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Then I was given a stick like a measuring stick. I was told, "Stand up and measure the temple of God and the altar. Count those who worship there.
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But do not measure the temple courtyard. Leave that out, because it is given to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
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I will allow my two witnesses who wear sackcloth to speak what God has revealed. They will speak for 1,260 days."
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These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lamp stands standing in the presence of the Lord of the earth.
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If anyone wants to hurt them, fire comes out of the witnesses' mouths and burns up their enemies. If anyone wants to hurt them, he must be killed the same way.