Apocalipsis 21:2-12

2 Y vi la ciudad santa, la nueva Jerusalén, que descendía del cielo desde la presencia de Dios, como una novia hermosamente vestida para su esposo.

3 Oí una fuerte voz que salía del trono y decía: «¡Miren, el hogar de Dios ahora está entre su pueblo! Él vivirá con ellos, y ellos serán su pueblo. Dios mismo estará con ellos.

4 Él les secará toda lágrima de los ojos, y no habrá más muerte ni tristeza ni llanto ni dolor. Todas esas cosas ya no existirán más».

5 Y el que estaba sentado en el trono dijo: «¡Miren, hago nuevas todas las cosas!». Entonces me dijo: «Escribe esto, porque lo que te digo es verdadero y digno de confianza».

6 También dijo: «¡Todo ha terminado! Yo soy el Alfa y la Omega, el Principio y el Fin. A todo el que tenga sed, yo le daré a beber gratuitamente de los manantiales del agua de la vida.

7 Los que salgan vencedores heredarán todas esas bendiciones, y yo seré su Dios, y ellos serán mis hijos.

8 »Pero los cobardes, los incrédulos, los corruptos, los asesinos, los que cometen inmoralidades sexuales, los que practican la brujería, los que rinden culto a ídolos y todos los mentirosos, tendrán su destino en el lago de fuego que arde con azufre. Esta es la segunda muerte».

9 Entonces uno de los siete ángeles que tenían las siete copas con las últimas siete plagas se me acercó y me dijo: «¡Ven conmigo! Te mostraré a la novia, la esposa del Cordero».

10 Así que me llevó en el Espíritu
a una montaña grande y alta, y me mostró la ciudad santa, Jerusalén, que descendía del cielo, desde la presencia de Dios.

11 Resplandecía de la gloria de Dios y brillaba como una piedra preciosa, como un jaspe tan transparente como el cristal.

12 La muralla de la ciudad era alta y ancha, y tenía doce puertas vigiladas por doce ángeles. Los nombres de las doce tribus de Israel estaban escritos en las puertas.

Apocalipsis 21:2-12 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO REVELATION 21

This chapter contains an account of the happy state of the church, consisting of all the elect, both Jews and Gentiles, which will take place upon the first resurrection, and will continue during the thousand years' reign mentioned in the preceding chapter. The seat of the church in these happy times will be the new heaven and the new earth, Re 21:1 the church that will dwell there is described by its names, the holy city, and new Jerusalem; by its descent, from heaven; and by its state and ornament, being prepared and adorned as a bride for her husband, Re 21:2 and her happiness is expressed by the presence of God with her, and communion with him enjoyed by her, and by a freedom from all evils endured in the present state of things, Re 21:3,4 after which John hears the voice of him that sat on the throne, declaring himself to be the author of the new heaven and earth; ordering him to write, that what had been said was true and faithful; affirming that things were now done and finished; calling himself the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end: promising grace to the thirsty soul, the inheritance of all things to the overcomer, and also divine sonship; and threatening the second death to sinners, whose characters are given, Re 21:5-8 next John has a vision of the bride before spoken of; the preface to it is in Re 21:9,10 in which is signified that one of the seven angels that had the seven vials talked to him in a very free and familiar manner, and proposed to show him the Lamb's wife; and in order to it carried him to an exceeding high mountain, and showed him the city before mentioned, said to be great, holy, and heavenly; and which is described by the glory of God upon it, and the light that was in it, comparable to a crystal jasper stone, Re 21:11 by its wall, which is great and high; and by its, gates and foundations; its gates are in number twelve, twelve angels at them, and on them written the twelve names of the children of Israel, and these situated three at each point, east, west, north, and south; and its foundations are also twelve, having the names of the twelve apostles on them, Re 21:12-14 by the measure of it, which the angel took with his golden read; of the city, which was twelve thousand furlongs, it being four square, and its length, breadth, and height equal; and of the wall, which was a hundred forty and four cubits, Re 21:15-17 and next the city is described by the matter of which it was built; the wall of jasper the city of pure gold, like to clear glass; the foundations of precious stone, each foundation being of one stone; the gates of pearls, each gate being of one pearl; the street of the city of pure gold, like transparent glass, Re 21:18-21 and then by the temple in it, which is no other than the Lord God and the Lamb; and by the light, which is the same, it having no need of sun or moon, Re 21:22,23 and next by its inhabitants, the nations of the saved ones, who walk in its light, and the kings of the earth, that bring their honour and glory to it; by its safety and security, and by the purity of it, none but undefiled persons, and such who are written in the Lamb's book of life, being admitted into it, Re 21:24-27.