³ And I will give power to my two ^(A)witnesses, ^(B)and they will prophesy ^(C)one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”

⁴ These are the ^(D)two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the ^[a]God of the earth. ⁵ And if anyone wants to harm them, ^(E)fire proceeds from their mouth and devours their enemies. ^(F)And if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this manner. ⁶ These ^(G)have power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire.

The Witnesses Killed

⁷ When they ^(H)finish their testimony, ^(I)the beast that ascends ^(J)out of the bottomless pit ^(K)will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them. ⁸ And their dead bodies will lie in the street of ^(L)the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, ^(M)where also ^[b]our Lord was crucified. ^9 (N)Then those from the peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations ^[c]will see their dead bodies three-and-a-half days, ^(O)and not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves. ^10 (P)And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, ^(Q)and send gifts to one another, ^(R)because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.

The Witnesses Resurrected

^11 (S)Now after the three-and-a-half days ^(T)the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. ¹² And ^[d]they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” ^(U)And they ascended to heaven ^(V)in a cloud, ^(W)and their enemies saw them. ¹³ In the same hour ^(X)there was a great earthquake, ^(Y)and a tenth of the city fell. In the earthquake seven thousand people were killed, and the rest were afraid ^(Z)and gave glory to the God of heaven.

^14 (AA)The second woe is past. Behold, the third woe is coming quickly.

Seventh Trumpet: The Kingdom Proclaimed

¹⁵ Then ^(AB)the seventh angel sounded: ^(AC)And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, ^(AD)“The ^[e]kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, ^(AE)and He shall reign forever and ever!”

²⁰ Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and ^(A)lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into ^(B)joy. ^21 (C)A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. ²² Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and ^(D)your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.

⁴ and the Lord said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put ^(A)a mark on the foreheads of the men ^(B)who sigh and cry over all the abominations that are done within it.”