December
20th Revelation
11
Two prophets of God
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.
God
will rule forever
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.
Next
John is told to get up and using a reed to measure the Temple of God
and the altar, but not the court. The Gentiles will tread underfoot
the city for 42 months. (3 ½ Years) This is the second part of the
Tribulation called by Christ, ‘The Great Tribulation’. God will
give power to his two witnesses to testify for him 1260 days (Or 3 ½
yrs - 42 months). They have the power to destroy with fire from
their mouths. They have power to stop it raining for 3 ½ yrs and
they can turn waters into blood. They can smite the earth with
plagues. The Beast who came from the Abyss will make war with them
and will kill them. Their bodies will lie in the streets of
Jerusalem, (then called Sodom and Egypt – spiritually) for three
and a half days. Then they will rise again and great fear will come
on all men. Then they shall ascend into heaven. Then a great
earthquake. The second woe is ended. The Seventh angel sounds and a
voice says, ‘The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of
our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever’.
The 24 Elders fall down and worship and heaven is opened to see the
Ark of the Covenant.
- What did Christ say about what would happen if salt lost its saltiness?
- What happens in the second part of the Tribulation?
- What happens when the seventh trumpet is sounded?
No comments:
Post a Comment