, but will not find it; | [4] |
(9,6b)
| they will long to die, but death will elude them. | [5] |
(9,7-11)
| And the locusts resembled horses prepared (2,7) for battle, | [6] |
(*) The seventh "like" does not appear as in
Ap. 1,12-17a.
(9,12)
| _The first _woe _is past; _two other woes _are _yet to come _after that. | [7] |
And the sixth angel sounded his trumpet;
and I heard a voice
coming from the horns
of the altar
of gold
that is before God,
who said
to the sixth angel
the one who had the trumpet:
| «Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates». | (voice 3) |
And the number of the mounted troops was two hundred million;
| I heard their number. | (voice 4) |
2. (9,17)
And I saw (18)
the horses
and riders
upon them
in my vision
this way:
their...
their breastplates were fiery red,
and dark blue,
and yellow as sulphur;
and the heads of the horses resembled the heads of lions,
and out of their mouths came fire,
and smoke (6,3,12)
and sulphur.
3. (9,18-21)
A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues:
by effect of the fire,
and the smoke (7,3,12)
and sulphur _that came out _of their mouth,
for the power of the horses _was in their mouths
and in their tails,
for their tails _were like snakes, _having heads
and with them they inflict injury.
And the rest of mankind
that were not killed
by these plagues
still did not repent (9,6,12)
of the work
of their hands
stopping worship demons,
and idols...
and idols of gold
and of silver
and of bronze
and of stone
and of wood, which cannot see
or hear
or walk;
and nor did they repent (10,6,12) of their murders,
nor their magic arts,
nor their fornication (2,7) sexual immorality
nor their thefts.
And I saw (19) another mighty angel coming down from heaven, invested (6,12) with a cloud (2,7),
and with a rainbow above his head,
and his face was like the sun,
and his feet were like fiery pillars,
and he was holding a little scroll, which lay open in his hand.
And he planted his right foot on the sea,
and his left foot on the land,
and he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion.
And when he shouted, the voices of the seven thunders spoke (3,12).
And when the seven thunders spoke (4,12), I was about to write;
| and I heard a voice from heaven say: «Seal up what the seven thunders have said | (voice 5) |
| 5. (10,5-7) | (10,5-11,13) [1]-[7] |
| [1] |
_but in the days .of the voice .of the seventh angel
_when he will be about to sound .the trumpet,
_the mystery _of God .will be accomplished,
_just as he announced .to his _servants _the prophets».
| 6. (10,8-10) | [2] |
| And the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke (6,12) to me once more | (voice 6) |
| And he said to me: _«Take it | (voice 7) |
| 7. (10,11;11,1-2) | [3] |
| Then I was told: «You must prophesy again about peoples | (voice 8) |
| and many kings». | (voice 9) |
| 8. (11,3-6) | [4] |
And I will give power to my two witnesses
and they will prophesy for 1.260 days, invested (7,12) with sackcloth.
These are the two olive trees
and the two lampstands (7,7),
that stand before the Lord of the earth.
If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths
and devours their enemies.
If anyone tries to harm them, this is how this must die.
These men have power to shut up the sky
so that it will not rain during the time of his prophesy (2,7);
and they have power over the water to turn the waters into blood
and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want.
| 9. (11,7-9) | [5] |
And (1) when they have finished
their testimony,
the beast
that comes up
from the Abyss (4,7)
will attack
them,
and (2) overpower
and (3) kill them.
And (4) their bodies will be in the streets of the great city,
which is figuratively called Sodom and (5) Egypt,
where also (6)(*) their Lord was crucified.
And (7) men from every people
and (8) tribe
and (9) language
and (10) nation,
will gaze on their bodies for three and (11) a half days
and (12) refuse them burial.
(*)
"Also" comes from the same greek word than "and". Someone
told that this line has been added to the original text, but with
it the 12 "and" are in the verse.
| 10. (11,10-11) | [6] |
And the inhabitants of the earth will gloat _over them
and will go merry,
and will celebrate by sending _each other gifts,
because these two prophets had tormented those who live on earth.
And after the three _and a half days _a breath of life _from God entered them,
and they stood on their feet,
and terror struck those who saw them.
| (voice 10) |
| 11. (11,12-13) And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them: «Come up here». | [7] |
And they went up to heaven _in a cloud (3,7),
and their enemies looked on.
