Revelation 11

The Two Witnesses

1Then there was given me a 12measuring rod like a staff; 3and 4someone said, “Get up and measure the 5temple of God and the altar, and those who worship in it. 26Leave out the 7court which is outside the 8temple and do not measure it, for 9it has been given to the nations; and they will 10tread under foot 11the holy city for 12forty-two months. 3And I will grant authority to my two 13witnesses, and they will prophesy for 14twelve hundred and sixty days, clothed in 15sackcloth.” 4These are the 16two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. 5And if anyone wants to harm them, 17fire flows out of their mouth and devours their enemies; so if anyone wants to harm them, 18he must be killed in this way. 6These have the power to 19shut up the sky, so that rain will not fall during 20the days of their prophesying; and they have power over the waters to 21turn them into blood, and 22to strike the earth with every plague, as often as they desire.

7When they have finished their testimony, 23the beast that comes up out of the 24abyss will 25make war with them, and overcome them and kill them. 8And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the 26great city which 27mystically is called 28Sodom and 29Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. 9Those from 30the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will look at their dead 31bodies for three and a half days, and 3233will not permit their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb. 10And 34those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate; and they will 35send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented 36those who dwell on the earth.

11But after the three and a half days, 37the 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, “38Come up here.” Then they 39went up into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies watched them. 13And in that hour there was a great 40earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell; 41seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and 42gave glory to the 43God of heaven.

14The second 44woe is past; behold, the third woe is coming quickly.

The Seventh Trumpet--Christ’s Reign Foreseen

15Then the 45seventh angel sounded; and there were 46loud voices in heaven, saying,

“47The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of 48His 49Christ; and 50He will reign forever and ever.” 16And the twenty-four elders, who 51sit on their thrones before God, 52fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17saying,

“We give You thanks, 53O Lord God, the Almighty, who are and who were, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to 54reign. 18And 55the nations were enraged, and 56Your wrath came, and 57the time came for the dead to be judged, and the time to 58reward Your 59bond-servants the prophets and the 60saints and those who fear Your name, 61the small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

19And 62the 63temple of God which is in heaven was opened; and 64the ark of His covenant appeared in His 65temple, and there were flashes of 66lightning and sounds and peals of thunder and an earthquake and a 67great 68hailstorm.