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The Two Witnesses11 1Then I was given a measuring rod as long as a walking stick. I was told, "Go and measure the templea of God and the altarb, and count the people worshiping there. 2But don't measure the yard outside the temple. Leave it alone. It has been given to those who are not God's people. They will show their power over the holy city for 42 months. 3And I will give power to my two witnesses. And they will prophesyc for 1260 days. They will be dressed in sackclothd."
4These two witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. 5If anyone tries to hurt the witnesses, fire comes from the mouths of the witnesses and kills their enemies. Anyone who tries to hurt them will die like this. 6These witnesses have the power to stop the sky from raining during the time they are prophesying. These witnesses have power to make the water become blood. They have power to send every kind of plague to the earth. They can do this as many times as they want.
7When the two witnesses have finished telling their message, the beast will fight against them. This is the beast that comes up from the bottomless pit. It will defeat and kill them. 8The bodies of the two witnesses will lie in the street of the great city. This city is named Sodome and Egypt. These names for the city have a special meaning. This is the city where the Lord was killed. 9People from every race of people, tribe, language, and nation will look at the bodies of the two witnesses for three and a half days. The people will refuse to bury them. 10Everyone on the earth will be happy because these two are dead. They will have parties and send each other gifts. They will do this because these two prophets brought much suffering to the people living on earth.
11But after three and a half days, God let life enter the two witnesses again. They stood on their feet. All those who saw them were filled with fear. 12Then the two witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven say, "Come up here!" And both of them went up into heaven in a cloud. Their enemies watched them go.
13At that same time there was a great earthquake. A tenth of the city was destroyed. And 7000 people were killed in the earthquake. Those who did not die were very afraid. They gave gloryf to the God of heaven.
14The second terror is now past. The third terror is coming soon.
The Seventh Trumpet Blast 15The seventh angel blew his trumpet. Then there were loud voices in heaven. The voices said, | "The kingdom of the world has now become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiahg. And he will rule forever and ever." | |
16Then the 24 eldersh bowed down on their faces and worshiped God. These are the elders who sit on their thrones before God. 17The elders said,
| "We give thanks to you, Lord God All-Powerful.
You are the one who is and who always was.
We thank you because you have used your great power and have begun to rule.
18The people of the world were angry, but now is the time for your anger.
Now is the time for the dead to be judged.
It is time to reward your servants, the prophetsi, and to reward your holy peoplej, the people, great and small, who respect you.
It is time to destroy those people who destroy the earth!" | |
19Then God's temple in heaven was opened. The Box of the Agreementk could be seen in his temple. Then there were flashes of lightning, noises, thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
a11:1 temple God’s house - the place where God’s people worship and serve him. Here, John sees it pictured as the special building in Jerusalem for Jewish worship. Also in verse 19.
baltar A raised area, pile of stones, or table where sacrifices were offered as gifts to God. An important altar was the one in front of the Temple in Jerusalem. See also “golden altar.”
cprophesy To speak or teach things from God.
dsackcloth A rough cloth made from animal hair that people sometimes wore to show sadness.
eSodom A city that God destroyed, together with the city of Gomorrah, because the people living there were so evil. See Gen. 19.
fglory A word that refers to the special qualities of God. Often it means brightness, referring to the way he appears to people. Sometimes it means majesty or power, referring to a kind of greatness that cannot be compared to anything in human experience. It can also include the ideas of wealth, honor, fame, or respect, especially in expressions of praise.
gMessiah A Hebrew word that has the same meaning as the Greek word Christ (see “Christ”). It was a title for the kings of God’s people in the Old Testament and for the special king God promised to send as a “savior” to defeat evil and establish the reign of God. Many prophets made it clear that this new kingdom would be eternal; that is, not only would the promised Messiah bring about a time of justice and right living among God’s people here on earth, but also his kingdom would extend beyond this world to life forever with God. However, most Jews of the first century expected the Messiah to be a political ruler here on earth who would defeat the other nations and return the nation of Israel to a position of great glory and power. But God intended his Messiah to establish a new “Israel,” an eternal kingdom that would bless all the nations.
helders (in Revelation) The 24 elders in Revelation could be the great leaders of God’s people under both the Old Testament and New Testament periods, combining the leaders of the twelve tribes of Israel and Jesus’ twelve apostles. Or they could be angels as leaders of heavenly worship, corresponding to the 24 groups of priests in charge of worship in the Old Testament.
iprophet A person who speaks a message from God. Many of the books in the Old Testament are messages spoken or written by “the prophets,” who were some of those God chose to speak for him. God often used dreams or visions to tell or show his prophets what they should say.
jholy people Literally, “saints” or “holy ones,” a term used in the New Testament to describe followers of Jesus Christ as God’s special people. They are holy because they have been made pure through Christ and belong only to God. See “holy.”
k11:19 Box of the Agreement This is like the special box kept in the Most Holy Place of the Israelite Holy Tent and, later, the Jerusalem Temple, which contained “proof” of the agreement between God and his people. See “Box of the Agreement” in the Word List.
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