1 The two witnesses prophesy.
6 They have power to shut heaven, that it rain not.
7 The beast shall fight against them, and kill them.
8 They lie unburied;
11 and after three and a half days rise again.
14 The second woe is past.
15 The seventh trumpet sounds.

a reed. 21:15 Isa 28:17 Eze 40:3-5 42:15-20 Zec 2:1,2 Ga 6:14-16

and the. 10:1-5

Rise. Nu 33:18 Eze 40:1-48:35 1Co 3:16,17 2Co 6:16 Eph 2:20-22 1Pe 2:5,9

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.

the court. Eze 40:17-20 42:20

leave out. Gr. cast out. it is. See 13:1-18:24 Ps 79:1 La 1:10 Lu 21:24 2Th 2:3-12 1Ti 4:1-3 2Ti 3:1-6

and the. 21:2 22:19 Isa 48:2 52:1 Mt 4:5 27:53

tread. Da 7:19 8:10,24,25 Mt 5:13 Heb 10:29

forty. 3,11 12:6 13:5 Nu 14:34 Da 7:25 12:7,11,12

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

I will give power, etc. or, I will give unto my two witnesses, that they may prophesy. Joh 3:27 1Co 12:28 Eph 4:11

two. Nu 11:26 De 17:6 19:15 Mt 18:16 2Co 13:1

witnesses. 20:4 Lu 24:48 Joh 15:27 Ac 1:8 2:32 3:15 13:31

they shall. 19:10

a thousand. See on ver. 2 12:6

clothed. Ge 37:34 1Ch 21:16 Es 4:1,2 Job 16:15 Isa 22:12 La 2:10 Joh 3:5-8

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

two olive. Ps 52:8 Jer 11:16 Zec 4:2,3,11-14 Ro 11:17

two candlesticks. 1:20 Mt 5:14-16 Lu 11:33

standing. De 10:8 1Ki 17:1

the God. Ex 8:22 Isa 54:5 Mic 4:13 Zec 4:14

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.

fire. Nu 16:28-35 2Ki 1:10-12 Ps 18:8 Isa 11:4 Jer 1:10 5:14 Eze 43:3 Ho 6:5 Zec 1:6 2:8 Ac 9:4,5

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.

power. 1Ki 17:1 Lu 4:25 Jas 5:16-18

have power over. Eze 7:1-12:28,14 Ps 105:26-36

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.

when. 3 Lu 13:32 Joh 17:4 19:30 Ac 20:24 2Ti 4:7

the beast. 13:1,7,11 17:6-8 19:19,20 Da 7:21,22,25 8:23,24 Zec 14:2 *etc: 2Th 2:8,9

out. 9:2

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.

their dead. 9 Ps 79:2,3 Jer 26:23 Eze 37:11

the great. 13 14:8 16:19 17:1,5 18:2,10,18,21

Sodom. Ge 13:13 19:24 Isa 1:10 Jer 23:14 Eze 16:53-55 Am 4:11 Mt 10:15 2Pe 2:6 Jude 1:7

Egypt. Ex 1:13,14 3:7 20:2 Ps 78:43-51

our Lord. 18:24 Lu 13:33,34 Ac 9:4 Heb 6:6 13:12

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.

the people. 10:11 13:7 17:15

three. See on ver. 2,3,11

and shall not. 5:8 19:17,18 Ps 79:2,3 Ec 6:3 Isa 33:1 Jer 7:33 Mt 7:2

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.

dwell. 12:13 13:8,14 Mt 10:22

rejoice. Jud 16:23,24 Ps 13:4 35:19,24-26 89:42 Pr 24:17 Jer 50:11 Ob 1:12 Mic 7:8 Joh 16:20

make. Ne 8:10-12 1Co 13:6 Es 9:19-22

these. 5,6 16:10 1Ki 18:17 21:20 22:8,18 Jer 38:4 Joh 7:7 Ac 5:33 7:54-57 Ac 17:5,6

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.

three. 9

the Spirit. Ge 2:7 Eze 37:5-14 Ro 8:2,11

great. 13 Jos 2:9 Jer 33:9 Ho 3:5 Ac 5:5,11

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.

Come. 4:1 Ps 15:1 24:3 Isa 40:31

And they. 3:21 12:5 2Ki 2:11 Isa 14:13 Ac 1:9 Ro 8:34-37 Eph 2:5,6

in. Isa 60:8 Ac 1:9 1Th 4:17

and their. Ex 14:25 2Ki 2:1,5,7 Ps 86:17 112:10 Mal 3:18 Lu 16:23

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.

was there. 19 6:12 8:5 16:18

and the tenth. 8:9-12 13:1-3 16:10,19

men. Gr. names of men. 3:4 Ge 6:4 Ac 1:15

and the remnant. See on ver. 11

gave. 14:7 15:4 16:9 Jos 7:19 1Sa 6:5 Isa 26:15,16 Jer 13:16 Mal 2:2

14 The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.

8:13 9:12 15:1 16:1 *etc:

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.

the seventh. 8:2-6,12 9:1,13 10:7

and there. 12:10 16:17 19:6 Isa 27:13 44:23 Lu 15:6,10

The kingdoms. 12:10 15:4 17:14 20:4 Ps 22:27,28 72:11 86:9 89:15-17 Isa 2:2,3 49:6,7,22,23 55:5 60:3-14 Jer 16:19 Da 2:44,45 Da 7:14,18,22,27 Ho 2:23 Am 9:11,12 Mic 4:1,2 Zep 3:9,10 Zec 2:11 8:20-23 14:9 Mal 1:11

and he. Ex 15:18 Ps 110:4 146:10 Isa 9:7 Eze 37:25 Da 2:44 7:14,18,27 Mic 4:7 Mt 6:13 Lu 1:33 Heb 1:8

16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,

4:4,10 5:5-8,14 7:11 19:4

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.

We give. 4:9 Da 2:23 6:10 Mt 11:25 Lu 10:21 Joh 11:41 2Co 2:14 9:15 1Ti 1:12

Lord God Almighty. See on ch. 1:8 4:8 15:3 16:7,14 Ge 17:1

which. See on ch. 1:4,8 16:5

thou hast. See on ver. 15 19:6,11-21 20:1-3 Ps 21:13 57:11 64:9,10 98:1-3 102:13-8 Isa 51:9-11 52:10

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.

the nations. 2,9,10 17:12-15 19:19,20 Ps 2:1-3 Isa 34:1-10 63:1-6 Eze 38:9-23 Joe 3:9-14 Mic 7:15-17 Zec 14:2,3

and thy. See on ch. 6:15-17 14:10 15:1,7 16:1-21 19:15

and the time. See on ch. 6:10,11 20:4,5,12,15 Isa 26:19-21 Da 7:9,10 12:1,2 Heb 9:27

and that. 22:12 Mt 5:12 2Th 1:5-7 Heb 11:25,26

and them. 19:5 Ps 85:9 103:11 115:13,14 147:11 Ec 8:12 12:13 Lu 1:50

shouldest. 13:10 18:6,16-24 19:19,21 Da 7:26 8:25 11:44,45

which destroy. or, which corrupt.

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.

the temple. 14:15-17 15:5-8 19:11 Isa 6:1-4

the ark. Ex 25:21,22 Nu 4:5,15 10:33 2Co 3:14-16 Heb 9:4-8

and there were. 13,15

See on ch. 4:5 8:5 16:18

and great. 8:7 16:21 Ex 9:18-29 Jos 10:11 Job 38:22,23 Ps 18:12 105:32 Isa 28:2 30:30 32:19 Eze 13:11 38:22