A Revelation to John, 11

¹ And a reed^*1 like a rod was given me as he said: “Get up and measure the temple [sanctuary]^*2 of God^*3 and the altar and those worshiping in it.

² But as for the courtyard that is outside the temple [sanctuary], cast it clear out^*1 and do not measure it, because it has been given to the nations, and they will trample the holy city underfoot for forty-two months.

³ And I will cause my two witnesses to prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days dressed in sackcloth.”

⁴ These are [symbolized by] the two olive trees and the two lampstands and are standing before the Lord^*1 of the earth.

⁵ And if anyone wants to harm them, fire issues forth from their mouths and devours their enemies; and if anyone should want to harm them, in this manner he must be killed.

⁶ These have the authority to shut up heaven that no rain should fall during the days of their prophesying, and they have authority over^*1 the waters to turn them into blood and to strike the earth with every sort of plague as often as they wish.

⁷ And when they have finished their witnessing, the wild beast that ascends out of the abyss will make war with them and conquer them and kill them.

⁸ And their corpses will be on the broad way of the great city which is in a spiritual sense called Sodʹom and Egypt, where their Lord was also impaled.^*1

⁹ And those of the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will look at their corpses for three and a half days, and they do not let their corpses be laid in a tomb.

¹⁰ And those dwelling on the earth rejoice over them and enjoy themselves,^*1 and they will send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those dwelling on the earth.

¹¹ And after the three and a half days spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet, and great fear fell upon those beholding them.

¹² And they heard a loud voice out of heaven say to them: “Come on up here.” And they went up^*1 into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies beheld them.

¹³ And in that hour a great earthquake occurred, and a tenth of the city fell; and seven thousand persons^*1 were killed by^*2 the earthquake, and the rest became frightened and gave glory to the God of heaven.

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

¹⁵ And the seventh angel blew his trumpet. And loud voices occurred in heaven, saying: “The kingdom of the world^*1 did become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will rule as king^*2 forever and ever.”

¹⁶ And the twenty-four elders^*1 who were seated before God upon their thrones fell upon their faces and worshiped God,

¹⁷ saying: “We thank you, Jehovah^*1 God, the Almighty, the One who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and begun ruling as king.

¹⁸ But the nations became wrathful, and your own wrath came, and the appointed time for the dead to be judged, and to give [their] reward to your slaves the prophets and to the holy ones and to those fearing your name, the small and the great, and to bring to ruin those ruining^*1 the earth.”

¹⁹ And the temple [sanctuary]^*1 of God^*2 that is in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen in his temple [sanctuary]. And there occurred lightnings and voices and thunders and an earthquake and a great hail.