1. Then I was given a measuring stick like a rod. I was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of people worshiping there.
2. But do not measure the yard outside the temple. Leave it alone. It has been given to the people who are not Jews. They will walk on the holy city for 42 months.
3. And I will give power to my two witnesses to prophesy for 1,260 days. They will be dressed in rough cloth to show how sad they are.”
4. These two witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.
5. If anyone tries to hurt the witnesses, fire comes from their mouths and kills their enemies. Anyone who tries to hurt them will die like this.
6. These witnesses have the power to stop the sky from raining during the time they are prophesying. They have power to make the waters become blood. They have power to send every kind of trouble to the earth. They can do this as many times as they want.