¿Quién es el Cordero en Apocalipsis?

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🌍  THE END TIMES

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The Mark of the Beast (666)

Armageddon

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✝️  THE RAPTURE

What Is the Rapture?

Who Will Be Taken?

When Will the Rapture Happen?

Can You Miss the Rapture?

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📖  The Church = the Bride

The Church as the Bride of Christ

In the Bible, the Church is presented as the Bride of Christ. This image draws on the marriage customs of biblical times and helps explain why the Rapture is presented as the moment when Christ comes to take His Bride to Himself.

The Marriage Picture in the Bible

In the marriage customs of ancient Israel, the father of the bridegroom had an important role in the marriage arrangement. After the engagement, the bridegroom would leave to prepare a place for his future bride.

He would later return at the appointed time to take her to himself. The bride therefore had to remain ready and wait for the bridegroom’s arrival. This imagery helps us understand the words of Jesus:

“I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” — John 14:3

Jesus is the Bridegroom, and the Church is His Bride. It is therefore significant that He says He will return to receive His Bride to Himself.

The Role of the Father

Jesus also spoke about the exact timing of His coming:

“But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.” — Matthew 24:36

Within the marriage imagery, this corresponds to the traditional role of the father in determining when the son would go to receive his bride. The Son knew that He would return, but the exact timing was in the Father’s hands.

However, an important distinction should be made: the Bible does not explicitly state that Christian marriage reproduces every detail of an ancient Jewish wedding ceremony. Rather, these similarities help us understand the biblical imagery surrounding Christ and His Church.

Why This Concerns the Church

This picture also explains why it is important not to simply use the expression “all believers” when speaking about the Rapture.

The Church is the Bride of Christ. Jesus will come to take His Bride so that she may be with Him. People who turn to Jesus Christ during the Tribulation can still be saved, but they will not become part of the Church that has already been raptured.

The Rapture can therefore be understood as the moment when the Bridegroom comes to receive His Bride. The Church Age then comes to an end, while God continues His prophetic plan concerning Israel and the nations.

This also gives special meaning to Revelation 19:7:

“Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”

The picture is therefore consistent: Christ is the Bridegroom, the Church is His Bride, the Rapture is the gathering of the Bride to her Bridegroom, and the marriage of the Lamb follows.

✝️  EL ARREBATAMIENTO

¿Qué es el Arrebatamiento?

¿Quién será llevado?

¿Cuándo tendrá lugar el Arrebatamiento?

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🌍  FIN DE LOS TIEMPOS

Cronología final

La Gran Tribulación

El Anticristo

La marca (666)

Armagedón

Regreso de Jesús

Apocalipsis explicado

📖  COMPRENDER LA BIBLIA

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¿Quién es el Espíritu Santo?

📖  Juan 1:29

29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

In this verse, John the Baptist recognizes Jesus as the Lamb of God, the One who came to accomplish God's plan of salvation. This expression refers to the sacrifices of the Old Testament, where a lamb was offered for the forgiveness of sins. Jesus is presented as the perfect sacrifice who takes away sin completely.

The expression “which taketh away the sin of the world” announces Jesus’ mission: to die for the sins of humanity and offer forgiveness to those who place their faith in Him. Unlike the sacrifices of the Old Testament, which had to be repeated, Jesus’ sacrifice is unique and fully sufficient.

This verse reveals that Jesus is the promised Messiah and the Savior, who came to fulfill the prophecies and bring reconciliation between God and humanity.

📖  Apocalipsis 6:1

« Y miré cuando el Cordero abrió uno de los sellos, y oí a uno de los cuatro seres vivientes decir con voz como de trueno: Ven y mira. »

En este pasaje, Juan ve a Jesucristo, el Cordero de Dios, abrir el primero de los siete sellos del libro sellado. Este acontecimiento marca el comienzo de los juicios de la Tribulación. Solo Jesucristo es digno de abrir los sellos y ejecutar el plan profético de Dios para los últimos tiempos.

La apertura del primer sello tiene lugar después del Arrebatamiento de la Iglesia. Introduce el primer juicio de la Tribulación con la aparición del jinete del caballo blanco, que simboliza el comienzo del dominio mundial del Anticristo. A partir de este momento, los juicios de Dios se desarrollan hasta el glorioso regreso de Jesucristo.

Este versículo nos recuerda que Jesucristo es soberano sobre toda la historia. Los acontecimientos de la Tribulación no son fortuitos, sino el cumplimiento del plan perfecto de Dios. Cada sello que se abre acerca al mundo un paso más al regreso de Jesucristo, a la derrota del mal y al establecimiento de Su Reino Milenario.

📖  Apocalipsis 19:7-9

7 «Gocémonos y alegrémonos y démosle gloria; porque han llegado las bodas del Cordero, y Su esposa se ha preparado.»

8 «Y a ella se le ha concedido que se vista de lino fino, limpio y resplandeciente; porque el lino fino es las acciones justas de los santos.»

9 «Y el ángel me dijo: “Escribe: Bienaventurados los que son llamados a la cena de las bodas del Cordero.” Y me dijo: “Estas son palabras verdaderas de Dios.”»

En este pasaje, Juan describe las bodas del Cordero, la celebración de la unión de Jesús con Su Iglesia, presentada como Su esposa. El cielo se llena de alegría porque ha llegado el momento de esta unión, y la esposa aparece preparada para encontrarse con su Señor.

El lino fino, limpio y resplandeciente con el que la esposa está vestida representa las acciones justas de los santos. Esta vestimenta expresa la pureza y la dignidad concedidas a la Iglesia, que ha sido redimida por la gracia de Dios y preparada para estar con Jesús.

Esta profecía se cumplirá después del Arrebatamiento de la Iglesia, en el cielo, y antes del regreso glorioso de Jesús a la tierra. La cena de las bodas del Cordero se sitúa inmediatamente antes de la aparición de Jesús como Rey en Apocalipsis 19:11 y de Su regreso para derrotar a Sus enemigos.

Es importante distinguir entre la esposa del Cordero, que es la Iglesia, y los demás redimidos que serán llamados a participar en la cena. Las personas que se convertirán a Jesús durante la Tribulación y permanecerán fieles a Él no forman parte de la Iglesia arrebatada antes de la Tribulación, aunque pertenecen a Jesús y experimentarán Su salvación.

Este pasaje presenta así un momento de gran alegría y celebración celestial. Después del Arrebatamiento, la Iglesia estará con Jesús y participará en las bodas del Cordero, antes de acompañarlo en Su regreso glorioso a la tierra para establecer Su Reino Milenial.

📖  Apocalipsis 5:12-13

12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

In this passage, John sees a scene of worship in heaven where all creation gives glory to God and to the Lamb. Jesus is called “the Lamb that was slain,” referring to His sacrifice on the cross to redeem humanity.

The Lamb is declared worthy to receive power, riches, wisdom, strength, honour, glory, and blessing. This proclamation shows that Jesus possesses divine authority and that He alone is worthy to open the sealed scroll containing the fulfillment of God’s plan.

The fact that all creation worships the One seated on the throne and the Lamb reveals the honor given to both the Father and Jesus. This universal worship announces Jesus’ eternal reign and the recognition of His authority over all creation.

This passage shows that Jesus, as the sacrificed Lamb and victorious King, is at the center of God’s plan and will receive the glory that belongs to Him forever.