The Two Witnesses
1 Then I was given a hmeasuring rod like a staff, and I was told, “Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there, 2 but do not measure ithe court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will jtrample the holy city for kforty-two months. 3 And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for l1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”
4 These are mthe two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. 5 And if anyone would harm them, nfire pours from their mouth and consumes their foes. If anyone would harm them, this is how he is doomed to be killed. 6 They have othe power to shut the sky, that no rain may fall during the days of their prophesying, and they have power over the waters to pturn them into blood and qto strike the earth with every kind of plague, as often as they desire. 7 And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that rrises from the bottomless pit1 swill make war on them and tconquer them and kill them, 8 and their dead bodies will lie in the street of uthe great city that symbolically2 is called vSodom and Egypt, where their Lord was crucified. 9 For three and a half days some from the wpeoples and tribes and languages and nations will gaze at their dead bodies and refuse to let them be placed in a tomb, 10 and those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and make merry and exchange presents, because these two prophets had been a torment to those who dwell on the earth. 11 But after the three and a half days xa breath of life from God entered them, and they stood up on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. 12 Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, y“Come up here!” And they zwent up to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies watched them. 13 And at that hour there was a agreat earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
14 The second bwoe has passed; behold, the third woe is soon to come.
The Seventh Trumpet
15 Then the seventh angel blew his ctrumpet, and there were dloud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord eand of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.” 16 And the ftwenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God gfell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying,
“We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty,
hwho is and who was,
for you have taken your great power
and ibegun to reign.
18 jThe nations raged,
but your wrath came,
and the time for the dead to be judged,
and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints,
and those who fear your name,
kboth small and great,
and for destroying the destroyers of the earth.”
19 Then God’s temple in heaven lwas opened, and the mark of his covenant was seen within his temple. There were nflashes of lightning, rumblings,3 peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy ohail.
How Awesome Are Your Deeds
To the choirmaster. A Song. A Psalm.
1 vShout for joy to God, all the earth;
2 wsing the glory of his name;
give to him glorious praise!
3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you.
4 All the earth worships you
and sings praises to you;
they sing praises to your name.” Selah
5 xCome and see what God has done:
he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
6 yHe turned the sea into dry land;
zthey passed through the river on foot.
There did we rejoice in him,
7 awho rules by his might forever,
whose eyes keep watch on the nations—
let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
8 Bless our God, O peoples;
let the sound of his praise be heard,
9 who has kept our soul among the living
and has not let our bfeet slip.
10 For you, O God, have ctested us;
you have tried us as silver is tried.
11 You brought us into the net;
you laid a crushing burden on our backs;
12 you let men ride over our heads;
we went through fire and through water;
yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance.
13 I will come into your house with burnt offerings;
I will perform my vows to you,
14 that which my lips uttered
and my mouth promised when I was in trouble.
15 I will offer to you burnt offerings of fattened animals,
with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams;
I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah
16 dCome and hear, all you who fear God,
and I will tell what he has done for my soul.
17 I cried to him with my mouth,
and ehigh praise was on1 my tongue.2
18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.
19 But truly God has listened;
he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God,
because he has not rejected my prayer
or removed his steadfast love from me!
