Rev 11 | NASB2020 | STEP | Then there was given to 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 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. 3 And I will grant authority to my two ^mwitnesses, and they will prophesy for ⁿ1,260 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; and 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 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. 9 Those 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. 10 And ^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. 12 And 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. 13 And ^{▼▼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.” 16 And the twenty-four elders, who ^azsit on their thrones before God, ^bafell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying,

“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. 18 And ^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.