Revelation 11:1-19.

Revelation 11.1-19
The Two Witnesses

"An angel gave me a measuring stick and said:

Measure around God's temple. Be sure to include the altar and everyone
worshiping there. But don't measure the courtyard outside the temple
building. Leave it out. It has been given to those people who don't
know God, and they will trample all over the holy city for forty-two
months. My two witnesses will wear sackcloth, while I let them preach
for one thousand two hundred sixty days.

These two witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands
that stand in the presence of the Lord who rules the earth. Any enemy
who tries to harm them will be destroyed by the fire that comes out of
their mouths. They have the power to lock up the sky and to keep rain
from falling while they are prophesying. And whenever they want to,
they can turn water to blood and cause all kinds of terrible troubles
on earth.

After the two witnesses have finished preaching God's message, the
beast that lives in the deep pit will come up and fight against them.
It will win the battle and kill them. Their bodies will be left lying
in the streets of the same great city where their Lord was nailed to a
cross. And that city is spiritually like the city of Sodom or the
country of Egypt.

For three and a half days the people of every nation, tribe, language,
and race will stare at the bodies of these two witnesses and refuse to
let them be buried. Everyone on earth will celebrate and be happy.
They will give gifts to each other, because of what happened to the
two prophets who caused them so much trouble. But three and a half
days later, God will breathe life into their bodies. They will stand
up, and everyone who sees them will be terrified.

The witnesses then heard a loud voice from heaven, saying, "Come up
here." And while their enemies were watching, they were taken up to
heaven in a cloud. At that same moment there was a terrible
earthquake that destroyed a tenth of the city. Seven thousand people
were killed, and the rest were frightened and praised the God who
rules in heaven.

The second horrible thing has now happened! But the third one will be here soon.

The Seventh Trumpet

At the sound of the seventh trumpet, loud voices were heard in heaven.
They said, "Now the kingdom of this world belongs to our Lord and to
his Chosen One! And he will rule forever and ever!"

Then the twenty-four elders, who were seated on thrones in God's
presence, knelt down and worshiped him. They said, "Lord God
All-Powerful, you are and you were, and we thank you. You used your
great power and started ruling. When the nations got angry, you became
angry too! Now the time has come for the dead to be judged. It is time
for you to reward your servants the prophets and all of your people
who honor your name, no matter who they are. It is time to destroy
everyone who has destroyed the earth."

The door to God's temple in heaven was then opened, and the sacred
chest could be seen inside the temple. I saw lightning and heard roars
of thunder. The earth trembled and huge hailstones fell to the
ground."

Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

God bless you.