The following sermon is by John MacArthur, pastor, author, and Bible teacher with Grace to You.

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And now unleashing God's truth one verse at a time.

Here is Grace to You Bible teacher John MacArthur.

Let's open our Bibles to Revelation 11.

We are going through this incredible book, looking at the visions that the Lord gave John the Apostle, which he obviously recorded.

Chapter 11, let me just read the opening three verses.

There was given me a measuring rod like a staff.

And someone said, get up and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship

in it. Leave out the court which is outside the temple. Do not measure it,

for it has been given to the nations, and they will tread underfoot to Holy City for 42 months.

And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days

clothed in the sackcloth.

Now, I know just by reading that, you're absolutely clear on what that is all about.

I see the worried look on your face.

But I'm going to help you to understand it.

It's so important.

The key to this section is really the two witnesses in verse 3.

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