Apocalipsis 2:18-29

A la iglesia de Tiatira

18 »Escribe al ángel de la iglesia de Tiatira:Esto dice el Hijo de Dios, el que tiene ojos que resplandecen como llamas de fuego y pies que parecen bronce al rojo vivo:

19 Conozco tus obras, tu amor y tu fe, tu servicio y tu perseverancia, y sé que tus últimas obras son más abundantes que las primeras.

20 Sin embargo, tengo en tu contra que toleras a Jezabel, esa mujer que dice ser profetisa. Con su enseñanza engaña a mis siervos, pues los induce a cometer inmoralidades sexuales y a comer alimentos sacrificados a los ídolos.

21 Le he dado tiempo para que se arrepienta de su inmoralidad, pero no quiere hacerlo.

22 Por eso la voy a postrar en un lecho de dolor, y a los que cometen adulterio con ella los haré sufrir terriblemente, a menos que se arrepientan de lo que aprendieron de ella.

23 A los hijos de esa mujer los heriré de muerte. Así sabrán todas las iglesias que yo soy el que escudriña la mente y el corazón; y a cada uno de ustedes lo trataré de acuerdo con sus obras.

24 Ahora, al resto de los que están en Tiatira, es decir, a ustedes que no siguen esa enseñanza ni han aprendido los mal llamados “profundos secretos de Satanás”, les digo que ya no les impondré ninguna otra carga.

25 Eso sí, retengan con firmeza lo que ya tienen, hasta que yo venga.

26 Al que salga vencedor y cumpla mi voluntad^[a] hasta el fin, le daré autoridad sobre las naciones

27 —así como yo la he recibido de mi Padre— y“él las gobernará con puño de hierro;^[b]las hará pedazos como a vasijas de barro”.^[c]

28 También le daré la estrella de la mañana.

29 El que tenga oídos, que oiga lo que el Espíritu dice a las iglesias.

Apocalipsis 2:18-29 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO REVALATION 2

This chapter contains the epistles to the churches at Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, and Thyatira. It begins with that to Ephesus, in which the sender of it describes himself by some of his characters mentioned in the preceding chapter; takes notice of some things commendable in this church, Re 2:1-3, reproves her for leaving her first love; gives some advice upon it; threatens her in case of non-repentance; yet notwithstanding commends her for her detestation of some bad practices; and concludes the epistle with a phrase exciting to attention to what is written, and with a promise to them that are constant and conquering, Re 2:4-7, next follows the epistle to the church at Smyrna, in which the sender assumes some of his former titles; takes notice of her works in general, and of her afflictions in particular, and of the blasphemy of others, Re 2:8,9, fortifies her against a great affliction to be endured, described by its author, kind, use, and duration; and exhorts to faithfulness and constancy, with a promise of a crown of life, Re 2:10, and closes the epistle in the same form as the preceding, promising security from the second death to the persevering and conquering Christian, Re 2:11, and next in order is the epistle to the church at Pergamos, in which the sender takes to him one of the above characters in the description of him; observes her works and place of abode, and commends her faithfulness to him in the worst of times and places, Re 2:12,13, yet exhibits a complaint against her for having, and conniving at persons of bad principles and practice, called Balaamites and Nicolaitans, Re 2:14,15, exhorts to repentance, and in failure of it threatens to come and fight against them; and closes the epistle in the same manner as the two former, with a promise of hidden manna, a white stone, and a new name to him that overcomes, Re 2:16,17, and the last epistle in this chapter is that to the church at Thyatira, in which the sender makes use of some other titles and characters of his before mentioned; takes notice of her good works, and yet signifies he had a controversy with her, for permitting a false prophetess to teach in her, who seduced men to fornication and idolatry, Re 2:18-20, whose impenitence is complained of, and which was aggravated by having space for repentance given her, Re 2:21, wherefore, in case of continuance in impenitence, he threatens both her and her followers with tribulation and death, whereby the omniscience and justice of Christ would be manifest to all the churches, Re 2:22,23, and then another and better sort of men in this church are addressed, who are described as not having imbibed the doctrine of the false prophetess, and as not approving the depths of Satan, or her doctrines of devils; and these are told that no other burden should be laid on them than was, and are exhorted to hold fast what they had, until the coming of Christ, Re 2:24,25, and for their encouragement to hold on to the end, many promises are made unto them respecting their power and rule over their enemies, and the happy days that they should enjoy, Re 2:26-28, and the epistle is concluded with the usual epiphonema, Re 2:29.

Footnotes

• [a]. "cumpla mi voluntad" . Lit. "guarde mis obras" .
• [b]. "gobernará " "… " "hierro" . Lit. "pastoreará con cetro de hierro" .
• [c]. Sal 2:9