1. Then a measuring rod like a staff was given to me, saying, “Get up and measure the Temple of God and the altar, and count those worshiping in it.
2. But do not measure the court outside the Temple—leave it out, because it has been given to the nations, and they shall trample the holy city for forty-two months.
3. And I will grant authority to My two witnesses and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.”
4. These are the two olive trees and the two menorot that are standing before the Lord of the earth.
5. If anyone wishes to harm them, fire comes out of their mouths and consumes their enemies. If anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this way.