Revelation 11 (KJV)

Two sackcloth-clad witnesses stand like olive trees and lampstands before a measured temple as a cloud lifts them above a shaken city and heaven opens. — CHAPTER VISUAL
Revelation 11 — Two witnesses complete their testimony, rise after death, and the seventh trumpet announces the everlasting reign of Christ.
About this illustration
The witnesses’ ministry, death, resurrection, and ascent are compressed into one non-graphic progression. Their identities are intentionally unspecified, and the temple scene does not settle questions about chronology or reconstruction.
Scripture basis: Revelation 11:1–19

1And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
2But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
3And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
4These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
5And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
6These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
7And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
8And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
9And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.
10And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
11And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.
12And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
13And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
14The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.
15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
16And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
17Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
18And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
19And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

King James Version · Standardized 1769 text with Strong’s numbering · Public domain outside the United Kingdom

EXPLORE THE MESSAGE

Related Watchman 33 Resources

Prophecy Events

PROPHECY EVENTUnfolding

Revelation 11:1–2

The Third Temple: Preparations for Rebuilding

Revelation measures a temple, altar, and worshippers while leaving an outer court to the Gentiles for forty-two months. Watchman 33 sees today’s preparations for renewed Temple worship as signs that this still-future setting is becoming possible.

Prophetic signThird TempleTemple Mountdaily sacrificeabomination of desolation

PROPHECY EVENTUnfolding

1 Samuel 2:1–10

The Coming Anointed King

Hannah’s song looks beyond her deliverance to the Lord judging the earth, strengthening his king, and exalting his anointed.

KingdomHannahanointed kingjudgmentkingdom

PROPHECY EVENTYet to come

Isaiah 2:2–4

The Nations Learn under Messiah’s Reign

Isaiah foresees the Lord’s mountain exalted as nations seek instruction and replace warfare with cultivation.

KingdomnationsZionpeacefuture kingdom

PROPHECY EVENTUnfolding

Psalms 72:1–17

The Righteous King’s Worldwide Reign

Psalm 72 envisions a royal son who judges justly, rescues the poor, receives worldwide honor, and brings enduring abundance.

Kingdomrighteous kingnationspoorkingdom

Sermons

July 19, 2026Pastor Dean Odle

Dangerous End-Time Error

In “Dangerous End-Time Error,” Pastor Dean Odle warns that two widely taught doctrines—unconditional “once saved, always saved” and a pre-tribulation rapture—can reinforce one another in ways he believes leave Christians spiritually unprepared. Beginning with 2 Timothy 4 and Genesis 3, Odle argues that Satan’s first deception was the promise that disobedience would carry no fatal consequence. He traces that warning through Revelation 3, 2 Corinthians 11, 2 Peter 2-3, and 1 Corinthians 6, insisting that genuine faith must continue in repentance, obedience, and endurance rather than resting in a profession that permits persistent sin.

View sermon

November 10, 2024Pastor Dean Odle

The King of the North

In “The King of the North,” Pastor Dean Odle worship exalts Jesus as King, Creator, Savior, healer, and the one upon whose shoulders government will rest. Odle rejects the claim that churches must avoid politics, noting that biblical prophets advised, anointed, corrected, and rebuked rulers and that God placed Joseph in pagan government. The message develops its case chronologically from the biblical texts, examples, and applications heard in the sermon.

View sermon

October 31, 2024Sal Corona

Skyfall 2024: Purified Seven Times by Sal Corona

In “Skyfall 2024 - Purified Seven Times by Sal Corona,” Sal Corona presents a Scripture-centered message about the authority of Scripture, faith, Bible prophecy. Drawing especially from Psalm 126, Psalm 138:2, Mark 16, Matthew 18:11, the teaching emphasizes that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience. Corona connects that foundation with the conviction that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises.

View sermon

Showing 1–3 of 6 sermons

View all 12 sermons →

Teachings

The Seven Trumpets

A Scripture-centered guide to Revelation’s seven trumpets, the historical fulfillments proposed by Watchman 33, the future war at the Euphrates, and the last trumpet that announces Christ’s kingdom.

Read the study

After the Tribulation

A Scripture-by-Scripture study of Christ’s visible return, the resurrection at the last trumpet, and the gathering of the elect after tribulation, drawing upon the related sermons.

Read the study

Music

Watchman 33 release

After the Tribulation

Music built around the sequence described by Jesus in Matthew 24 and the questions it asks every reader to examine.

Listen on Spotify YouTube Study theme

Watchman 33 release

Daniel's Beasts

A musical entry point into Daniel 7 and its vision of beasts, kingdoms, judgment, and the kingdom to come.

Listen on Spotify YouTube Study theme

Watchman 33 release

Four Spirits Ride

A dark, cinematic study of the four horsemen through Revelation 6 and Zechariah 6. It traces deception, war, scarcity, and death through human systems while warning listeners to test the age by Scripture and remain faithful to the Lamb.

Listen on Spotify