Revelation 11:15 Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.” 16 And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying,
“We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty,
who is and who was,
for you have taken your great power
and begun to reign.
18 The nations raged,
but your wrath came,
and the time for the dead to be judged,
and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints,
and those who fear your name,
both small and great,
and for destroying the destroyers of the earth.”
19 Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.
In this chapter John continues to be included in what is going on, being given a measuring rod with which to measure the inner temple court - another picture from the prophets of preparing for judgment. The two witnesses appear, powerfully giving testimony from the temple, then being killed by the beast, being raised, and then ascending to God's temple in heaven. It is now time for the final woe, the seventh trumpet, announcing God's reign over heaven and earth, and the judgment coming upon His enemies. It is a blast introducing the greatest demonstration of His power ever.
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