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December 2024 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

the Holy City for 42 months.

And I will grant authority to my two witnesses and they will prophesy for

1260 days clothed in 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.

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