1 I was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, ‘Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, with its worshippers.
2 But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months.
3 And I will appoint my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.’
4 They are ‘the two olive trees’ and the two lampstands, and ‘they stand before the Lord of the earth.’