Then there was given
me a 1 ameasuring
rod
like
a staff
; 2and bsomeone said
, "Get
up and measure
the 3temple
of God
and the altar
, and those
who worship
in it.
" 1Leave out the acourt
which is outside
the 2temple
and do not measure
it, for bit has been given
to the nations
; and they will btread
under
foot
cthe holy
city
for dforty-two
months
.
"And I will grant authority to my two
awitnesses
, and they will prophesy
for btwelve
hundred
and sixty
days
, clothed
in csackcloth
."
These are the atwo
olive
trees
and the two
lampstands
that stand
before
the Lord
of the earth
.
And if anyone
wants
to harm
them, afire
flows
out of their mouth
and devours
their enemies
; so
if
anyone
wants
to harm
them, bhe must
be killed
in this
way
.
These have
the power
to ashut
up the sky
, so
that rain
will not fall
during bthe days
of their prophesying
; and they have
power
over
the waters
to cturn
them into blood
, and dto strike
the earth
with every
plague
, as often
as they desire
.
When they have finished
their testimony
, athe beast
that comes
up out of the babyss
will cmake
war
with them, and overcome
them and kill
them.
And their dead bodies
will lie in the street
of the agreat
city
which
1mystically
is called
bSodom
and cEgypt
, where
also
their Lord
was crucified
.
Those from athe peoples and tribes
and tongues
and nations
will look
at their dead
1bodies
for three
and a half
days
, and 2 bwill not permit
their dead
bodies
to be laid
in a tomb
.
And athose who dwell
on the earth
will rejoice
over
them and celebrate
; and they will bsend
gifts
to one
another
, because
these
two
prophets
tormented
athose
who dwell
on the earth
.
But after the three
and a half
days
, athe breath
of life
from God
came
into them, and they stood
on their feet
; and great
fear
fell
upon those
who were watching
them.
And they heard a loud
voice
from heaven
saying
to them, " aCome
up here
." Then
they bwent
up into heaven
in the cloud
, and their enemies
watched
them.
And in that hour there was a great
aearthquake
, and a tenth
of the city
fell
; 1seven
thousand
people
were killed
in the earthquake
, and the rest
were terrified
and bgave
glory
to the cGod
of heaven
.
The second awoe
is past
; behold
, the third
woe
is coming
quickly
.
Then the aseventh
angel
sounded
; and there were bloud
voices
in heaven
, saying
,
" cThe kingdom of the world
has become
the kingdom of our Lord
and of dHis 1Christ
; and eHe will reign
forever
and ever
."
And the twenty-four elders
, who asit
on their thrones
before
God
, bfell
on their faces
and worshiped
God
,
"We give You thanks
, aO Lord
God
, the Almighty
, who are and who
were, because
You have taken
Your great
power
and have begun to breign
.
"And athe nations were enraged
, and bYour wrath
came
, and cthe time
came for the dead
to be judged
, and the time to 1reward
Your dbond-servants
the prophets
and the 2saints
and those
who fear
Your name
, ethe small
and the great
, and to destroy
those
who destroy
the earth
."
And athe 1temple of God
which is in heaven
was opened
; and bthe ark
of His covenant
appeared
in His 1temple
, and there were flashes
of clightning
and sounds
and peals
of thunder
and an earthquake
and a dgreat
2hailstorm
.