The Revelation to Yochanan, Chapter 11
{11:1} A reed like a rod was given to me. Someone said, "Rise, and
measure God's temple, and the altar, and those who worship in it.
{11:2} 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. {11:3} I will give power to
my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred
sixty days, clothed in sackcloth." {11:4} These are the two olive
trees and the two menorahs, standing before the Lord of the earth.
{11:5} 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. {11:6} 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. {11:7} 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.
{11:8} 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. {11:9} 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.
{11:10} 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 dwell on the earth. {11:11} 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.
{11:12} 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. {11:13} 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.
{11:14} The second woe is past. Behold, the third woe comes quickly.
{11:15} 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 Messiah. He will reign forever and ever!"
{11:16} The twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before
God's throne, fell on their faces and worshiped God, {11:17} saying:
"We give you thanks, Lord God, the Almighty, the one who is and who
was[1]; because you have taken your great power, and reigned. {11:18}
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 holy ones, and those who fear your name, to
the small and the great; and to destroy those who destroy the earth."
{11:19} 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.
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Footnotes:
[1] {11:17} TR adds "and who is coming"
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