The Two Witnesses

11 And a measuring rod similar in appearance to a staff was given to me, saying, “Get up and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship in it. And leave out the courtyard outside of the temple, and do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles, and they will trample the holy city for forty two months. And I will grant authority[a] to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for one thousand two hundred sixty days, dressed in sackcloth.” These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. And if anyone wants to harm them, fire comes out of their mouth and consumes their enemies. And if anyone wants to harm them, in this way he must be killed. These have the authority to shut the sky, so that it does not rain[b] during the days of their prophecy. And they have authority over the waters, to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with every plague as often as they wish.

And when they have completed their testimony, the beast that comes up from the abyss will make war with them and will conquer them and will kill them. And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which is called symbolically Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. And those from peoples and tribes and languages and nations will see their dead bodies three and a half days, and they will not allow their dead bodies to be placed in a tomb. 10 And those who live on the earth will rejoice over them, and will celebrate and will send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who live on the earth.

11 And after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered into them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. 12 And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here,” and they went up into heaven in a cloud, and their enemies watched them. 13 And at that hour a great earthquake took place, and a tenth of the city collapsed, and seven thousand people[c] were killed by the earthquake, and the rest became terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven. 14 The second woe has passed. Behold, the third woe is coming quickly!

The Blowing of the Seventh Trumpet

15 And the seventh angel blew the trumpet, and there was a loud voice in heaven saying,

“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord
    and of his Christ,
and he will reign forever and ever[d].”

16 And the twenty-four elders who are seated on their thrones before God fell down on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying,

“We give thanks to you, Lord God All-Powerful,
    the one who is and the one who was,
because you have taken your great power
    and have begun to reign.
18 And the nations were angry,
    and your wrath has come,
    and the time for the dead to be judged,
and to give their[e] reward to your slaves the prophets
    and to the saints and to the ones who fear your name,
    the small and the great,
and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

19 And the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant appeared in his temple, and there were lightnings and sounds and thunders and an earthquake and large hail.[f]

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 11:3 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  2. Revelation 11:6 Literally “it does not rain rain”; the redundancy is removed in the translation
  3. Revelation 11:13 Literally “names of men”
  4. Revelation 11:15 Literally “for the ages of the ages”
  5. Revelation 11:18 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  6. Revelation 11:19 Or “a great hailstorm”

11 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.

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.

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

These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

圣城遭遇践踏

11 有一根苇子赐给我当做量度的杖,且有话说:“起来,将神的殿和祭坛并在殿中礼拜的人都量一量。 只是殿外的院子要留下不用量,因为这是给了外邦人的,他们要践踏圣城四十二个月。 我要使我那两个见证人穿着毛衣,传道一千二百六十天。” 他们就是那两棵橄榄树,两个灯台,立在世界之主面前的。 若有人想要害他们,就有火从他们口中出来,烧灭仇敌。凡想要害他们的都必这样被杀。 这二人有权柄在他们传道的日子叫天闭塞不下雨,又有权柄叫水变为血,并且能随时随意用各样的灾殃攻击世界。 他们作完见证的时候,那从无底坑里上来的兽必与他们交战,并且得胜,把他们杀了。

尸首倒在街道上

他们的尸首就倒在大城里的街上,这城按着灵意叫所多玛,又叫埃及,就是他们的主钉十字架之处。 从各民、各族、各方、各国中,有人观看他们的尸首三天半,又不许把尸首放在坟墓里。 10 住在地上的人就为他们欢喜快乐,互相馈送礼物,因这两位先知曾叫住在地上的人受痛苦。

过三天半复生

11 过了这三天半,有生气从神那里进入他们里面,他们就站起来,看见他们的人甚是害怕。 12 两位先知听见有大声音从天上来,对他们说:“上到这里来!”他们就驾着云上了天,他们的仇敌也看见了。 13 正在那时候,地大震动,城就倒塌了十分之一,因地震而死的有七千人,其余的都恐惧,归荣耀给天上的神。

14 第二样灾祸过去,第三样灾祸快到了。

第七天使吹号

15 第七位天使吹号,天上就有大声音说:“世上的国成了我主和主基督的国,他要做王,直到永永远远。” 16 在神面前、坐在自己位上的二十四位长老就面伏于地,敬拜神, 17 说:“昔在、今在的主神,全能者啊!我们感谢你,因你执掌大权做王了。 18 外邦发怒,你的愤怒也临到了!审判死人的时候也到了!你的仆人众先知和众圣徒,凡敬畏你名的人,连大带小得赏赐的时候也到了!你败坏那些败坏世界之人的时候也就到了!”

19 当时,神天上的殿开了,在他殿中现出他的约柜,随后有闪电、声音、雷轰、地震、大雹。