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1Then I was given a measuring reed like a rod, with these words: ‘Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count those who worship there.[#11:1 Ezk 40:3,5; 42:15–19; Rv 21:15; #11:1 Other mss add and the angel stood up; #11:1 Lit ‘Arise]
2But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Don’t measure it, because it is given to the nations, , and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months.[#11:2 Ezk 40:17,20; 42:14; #11:2 Or Gentiles; #11:2 Lk 21:24; #11:2 Rv 21:1; #11:2 Dn 7:25; 12:7,11; Rv 12:6,14; 13:5]
3I will grant my two witnesses authority to prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.’[#11:3 Or I will give to; #11:3 Gn 37:34; 2Sm 3:31; 1Kg 20:31–32; 21:25–29; 2Kg 19:1–2; 1Ch 21:16; Is 3:24; 20:2; Jr 6:26]
4These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.[#11:4 Other mss read God; #11:4 Zch 4:3,11–14]
5If anyone wants to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and consumes their enemies; if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this way.[#11:5 2Kg 1:10–12; Jr 5:14; Rv 9:17]
6They have authority to close up the sky so that it does not rain during the days of their prophecy. They also have power over the waters to turn them into blood and to strike the earth with every plague whenever they want.[#11:6 Gn 8:2; Dt 11:17; 1Kg 8:35; 17:1; 2Ch 6:26; 7:13; Lk 4:25; #11:6 Ex 4:9; 7:17–21; Rv 16:4; #11:6 Ex 5:3; 9:15; Jr 21:6; Ezk 28:23; Zch 14:12,15]
7When they finish their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war on them, conquer them, and kill them.[#11:7 Dn 7:11; Rv 13:1–18; 17:8; #11:7 Ps 140:10; Lk 8:31; Rm 10:7; Rv 9:1,11; 17:8; 20:1–3]
8Their dead bodies , will lie in the main street of the great city, which figuratively is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.[#11:8 Or Their corpse; #11:8 Is 66:24; #11:8 Or lie on the broad street; #11:8 Rv 16:19; 17:18; 18:10,16–21,24; #11:8 Or spiritually; #11:8 Is 1:9,10; 3:9; Jr 23:14; Ezk 16:46,49; #11:8 Ezk 23:3, 8, 19, 27]
9And some of the peoples, tribes, languages, and nations will view their bodies for three and a half days and not permit their bodies to be put into a tomb.[#11:9 Lit And from; #11:9 Rv 5:9; 7:9; 10:11; #11:9 Lv 26:30; 2Sm 4:12; Is 66:24]
10Those who live on the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and send gifts to one another because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.[#11:10 Ps 25:2; 94:3; Pr 24:17; Ob 12–13]
11But after three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet. Great fear fell on those who saw them.[#11:11 Or spirit; #11:11 Gn 2:7; 6:17; 7:15,22; Ezk 37:5]
12Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, ‘Come up here.’ They went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies watched them.[#11:12 Other mss read Then I heard; #11:12 2Kg 2:1; Mk 16:19; Lk 24:51; Ac 1:9–10]
13At that moment a violent earthquake took place, a tenth of the city fell, and seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake. The survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.[#11:13 Is 29:6; Ezk 38:19]
14The second woe has passed. Take note: The third woe is coming soon![#11:14 Rv 8:13; 9:12]
15The seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying,[#11:15 Is 27:13]
16The twenty-four elders, who were seated before God on their thrones, fell face down and worshipped God,
17saying,
19Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant appeared in his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder, an earthquake, and severe hail.[#11:19 Other mss read ark of the covenant of the Lord; #11:19 Rv 4:5; 8:5; #11:19 Other mss omit an earthquake]