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Apocalipsis 18

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1 Después de esto vi que desde el cielo descendía otro ángel que, cubierto de gran autoridad, iluminó la tierra con su resplandor, 2 y con voz potente gritó: «¡Ya cayó, ya cayó la gran Babilonia! Babilonia se ha convertido en guarida de demonios, en antro de espíritus inmundos y en nido de toda ave impura y odiosa, 3 porque las naciones se han embriagado con el vino excitante de su adulterio, los gobernantes de la tierra se han entregado con ella a los placeres, y los comerciantes de la tierra se han enriquecido con la abundancia de lujos que ella despilfarraba». 4 Entonces oí otra voz del cielo que decía: «Sal de esa ciudad, pueblo mío; no participes en su pecado para que no se te castigue con ella, 5 porque sus pecados se han ido amontonando hasta el cielo y Dios va a juzgarla por su perversidad. 6 Hazle a ella lo que ella te hizo a ti, e imponle doble castigo a sus maldades. En la copa en que preparó bebida para otros, prepárale una bebida dos veces más fuerte. 7 Ella ha vivido en derroches y en placeres sin límites; dale ahora dolores y penas sin límites. Ella se jacta diciendo: “En este trono soy reina. No soy ninguna viuda; nunca sufriré”. 8 Por tanto, ¡en un solo día caerán sobre ella peste, llanto y hambre, y al final la consumirá el fuego! ¡Poderoso es el Señor Dios que la juzga!». 9 Los gobernantes del mundo que tomaron parte en sus inmoralidades y se deleitaron con sus lujos, llorarán y lamentarán ante sus restos humeantes. 10 Desde la distancia, la contemplarán temblorosos de miedo al ver semejante castigo, y gritarán: «¡Pobre, pobre Babilonia, la gran ciudad poderosa! ¡En un instante te llegó el juicio!». 11 Los mercaderes de la tierra sollozarán y se lamentarán, porque ya no habrá nadie que les compre. 12 Ella era una gran cliente que compraba oro, plata, piedras preciosas y perlas; lino fino, púrpura y seda escarlata; maderas olorosas, objetos de marfil, maderas preciosas labradas, cobre, hierro y mármol; 13 canela, especias aromáticas, incienso, mirra, y perfumes; vino, aceite, harina fina y trigo; vacas, ovejas, caballos y carrozas; y hasta seres humanos vendidos como esclavos. 14 «Ya no tienes los lujos que tanto te gustaban —le gritarán—. Ya no tienes el lujo y el esplendor en que te deleitabas. Jamás los volverás a tener». 15 Los mercaderes que se habían enriquecido comerciando con aquella ciudad se pararán de lejos, aterrorizados de ver semejante castigo. Llorarán y dirán entre sollozos: 16 «¡Pobre, pobre de la gran ciudad, vestida de linos finos, púrpura y escarlata, y adornada con oro, piedras preciosas y perlas! 17 ¡Cuánta riqueza se perdió en un instante!». Los navíos y los capitanes de las flotas mercantes, sus tripulaciones y sus pasajeros y todos los que viven del mar, se pararán lejos, 18 y al contemplar el humo del incendio, dirán: «¿Dónde vamos a encontrar otra ciudad como esta?». 19 Y echándose tierra en la cabeza en señal de duelo, dirán ahogados por el llanto: «¡Ay, pobre de la gran ciudad que nos enriqueció con su gran riqueza! ¡En sólo una hora desapareció…! 20 Pero tú, cielo, regocíjate por lo que ha sucedido. Y regocíjense también los santos, los profetas y los apóstoles, porque al castigar a la gran ciudad, Dios les está haciendo justicia a ustedes». 21 Entonces un ángel poderoso tomó una peña con forma de piedra de molino y la arrojó en el mar diciendo: «Babilonia, la gran ciudad, será arrojada como yo arrojé esta piedra, y desaparecerá para siempre. 22 Nunca se volverá a escuchar en ella la música de los cantantes, el vibrar del arpa, la flauta y la trompeta. Jamás volverá a verse en ella industria de ningún tipo, y cesará la molienda de granos. 23 Negras serán sus noches, sin luz de lámparas en las ventanas. Jamás volverán a proclamarse alegrías nupciales, porque tus mercaderes eran los más prósperos de la tierra y engañaste a las naciones con tus hechicerías, 24 porque por ti se derramó sangre de profetas y santos y de todos los que han sido asesinados en toda la tierra». 

