Revelation 11

The Two Witnesses

11Then I was given ^aa reed like a measuring rod. ¹And the angel stood, saying, ^b“Rise and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there. ²But leave out ^cthe court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, ^dfor it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will ^etread the holy city underfoot for ^fforty-two months. ³And I will give power to my two ^gwitnesses, ^hand they will prophesy ⁱone thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”

⁴These are the ^jtwo olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the ²God of the earth. ⁵And if anyone wants to harm them, ^kfire proceeds from their mouth and devours their enemies. ^lAnd if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this manner. ⁶These ^mhave power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire.

The Witnesses Killed

⁷When they ⁿfinish their testimony, ^othe beast that ascends ^pout of the bottomless pit ^qwill make war against them, overcome them, and kill them. ⁸And their dead bodies will lie in the street of ^rthe great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, ^swhere also ³our Lord was crucified. ^9tThen those from the peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations ⁴will see their dead bodies three-and-a-half days, ^uand not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves. ^10vAnd those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, ^wand send gifts to one another, ^xbecause these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.

The Witnesses Resurrected

^11yNow after the three-and-a-half days ^zthe breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. ¹²And ⁵they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” ^aAnd they ascended to heaven ^bin a cloud, ^cand their enemies saw them. ¹³In the same hour ^dthere was a great earthquake, ^eand a tenth of the city fell. In the earthquake seven thousand people were killed, and the rest were afraid ^fand gave glory to the God of heaven.

^14gThe second woe is past. Behold, the third woe is coming quickly.

Seventh Trumpet: The Kingdom Proclaimed

¹⁵Then ^hthe seventh angel sounded: ⁱAnd there were loud voices in heaven, saying, ^j“The ⁶kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, ^kand He shall reign forever and ever!” ¹⁶And ^lthe twenty-four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces and ^mworshiped God, ¹⁷saying:

“We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty,

The One ⁿwho is and who was ⁷and who is to come,

Because You have taken Your great power ^oand reigned.

¹⁸The nations were ^pangry, and Your ⁸wrath has come,

And the time of the ^qdead, that they should be judged,

And that You should reward Your servants the prophets and the saints,

And those who fear Your name, small and great,

And should destroy those who destroy the earth.”

¹⁹Then ^rthe temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of ⁹His covenant was seen in His temple. And ^sthere were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, ^tand great hail.