Revelation Chapter 11
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"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. "
"John is given a measuring rod and told to measure God's temple, its altar, and the people worshipping there."
What matters most to you doesn't go unnoticed by me - I take careful stock of real devotion, even when the wider world around it is in chaos.
"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. "
"But he is told to leave out the outer court and not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, who will trample the holy city underfoot for forty-two months."
Even in seasons that feel like everything is being trampled, there's a part of you - what genuinely belongs to me - that cannot be touched by any of it. Hold onto that core, even while the outer parts of life feel under siege.
"And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. "
"God says he will give power to his two witnesses, who will prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth."
Speaking hard truths to a resistant world was never going to be comfortable, and I don't ask you to pretend otherwise. But I do promise real power to sustain you through however long that calling lasts.
"These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. "
"These two witnesses are identified as the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the Lord of the earth."
Whatever light you're able to bring into the world isn't manufactured by you alone - it's fed to you, like oil to a lamp, as long as you stay connected to the source. Don't burn out trying to shine on your own strength.
"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. "
"If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes out of their mouths and destroys their enemies - anyone who wants to hurt them must die in exactly that way."
What comes out of your mouth carries real force, for good or for harm. I want the words you speak to build and to warn honestly, not to wound carelessly - but never doubt that truth spoken with conviction has genuine power.
"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. "
"They have the power to shut up the sky so it doesn't rain during their time of prophesying, and power to turn water to blood and strike the earth with every kind of plague, as often as they choose."
When I send warning into the world, I send it with real authority behind it, not empty threats. Take seriously anyone who speaks truth to you with that kind of conviction and consistency - it's rare, and it's worth listening to.
"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. "
"Once they have finished delivering their testimony, the beast that comes up from the bottomless pit will make war against them, defeat them, and kill them."
I never promised you that doing right would keep you safe from every earthly cost. What I promise is that no apparent defeat here is the final word - stay faithful to what you're given to do, for however long you're given to do it.
"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 bodies will lie in the street of the great city, referred to symbolically as Sodom and Egypt - the same city where their Lord was crucified."
Even places and institutions that carry my name can drift far from what I actually stand for. Don't confuse religious status or history with automatic faithfulness - judge by fruit, not by label.
"And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not their dead bodies to be put in graves. "
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"People from every people, tribe, language and nation will look at their dead bodies for three and a half days, refusing to let them be buried."
Even public humiliation isn't the end of your story if your story is with me. What looks like total defeat, witnessed by the whole world, can still be reversed in a moment.
"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 on the earth. "
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"The people living on earth celebrate over them, throwing a party and sending each other gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them."
Don't be surprised if speaking truth costs you popularity rather than earning it. I was rejected too - what matters isn't whether the crowd claps for you, but whether what you're saying is true and kindly meant.
"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. "
"After three and a half days, God's breath of life enters the two witnesses, and they stand back up on their feet - and everyone who sees it is struck with great fear."
Whatever in your life looks dead and beyond hope right now, I specialise in exactly that kind of reversal. Don't write off any ending as truly final until you've seen what I can still do with it.
"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. "
"They hear a loud voice from heaven calling, 'Come up here,' and they rise up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies watch it happen."
Whatever anyone has watched you go through, I can also let them watch how it ends. Don't measure your worth by how any single chapter of your story looks partway through.
"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. "
"At that same moment a severe earthquake hits, a tenth of the city collapses, seven thousand people are killed, and the survivors, terrified, give glory to the God of heaven."
Sometimes it takes something shaking to get a person's attention, and when it does, I'd far rather see honest fear turn into real recognition than pride keep stubbornly holding out. It's never too late for that shift to happen.
"The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. "
"John notes that the second disaster ('woe') has now passed, and the third is coming quickly."
I keep my word about timing, even when it's hard news. When I say something is coming quickly, I mean it - so stay ready rather than assuming there's always more time left.
"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 angel sounds his trumpet, and loud voices in heaven declare, 'The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever.'"
Everything I do, even the hardest parts of this story, is heading towards this - not endless conflict, but a kingdom that finally, fully belongs to love and to life. Whatever chapter you're in right now, remember this is where the whole story is going.
"And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, "
"The twenty-four elders sitting before God on their thrones fall on their faces and worship him."
When you really grasp what's actually true and what's actually coming, the natural response isn't casual interest - it's the kind of wonder that brings you to your knees. I'd love for you to feel that, not out of fear, but out of recognising something genuinely worth it.
"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. "
"They give thanks, saying, 'We thank you, Lord God Almighty, the one who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and begun to reign.'"
Every promise I've ever made is moving towards being kept, not just hoped for. I don't ask you to wait on empty words - I ask you to trust a track record that ends exactly where I said it would.
"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 were furious, but now God's wrath has come - the time has arrived for the dead to be judged, for God's servants the prophets and his people to be rewarded, and for those who destroy the earth to be destroyed themselves."
I hold both sides of this together without flinching - real accountability for harm caused, and real, generous reward for faithfulness, however small or unnoticed it felt at the time. Neither one gets lost or forgotten in me.
"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. "
"God's temple in heaven is opened, and the ark of his covenant is seen inside it, accompanied by lightning, voices, thunder, an earthquake and a massive hailstorm."
Nothing that seemed lost from your story, or from history, is actually gone from where it truly matters. What's kept safe with me was never really lost - it was just waiting for the right moment to be shown again.