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Apocalipsis 18

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1 After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was made bright with his glory. (Ez 43:2; Ap 17:1; Ap 17:7) 2 And he called out with a mighty voice, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast. (Is 13:21; Is 14:23; Is 34:11; Is 34:14; Jer 50:39; Jer 51:37; Sof 2:14; Ap 14:8; Ap 16:13) 3 For all nations have drunk[1] the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living.” (Ez 27:33; Ap 14:8; Ap 17:2; Ap 18:9; Ap 18:11; Ap 18:15) 4 Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues; (Is 48:20; 2 Co 6:17) 5 for her sins are heaped high as heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. (Gn 18:20; Esd 9:6; Jer 51:9; Jon 1:2; Ap 16:19) 6 Pay her back as she herself has paid back others, and repay her double for her deeds; mix a double portion for her in the cup she mixed. (Sal 137:8; Jer 16:18; Jer 50:15; Jer 50:29; Jer 51:24; Jer 51:49; Ap 14:10; Ap 16:19; Ap 17:4) 7 As she glorified herself and lived in luxury, so give her a like measure of torment and mourning, since in her heart she says, ‘I sit as a queen, I am no widow, and mourning I shall never see.’ (Is 47:7; Ez 28:2; Sof 2:15; Ap 3:17) 8 For this reason her plagues will come in a single day, death and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for mighty is the Lord God who has judged her.” (Is 47:9; Jer 50:34; Ap 17:16; Ap 18:10) 9 And the kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her, will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning. (Jer 50:46; Ez 26:16; Ap 17:2; Ap 18:3; Ap 18:18; Ap 19:3) 10 They will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say, “Alas! Alas! You great city, you mighty city, Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” (Ap 14:8; Ap 18:8; Ap 18:15; Ap 18:17; Ap 18:19) 11 And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo anymore, (Ez 27:36; Ap 18:3; Ap 18:15) 12 cargo of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of scented wood, all kinds of articles of ivory, all kinds of articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble, 13 cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves, that is, human souls.[2] 14 “The fruit for which your soul longed has gone from you, and all your delicacies and your splendors are lost to you, never to be found again!” 15 The merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, will stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud, (Ap 18:3; Ap 18:10; Ap 18:11) 16 “Alas, alas, for the great city that was clothed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, with jewels, and with pearls! (Ap 17:4) 17 For in a single hour all this wealth has been laid waste.” And all shipmasters and seafaring men, sailors and all whose trade is on the sea, stood far off (Ez 27:28; Ap 17:16; Ap 18:10; Ap 18:19) 18 and cried out as they saw the smoke of her burning, “What city was like the great city?” (Ez 27:30; Ez 27:32; Ap 13:4; Ap 18:9) 19 And they threw dust on their heads as they wept and mourned, crying out, “Alas, alas, for the great city where all who had ships at sea grew rich by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been laid waste. (Jos 7:6; Job 2:12; Ap 18:3; Ap 18:10; Ap 18:15; Ap 18:17) 20 Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, for God has given judgment for you against her!” (Dt 32:43; Jer 51:48; Lc 11:49; Ap 12:12; Ap 19:2) 21 Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “So will Babylon the great city be thrown down with violence, and will be found no more; (Jer 51:63; Ap 5:2; Ap 10:1; Ap 18:10) 22 and the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will be heard in you no more, and a craftsman of any craft will be found in you no more, and the sound of the mill will be heard in you no more, (Ec 12:4; Is 14:11; Is 24:8; Jer 25:10; Ez 26:13) 23 and the light of a lamp will shine in you no more, and the voice of bridegroom and bride will be heard in you no more, for your merchants were the great ones of the earth, and all nations were deceived by your sorcery. (Is 23:8; Jer 7:34; Jer 16:9; Jer 33:11; Nah 3:4) 24 And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been slain on earth.” (Jer 51:49; Mt 23:35; Ap 17:6) 

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