Revelation 11

The Two Witnesses

1Then there was given to 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 7courtyard which is outside the 8temple and do not measure it, because 9it has been given to the nations; and they will 10trample 11the holy city for 12forty-two months. 3And I will grant authority to my two 13witnesses, and they will prophesy for 141,260 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; and 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 on the street of the 26great city which 27spiritually is called 28Sodom and 29Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. 9Those from 30the peoples, tribes, languages, and nations will look at their dead 31bodies for three and a half days, and 3233will not allow their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb. 10And 34those who live on the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate; and they will 35send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented 36those who live on the earth.

11And 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.” And they 39went up into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies watched them. 13And 40at that time there was a great 41earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell; 42seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and 43gave glory to the 44God of heaven.

14The second 45woe has passed; behold, the third woe is coming quickly.

The Seventh Trumpet: Christ’s Reign Foreseen

15Then the 46seventh angel sounded; and there were 47loud voices in heaven, saying,

“48The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of 49His 50Christ; and 51He will reign forever and ever.” 16And the twenty-four elders, who 52sit on their thrones before God, 53fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17saying,

“We give You thanks, 54Lord God, the Almighty, the One who is and who was, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to 55reign. 18And 56the nations were enraged, and 57Your wrath came, and 58the time came for the dead to be judged, and the time to 59reward Your 60bond-servants the prophets and the 61saints and those who fear Your name, 62the small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

19And 63the 64temple of God which is in heaven was opened; and 65the ark of His covenant appeared in His 66temple, and there were flashes of 67lightning and sounds and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a 68great 69hailstorm.