Revelation

Revelation 11

1John is commanded to measure the temple, all but the outer court. 3The two witnesses that shall prophesy: 5their power: 7the beast shall fight against them, and kill them: 8they shall lie unburied three and a half days, 11and then rise again, and ascend into heaven. 13A great earthquake. 14The second woe past. 15The seventh trumpet sounded: the heavenly choir celebrate the glories of God's kingdom.


1AND there was given me a areed like unto a rod: and the bangel stood, saying, Rise, and cmeasure the temple of God, and dthe altar, and them that worship therein.

a Eze. 40.3; 42.16. Zec. 2.1,2. ch. 21.15,16. Is. 8.20; 34.16. Ac. 17.11. Jn. 5.39. Ps. 110.2; 45.6. Ga. 6.16. b ch. 10.1,5. Mat. 17.5. c Eze. 40-43; 47; 48. ch. 21.15-17. 1Co. 3.16,17. 2Co. 6.16. Ep. 2.21,22. 1Pe. 2.5,9. d Eze. 41.22. ch. 8.3.

2But ethe court which is *without the temple 1leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot fforty and two months.

*without-outside.

1Gr. cast out.

e Eze. 40.17-20; 42.20. 2Ti. 3.5. Phi. 3.18,19. Da. 7.8,11,20,24,25; 11.36-39. 1Ti. 4.1-3. 2Ti. 3.1-6; 4.3,4. 2Th. 2.3-12. ch. 13-18. f ch. 13.5; 12.6. v.3.

3And 2I will give power unto my gtwo witnesses, and they shall prophesy ha thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

2Or, I will give unto my two witnesses that they may prophesy, 1Co. 12.28. Ep. 4.11.

g De. 17.6; 19.15. Mat. 18.16. ch. 20.4. Lu. 24.28. Ac. 1.8. 2Co. 13.1. Is. 22.12. v.10. h v.2.

4These are the itwo olive trees, and the jtwo candlesticks kstanding before the God of the earth.

i Zec. 4.2,3,6,11,14. Je. 11.16. Ps. 52.8; 92.14. Ro. 11.17. j Mat. 5.14. Lu. 11.33. ch. 1.12,13,20. Ep. 3.8,9. Mar. 16.15. k 1Ki. 17.1. Ps. 134.1. 1Co. 15.58. 2Ti. 4.2.

5lAnd if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this *manner be killed.

*manner-way.

l Ps. 18.8. Is. 11.4. Je. 5.12,14; 23.29. Ho. 6.5. Zec. 1.6. 2Ki. 1.10,12. Je. 1.10. Is. 44.26. ch. 13.10. Nu. 16.29-35.

6mThese have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and nhave power over waters oto turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.

m 1Ki. 17.1. Ja. 5.17. Mat. 16.19,20. Jn. 20.23. n Ex. 7-12; 14. Je. 1.10. Is. 45.11. o Ex. 7.19. ch. 8.8.

7And when they shall have pfinished their testimony, qthe beast that ascendeth out of rthe bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.

p v.3. Lu. 24.48; 13.32. 2Ti. 4.7. Ac. 20.21,24. ch. 1.2. q ch. 13.1,2,7,11; 17.8,14; 18.24; 16.6. Da. 7.21. Zec. 14.2. 2Th. 2.9. r ch. 9.1.

8And their sdead bodies shall lie in the street of tthe great city, which spiritually is called uSodom and Egypt, where also vour Lord was crucified.

s Eze. 37.11. Ac. 26.11. Jn. 16.2. t ch. 14.8,17,15,18; 18.2,10. v.13. u Ge. 13.13; 18.20; 19.5. Is. 1.10. Eze. 16.50. Ex. 1.13,14; 12.12; 20.2. Je. 12.13. ch. 16.19; 18.18,21. v Ac. 9.4. Lu. 13.33,34. ch. 16.6; 18.24. He. 6.6; 10.29; 13.12.

9wAnd they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and xshall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.

w ch. 5.9. Ob. 12,13. x Ps. 79.3. Ec. 6.3. Je. 7.23. ch. 19.17.

10yAnd they that dwell upon the earth shall zrejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because athese two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.

y v.6. Ps. 17.14. Phi. 3.19. v.7. ch. 12.12; 13.8. z Ju. 16.25. Es. 9.22. a 1Ki. 18.17; 21.20. Ac. 7.54-57; 17.6. v.3.

11bAnd after three days and an half cthe Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and dgreat fear fell upon them which saw them.

b v.9. Ho. 6.2. Ge. 22.14. c Ge. 2.7. Eze. 37.5-14. d Ac. 5.5,12. Ps. 64.9. Lu. 9.7. Jos. 2.9.

12And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, eCome up *hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies fbeheld them.

*hither-here, to this place.

e Ca. 2.10,11. Ps. 24.3; 15.1; 65.4; 37.6. Is. 40.31; 60.8. ch. 12.5. 1Th. 4.17. f ch. 19.2. Mal. 3.18. Ps. 112.10. 2Ki. 2.1,5,9-11.

13And the same hour was there a ggreat earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain 3of men seven thousand: and the remnant hwere *affrighted, and gave glory to ithe God of heaven.

3Gr. names of men, Ge. 6.4. ch. 3.4.

*affrighted-frightened.

g ch. 6.12; 16.18,19. h ch. 14.7; 16.9. Ps. 64.9. Jos. 2.9. Lu. 5.25; 7.16. Is. 26.15,16. i Ezr. 1.2; 5.11,12. Ne. 2.4.

14The jsecond woe is past; and , behold, kthe third woe cometh quickly.

j ch. 8.13; 9.12. k ch. 15.1; 16; 14.8.

15And the lseventh angel sounded; and there were mgreat voices in heaven, saying, nThe kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of ohis Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

l ch. 8.2,6-12; 9.1,13; 10.7. m Is. 27.13; 44.23. ch. 18.20; 16.17; 19.2,6; 12.10. Ep. 3.21. Lu. 15.5,6,9,10,23,24,32. n Da. 7.14,18,22,27; 2.44. Ps. 72.8. ch. 7.9,10; 10.9; 12.10; 15.4; 19.6. Is. 49; 55; 60; 62; 66.8. Ro. 11.12,15,25. ch. 20.4. Is. 9.7; 24.23. Lu. 1.33. o Ps. 2.2.

16pAnd the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,

p ch. 4.4,10; 5.8,14; 19.4.

17Saying, qWe give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because rthou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.

q ch. 1.4,6; 4.8-11; 7.10,12; 5.9,12,13; 14.3; 12.10; 15.3,4; 16.5; 19.1-7. r Is. 52.10. Ps. 98.1-3; 110.2; 89.25,27; 72.8,16-19. Is. 63.1-6.

18sAnd the nations were angry, and tthy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest 4destroy them which destroy the earth.

4Or, corrupt.

s v.9. ch. 16.2; 20.4,12; 6.10,11. De. 32.36-43. Ps. 99.1. Da. 7.10,26. 2Th. 2.8. He. 9.27. ch. 22.12; 19.5; 16; 18. Eze. 38; 39. t Ps. 110.5.

19uAnd the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was vseen in his temple the ark of his testament: and wthere were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

u ch. 15.5,8. v.15. ch. 20.4. Ro. 11.12,15,25. Eze. 40-48. Zec. 14. Is. 60. v Nu. 4.5. He. 9.4. 1Co. 2.2. Phi. 3.8. 2Co. 3.14. Ep. 3.8,9. Col. 1.27. Zec. 12.10. 2Th. 2.8. w ch. 4.5; 8.5; 10.3; 16.18,21; 16; 18; 19.