The Two Witnesses

1 A measuring rod like a staff was given to me. Someone said, “Get up and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship in it. 2 Leave out the court which is outside of the temple and do not measure it, for it has been given to the nations. They will tread the holy city under foot for 42 months. 3 I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”

4 These are the two olive trees and the two lamp stands, standing before the Lord of the earth. 5 If anyone desires to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouth and devours their enemies. If anyone desires to harm them, he must be killed in this way. 6 These have the power to shut up the sky, so that it may not rain during the days of their prophecy. They have power over the waters, to turn them into blood, and to strike the earth with every plague, as often as they desire.

The Witnesses Killed and Raised

7 When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will go to war with them and overcome them and kill them. 8 Their dead bodies will be in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. 9 From among the peoples, tribes, languages, and nations, people will look at their dead bodies for three and a half days, and will not allow their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb. 10 Those who dwell on the earth rejoice over them, and they will be glad. They will give gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who live on the earth.

11 After the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered into them, and they stood on their feet. Great fear fell on those who saw them. 12 I heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here!” They went up into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies saw them. 13 And in that moment, there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

14 The second woe is past. The third woe is coming quickly.

The Seventh Trumpet

15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and great voices in heaven followed, saying,

“The kingdom of the world
has become the Kingdom of our Lord, and of his Messiah.
He will reign forever and ever!”

16 The 24 elders, who sit on their thrones before the throne of God, fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying:

“We give you thanks, Lord God, the Almighty,
the one who is and who was,
because you have taken your great power and reigned.

18 The nations became angry,
and your wrath has come,
as did the time for the dead to be judged,
and to give your bondservants the prophets, their reward,
as well as to the saints
and those who fear your name
to the small and the great
and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

19 Then the temple of God that is in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen in his temple. Flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and thunder, and an earthquake, and great hail followed.

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