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Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, "Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there,
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but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months.
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And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth."
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These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.
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And if anyone would harm them, fire pours from their mouth and consumes their foes. If anyone would harm them, this is how he is doomed to be killed.