1I was then given a stick that looked like a measuring rod, and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count those who are worshipping in the temple.2But do not measure the outer courts, because they have been given to the heathen, who will trample on the Holy City for forty-two months.3I will send my two witnesses dressed in sackcloth, and they will proclaim Gods message during those 1,260 days.” 4The two witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lamps that stand before the Lord of the earth.5If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes out of their mouths and destroys their enemies; and in this way, whoever tries to harm them will be killed. 6They have authority to shut up the sky so that there will be no rain during the time they proclaim Gods message. They have authority also over the springs of water, to turn them into blood; they have authority also to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish. 7When they finish proclaiming their message, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will fight against them. He will defeat them and kill them,8and their bodies will lie in the street of the great city, where their Lord was crucified. The symbolic name of that city is Sodom, or Egypt.9People from all nations, tribes, languages, and races will look at their bodies for three and a half days and will not allow them to be buried. 10The people of the earth will be happy because of the death of these two. They will celebrate and send presents to each other, because those two prophets brought much suffering upon the earth. 11After three and a half days a life-giving breath came from God and entered them, and they stood up; and all who saw them were terrified.12Then the two prophets heard a loud voice say to them from heaven, “Come up here!” As their enemies watched, they went up into heaven in a cloud.13At that very moment there was a violent earthquake; a tenth of the city was destroyed, and 7,000 people were killed. The rest of the people were terrified and praised the greatness of the God of heaven. 14The second horror is over, but the third horror will come soon!
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 11:12:53 +0000
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