The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Revelation 11
1 A reedlike a rod was giventome. Someone said,
“Rise and measure God’s temple,
and the altar, and those who worship in it.
2 Leave out the court which is outside
of the temple, and don’t measure it, for it
has been given to the nations. They will
tread the holy city under foot for forty-two
months.
3 I will give power to my two witnesses,
and they will prophesy one thousand two
hundred sixty 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 out of 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, 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.
7 When they have finished their testimony,
the beast that comes up out of the
abyss will make 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 will
rejoice over them, and they will be glad.
They will give gifts to one another, because
these two prophets tormented those who
dwell 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 a cloud, and their enemies
saw them.
13 In that day 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. Behold, the
third woe comes quickly.
15 The seventh angel sounded, and great
voices in heaven followed, saying, “The
kingdom of the world has become the
Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ. He
will reign forever and ever!”
16 The twenty-four elders, who sit on
their thrones before God’s throne, 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 were angry, and your
wrath came, 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 God’s temple that is in heaven was
opened, and the ark of the Lord’s covenant
was seen in his temple. Lightnings,
sounds, thunders, an earthquake, and
great hail followed.