Revelation 11–13

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.

The Woman, the Child, and the Dragon

12Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. ²Then being with child, she cried out ^ain labor and in pain to give birth.

³And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, ^ba great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. ^4cHis tail drew a third ^dof the stars of heaven ^eand threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood ^fbefore the woman who was ready to give birth, ^gto devour her Child as soon as it was born. ⁵She bore a male Child ^hwho was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was ⁱcaught up to God and His throne. ⁶Then ^jthe woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there ^kone thousand two hundred and sixty days.

Satan Thrown Out of Heaven

⁷And war broke out in heaven: ^lMichael and his angels fought ^mwith the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, ⁸but they ¹did not prevail, nor was a place found for ²them in heaven any longer. ⁹So ⁿthe great dragon was cast out, ^othat serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, ^pwho deceives the whole world; ^qhe was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

¹⁰Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, ^r“Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, ^swho accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. ¹¹And ^tthey overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, ^uand they did not love their lives to the death. ¹²Therefore ^vrejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! ^wWoe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, ^xbecause he knows that he has a short time.”

The Woman Persecuted

¹³Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted ^ythe woman who gave birth to the male Child. ^14zBut the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, ^athat she might fly ^binto the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished ^cfor a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent. ¹⁵So the serpent ^dspewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood. ¹⁶But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. ¹⁷And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus ³Christ.

The Beast from the Sea

13Then ¹I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw ^aa beast rising up out of the sea, ^bhaving ²seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a ^cblasphemous name. ²Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The ^ddragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. ³And I saw one of his heads ^eas if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And ^fall the world marveled and followed the beast. ⁴So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, ^g“Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”

⁵And he was given ^ha mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to ³continue for ⁱforty-two months. ⁶Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, ^jHis tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. ⁷It was granted to him ^kto make war with the saints and to overcome them. And ^lauthority was given him over every ⁴tribe, tongue, and nation. ⁸All who dwell on the earth will worship him, ^mwhose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain ⁿfrom the foundation of the world.

^9oIf anyone has an ear, let him hear. ^10pHe who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; ^qhe who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. ^rHere is the ⁵patience and the faith of the saints.

The Beast from the Earth

¹¹Then I saw another beast ^scoming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. ¹²And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, ^twhose deadly wound was healed. ^13uHe performs great signs, ^vso that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. ^14wAnd he deceives ⁶those who dwell on the earth—^xby those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword ^yand lived. ¹⁵He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak ^zand cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. ¹⁶He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, ^ato receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, ¹⁷and that no one may buy or sell except one who has ⁷the mark or ^bthe name of the beast, ^cor the number of his name.

^18dHere is wisdom. Let him who has ^eunderstanding calculate ^fthe number of the beast, ^gfor it is the number of a man: His number is 666.