Revelation 11:4

Revelation 11:4

2 But leave out ^athe court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, ^bfor it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will ^ctread the holy city underfoot for ^dforty-two months.

3 And I will give power to my two ^awitnesses, ^band they will prophesy ^cone thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”

4 These are the ^atwo olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the¹ God of the earth.

5 And if anyone wants to harm them, ^afire proceeds from their mouth and devours their enemies. ^bAnd if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this manner.

6 These ^ahave 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 ^afinish their testimony, ^bthe beast that ascends ^cout of the bottomless pit ^dwill make war against them, overcome them, and kill them.

8 And their dead bodies will lie in the street of ^athe great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, ^bwhere also our Lord was crucified.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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The two olive trees (ai duo elaiai). The article seems to point to what is known. For this original use of elaia see Romans 11:17, Romans 11:24. In Zechariah 4:2-3, Zechariah 4:14 the lampstand or candlestick (luxnia) is Israel, and the two olive trees apparently Joshua and Zerubbabel, but John makes his own use of this symbolism. Here the two olive trees and the candlesticks are identical.

Standing (estwtev). Masculine perfect active participle agreeing with outoi instead of estwsai (read by P and cursives) agreeing with elaiai kai luxniai, even though ai (feminine plural article) be accepted before enwpion tou kuriou (before the Lord).

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Revelation 11:4:**

Jude 1:12
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