Rev 11 | NASB1995 | STEP | Then there was given me a measuring rod like a staff ; and someone said , “ Get up and measure the temple of God and the altar , and those who worship in it.

Revelation of John 11

The Two Witnesses

1 Then there was given me a ^{▼▼ Lit reed
,} ^bmeasuring rod like a staff; ^{▼▼ Lit saying}and ^dsomeone said, “Get up and measure the ^{▼▼ Or sanctuary}temple of God and the altar, and those who worship in it. 2 ^{▼▼ Lit throw out}“Leave out the ^gcourt which is outside the ^{▼▼ Or sanctuary}temple and do not measure it, for ⁱit has been given to the nations; and they will ^jtread under foot ^kthe holy city for ^lforty-two months. 3 “And I will grant authority to my two ^mwitnesses, and they will prophesy for ⁿtwelve hundred and sixty days, clothed in ^osackcloth.” 4 These are the ^ptwo olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. 5 And if anyone wants to harm them, ^qfire flows out of their mouth and devours their enemies; so if anyone wants to harm them, ^rhe must be killed in this way. 6 These have the power to ^sshut up the sky, so that rain will not fall during ^tthe days of their prophesying; and they have power over the waters to ^uturn them into blood, and ^vto strike the earth with every plague, as often as they desire.

7 When they have finished their testimony, ^wthe beast that comes up out of the ^xabyss will ^ymake war with them, and overcome them and kill them. 8 And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the ^zgreat city which ^{▼▼ Lit spiritually}mystically is called ^abSodom and ^acEgypt, where also their Lord was crucified. 9 Those from ^adthe peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will look at their dead ^{▼▼ Lit body}bodies for three and a half days, and ^{▼▼ Lit do not permit
,} ^agwill not permit their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb. 10 And ^ahthose who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate; and they will ^aisend gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented ^ajthose who dwell on the earth.

11 But after the three and a half days, ^akthe breath of life from God came into them, and they stood on their feet; and great fear fell upon those who were watching them. 12 And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, ^al“Come up here.” Then they ^amwent up into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies watched them. 13 And in that hour there was a great ^anearthquake, and a tenth of the city fell; ^{▼▼ Lit names of people, seven thousand}seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and ^apgave glory to the ^aqGod of heaven.

14 The second ^arwoe is past; behold, the third woe is coming quickly.

The Seventh Trumpet— Christ’s Reign Foreseen

15 Then the ^asseventh angel sounded; and there were ^atloud voices in heaven, saying,

^au“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of ^avHis ^{▼▼ I.e. Messiah}Christ; and ^axHe will reign forever and ever.” 16 And the twenty-four elders, who ^aysit on their thrones before God, ^azfell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying,

“We give You thanks, ^baO Lord God, the Almighty, who are and who were, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to ^bbreign. 18 “And ^bcthe nations were enraged, and ^bdYour wrath came, and ^bethe time came for the dead to be judged, and the time to ^{▼▼ Lit give the reward to}reward Your ^bgbond-servants the prophets and the ^{▼▼ Or holy ones}saints and those who fear Your name, ^bithe small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

19 And ^bjthe ^{▼▼ Or sanctuary}temple of God which is in heaven was opened; and ^blthe ark of His covenant appeared in His ^{▼▼ Or sanctuary}temple, and there were flashes of ^bnlightning and sounds and peals of thunder and an earthquake and a ^bogreat ^{▼▼ Lit hail}hailstorm.