Revelation 11
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- 1And there was given me a reed like a rod: and the angel stood, saying, "Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and those who worship there."
- 2But don't measure the outer courtyard — leave it out. It has been handed over to the Gentiles, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
- 3"I will give power to my 2 witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth."
- 4These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the God of the earth.
- 5If anyone tries to harm them, fire blazes from their mouths and devours their enemies. Anyone who tries to hurt them will be killed in exactly this way.
- 6They have the power to shut heaven so that no rain falls during the time of their prophecy. They can also turn water into blood and strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they choose.
- 7When they have finished delivering their testimony, the beast that rises from the bottomless pit will wage war against them, overpower them, and kill them.
- 8Their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city — which is spiritually called Sodom and Egypt — where our Lord was also crucified.
- 9For three and a half days, people from every nation, tribe, language, and ethnic group will look at their dead bodies and will not allow them to be buried.
- 10Those who live on the earth will rejoice over them and make merry, sending gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who lived on the earth.
- 11But after three and a half days, the Spirit of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet. Great fear fell upon everyone who saw them.
- 12Then they heard a loud voice from heaven say to them, "Come up here!" They rose up into heaven in a cloud while their enemies watched.
- 13At that very moment, a massive earthquake struck. A 10th of the city collapsed, and 7,000 people were killed. The survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
- 14The second woe has passed. But look — the third woe is coming soon.
- 15The 7th angel blew his trumpet, and mighty voices rang out in heaven, declaring, "The kingdoms of this world now belong to our Lord and to his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever!"
- 16The 24 elders seated on their thrones before God fell facedown and worshiped God,
- 17saying, "We give you thanks, O LORD God Almighty, who is, and was, and is to come, because you have taken your great power and have reigned."
- 18The nations raged, but now your wrath has come. The time has arrived to judge the dead, to reward your servants the prophets, the saints, and all who fear your name — both small and great — and to destroy those who destroy the earth."
- 19Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant could be seen inside it. Lightning flashed, thunder roared, voices echoed, the earth shook, and enormous hailstones fell.