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-Revelation
Chapter 11 - (King James Version)
1 And there was given me a reed like unto
a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of
God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
2 But the court which is without the temple leave out,
and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy
city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they
shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in
sackcloth.
4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks
standing before the God of the earth.
5 And 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.
6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in
the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to
blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the
beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against
them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the
great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also
our Lord was crucified.
9 And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and
nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall
not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.
10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over
them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because
these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
11 And after three days and an half the spirit of life
from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great
fear fell upon them which saw them.
12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto
them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and
their enemies beheld them.
13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and
the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of
men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to
the God of heaven.
14 The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe
cometh quickly.
15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great
voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the
kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever
and ever.
16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God
on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O LORD God Almighty,
which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee
thy great power, and hast reigned.
18 And the nations were angry, and thy 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
destroy them which destroy the earth.
19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there
was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were
lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great
hail.
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- Revelation Chapter
11 - (New International
Version)
1I was given a reed like a measuring rod
and was told, "Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and
count the worshipers there. 2But exclude the outer court;
do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They
will trample on the holy city for 42 months. 3And I will
give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days,
clothed in sackcloth." 4These are the two olive trees and
the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. 5If
anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours
their enemies. This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die.
6These men have power to shut up the sky so that it will
not rain during the time they are prophesying; and they have power to
turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of
plague as often as they want.
7Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast
that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill
them. 8Their bodies will lie in the street of the great
city, which is figuratively called Sodom and Egypt, where also their
Lord was crucified. 9For three and a half days men from
every people, tribe, language and nation will gaze on their bodies and
refuse them burial. 10The inhabitants of the earth will
gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts,
because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.
11But after the three and a half days a breath of life from
God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and terror struck
those who saw them. 12Then they heard a loud voice from
heaven saying to them, "Come up here." And they went up to heaven in a
cloud, while their enemies looked on.
13At that very hour there was a severe earthquake and a
tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the
earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God
of heaven.
14The second woe has passed; the third woe is coming soon.
The Seventh Trumpet
15The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were
loud voices in heaven, which said:
"The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of
his Christ,
and he will reign for ever and ever." 16And the
twenty-four elders, who were seated on their thrones before God, fell
on their faces and worshiped God, 17saying:
"We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty,
the One who is and who was,
because you have taken your great power
and have begun to reign.
18The nations were angry; and your wrath has come.
The time has come for judging the dead,
and for rewarding your servants the prophets
and your saints and those who reverence your name,
both small and great--
and for destroying those who destroy the earth."
19Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and within his
temple was seen the ark of his covenant. And there came flashes of
lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake and a great
hailstorm.
New International Version (NIV)
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