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Who dwell solitarily in a woodland, Proverbs 30:15
In the midst of Carmel; 15 The leech has two daughters—
Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, Give and Give!
As in days of old.
There are three things that are never
“As in the days when you came out of satisfied,
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the land of Egypt, Four never say, “Enough!”:
I will show them wonders.”
Revelation 11:1–19
16 The nations shall see and be ashamed
of all their might; Then I was given a reed like a measuring
They shall put their hand over their 11 rod. And the angel stood, saying, “Rise
mouth; and measure the temple of God, the altar, and
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Their ears shall be deaf. those who worship there. But leave out the
17 court which is outside the temple, and do not
They shall lick the dust like a serpent;
They shall crawl from their holes like measure it, for it has been given to the
snakes of the earth. Gentiles. And they will tread the holy city
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They shall be afraid of the LORD our underfoot for forty-two months. And I will
God, give power to my two witnesses, and they will
And shall fear because of You. prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty
18 days, clothed in sackcloth.”
Who is a God like You, 4
Pardoning iniquity These are the two olive trees and the two
And passing over the transgression of lampstands standing before the God of the
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the remnant of His heritage? earth. And if anyone wants to harm them, fire
proceeds from their mouth and devours their
He does not retain His anger forever, enemies. And if anyone wants to harm them,
Because He delights in mercy. he must be killed in this manner. These have
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He will again have compassion on us, power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in
And will subdue our iniquities. the days of their prophecy; and they have
power over waters to turn them to blood, and
You will cast all our sins
Into the depths of the sea. to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as
You will give truth to Jacob
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7 When they finish their testimony, the beast
And mercy to Abraham,
Which You have sworn to our fathers that ascends out of the bottomless pit will
make war against them, overcome them, and
From days of old.
kill them. And their dead bodies will lie in the
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Psalm 145:10–16 street of the great city which spiritually is
called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord
10 All Your works shall praise You, 9
O LORD, was crucified. Then those from the peoples,
And Your saints shall bless You. tribes, tongues, and nations will see their dead
11 They shall speak of the glory of Your bodies three-and-a-half days, and not allow
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kingdom, their dead bodies to be put into graves. And
And talk of Your power, those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over
12 To make known to the sons of men them, make merry, and send gifts to one
His mighty acts, another, because these two prophets torment-
And the glorious majesty of His ed those who dwell on the earth.
kingdom.
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
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And Your dominion endures
throughout all generations. 11:7 the beast. The first of 36 references to
this person in Revelation, who is none other
14 The LORD upholds all who fall, than the Antichrist (see chap. 13). That he will
And raises up all who are bowed down. ascend out of the bottomless pit indicates
15 that his power is satanic. kill them. Their min-
The eyes of all look expectantly to You,
And You give them their food in due istry completed, God will withdraw the two
season. witnesses’ supernatural protection. The beast
You open Your hand
16 will then be able to accomplish what many
And satisfy the desire of every living had died trying to do.
thing.
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