The Two Witnesses: Prophecy, Death, and Resurrection
Revelation 11:1-14
1And a reed like a rod was given to me, saying, "Arise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship in it."2And cast out the courtyard outside the temple and do not measure it, because it was given to the Gentiles, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months.3And I will give to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for one thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.4These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.5And if anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouth and consumes their enemies; and if anyone wants to harm them, that person must be killed in the same way.6These have authority to shut the heaven so that rain does not fall during the days of their prophecy, and they have authority over the waters to turn them into blood and to strike the earth with every plague whenever they desire.7And when they finish their testimony, the wild animal that ascends from the abyss will wage war against them, conquer them, and kill them.8And their corpse lies on the wide street of the great city, which is called spiritually Sodom and Egypt, where their Lord was also crucified.9And people from every nation, tribe, language, and people see their corpse for three and a half days, and they do not permit their corpses to be placed in a tomb.10And those who dwell on the earth rejoice over them, celebrate, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.11And after the three and a half days, the spirit of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell upon those who saw them.12And 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 saw them.13And at that hour a great earthquake took place, and a tenth of the city collapsed; seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest became terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.14The second woe has passed. Behold, the third woe is coming soon.