And at that very hour _there was a severe earthquake (3,7),
and a tenth of the city collapsed,
and seven thousand people were killed _in the earthquake (4,7),
and the survivors were terrified
and gave glory _to the God _of heaven.
12. (11,14)
_The second _woe _has passed; _the third _woe _is coming _soon.
(11,15-16)
And the seventh angel sounded his trumpet;
and there were loud voices in heaven, _which said:
| .«The kingdom .of the world .has become the kingdom .of our Lord | (voice 11) |
| (11,17-18) | (voice 12) |
| «We give thanks to you, Lord | | |
| the [One who is] God | | |
| the Almighty (3,9), | |
"and the nations were angry,
and your wrath has come,
and the time has come _for judging the dead,
and for rewarding _your servants _the prophets
and your saints
and those who reverence your name, both _the small _and the great,
and for destroying those who destroy the earth».
| (11,19) | (11,19-12,18) [1]-[7] |
| [1] |
| [2] |
(12,3-4a)
| [3] |
(12,4b-6)
| [4] |
(12,7-9)
| [5] |
| (12,10-12) Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: | [6] |
| «Now have come... | (voice 1) | |
| «Now have come the salvation | | |
| and the power (7,12) | | |
| and the kingdom of our God, | |
"and the authority of his Christ (5,7),
for the accuser of our brothers has been hurled down,
he, who accuses them before our God day and night.
_And they _overcame him _by the blood _of the Lamb [11,12,28]
_and by the word _of their _testimony,
and they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
"Therefore rejoice, you heavens,
and you who dwell in them;
but woe to the earth
and the sea
because the devil
has gone down
to you
filled with fury,
knowing (11,12)
that his time
is short».
(12,13-18)
| [7] |
_And the serpent _from his mouth _spewed _water _like a river _behind the woman,
_to sweep her away with the river.
And the earth helped the woman,
and the earth opened its mouth,
and swallowed the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth.
And then the dragon was enraged at the woman,
| and went off to make war against the rest of her offspring, | | |
| those who obey God's commandments | | |
| and hold to the testimony of Jesus (6,14). | |
| (13,1-3a) | (13,1-18) [1]-[7] |
| [1] |
(13,3b-6)
| [2] |
| «Who is like the beast, | (voice 2) |
(13,7-8)
| [3] |
| [4] |
(13,11-12)
| [5] |
(13,13-15)
| [6] |
(13,16-18)
| [7] |
on his right hand
or on his forehead,
so that no one could buy
or sell,
unless he had the mark (2,7),
which is the name of the beast
or the number of his name.
This calls for wisdom.
If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast,
for it is man's number.
And his number is 666.(*)
(*) 666 is a triangular number: 666 = 1 + 2 + 3 +....+ 36. (36 = 6 times 6).
(14,1)
And I saw (22),
and there before me was the Lamb [1,9,28],
standing on Mount Zion,
and with him 144,000
who had his name
and his Father's name
written on their foreheads.
(14,2-3)
| And I heard a sound from heaven | (voice 3) |
(14,4-5)
These are those who did not defile themselves _with women, _for they kept themselves pure.
They follow the Lamb [2,9,28] _wherever he goes.
They were purchased _from among men
and offered as firstfruits to God
and the Lamb [3,9,28],
and no lie was found _in their mouths;
they are blameless.
| (14,6-7) | (14,6-20) [1]-[7] |
| [1] |
| «Fear God | (voice 4) |
(14,8) That verse has only 6 lines. 6 is related to Babylon.
| [2] |
| «Fallen | (voice 5) |
(14,9-10)
| [3] |
| and (2) his image | (voice 6) |
(14,11-12)
| [4] |
| This calls for endurance (7,7) on the part of the saints | | |
| who obey God's commandments | | |
| and remain faithful to Jesus (7,14)». | |
(14,13)
| [5] |
| «Write: | (voice 7) |
(*) The son of man in the middle of the angels substitutes
the angel 4 in between Ap. 14,6 and Ap. 14,20.
(14,14-16)
| [6] |
| «_Take your sickle (2,7) | (voice 1)-1 |