Revelation of John 11
The Two Witnesses
1 Then there was given to 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 gcourtyard which is outside the ▼▼Or sanctuary
temple and do not measure it, because iit has been given to the nations; and they will jtrample kthe holy city for lforty-two months. 3And I will grant authority to my two mwitnesses, and they will prophesy for n1,260 days, clothed in osackcloth.” 4These are the ptwo olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. 5And if anyone wants to harm them, qfire flows out of their mouth and devours their enemies; and so if anyone wants to harm them, rhe must be killed in this way. 6These 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. 8And their dead bodies will lie on the street of the zgreat city which ▼▼I.e., from the viewpoint of the Holy Spirit
spiritually is called abSodom and acEgypt, where also their Lord was crucified. 9Those from adthe peoples, tribes, languages, and nations will look at their dead ▼▼Lit body
bodies for three and a half days, and ▼▼Lit do not permit
agwill not allow their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb. 10And ahthose who live on the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate; and they will aisend gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented ajthose who live on the earth. 11 And 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. 12And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “ alCome up here.” And they amwent up into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies watched them. 13And ▼▼Or in that hour
at that time there was a great aoearthquake, 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 aqgave glory to the arGod of heaven. 14 The second aswoe has passed; behold, the third woe is coming quickly. The Seventh Trumpet: Christ’s Reign Foreseen
15 Then the atseventh angel sounded; and there were auloud voices in heaven, saying, “ avThe kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of awHis ▼▼I.e., Messiah
Christ; and ayHe will reign forever and ever.” 16And the twenty-four elders, who azsit on their thrones before God, bafell on their faces and worshiped God, 17saying, “We give You thanks, bbLord God, the Almighty, the One who is and who was, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to bcreign. 18And bdthe nations were enraged, and beYour wrath came, and bfthe time came for the dead to be judged, and the time to ▼▼Lit give the reward to
reward Your bhbond-servants the prophets and the ▼▼Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
saints and those who fear Your name, bjthe small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth.” 19 And bkthe ▼▼Or sanctuary
temple of God which is in heaven was opened; and bmthe ark of His covenant appeared in His ▼▼Or sanctuary
temple, and there were flashes of bolightning and sounds and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a bpgreat ▼▼Lit hail
hailstorm.
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