Ara Pehlivanian

Revelation 11:1

Revelation 11:1 (CEV)
An angel gave me a measuring stick and said: Measure around God's temple. Be sure to include the altar and everyone worshiping there.

Revelation 11:2

Revelation 11:2 (CEV)
But don't measure the courtyard outside the temple building. Leave it out. It has been given to those people who don't know God, and they will trample all over the holy city for 42 months.

Revelation 11:3

Revelation 11:3 (CEV)
My two witnesses will wear sackcloth, while I let them preach for 1,260 days.

Revelation 11:4

Revelation 11:4 (CEV)
These two witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand in the presence of the Lord who rules the earth.

Revelation 11:5

Revelation 11:5 (CEV)
Any enemy who tries to harm them will be destroyed by the fire that comes out of their mouths.

Revelation 11:6

Revelation 11:6 (CEV)
They have the power to lock up the sky and to keep rain from falling while they are prophesying. And whenever they want to, they can turn water to blood and cause all kinds of terrible troubles on earth.

Revelation 11:7

Revelation 11:7 (CEV)
After the two witnesses have finished preaching God's message, the beast that lives in the deep pit will come up and fight against them. It will win the battle and kill them.

Revelation 11:8

Revelation 11:8 (CEV)
Their bodies will be left lying in the streets of the same great city where their Lord was nailed to a cross. And this city is spiritually like the city of Sodom or the country of Egypt.

Revelation 11:9

Revelation 11:9 (CEV)
For three and a half days the people of every nation, tribe, language, and race will stare at the bodies of these two witnesses and refuse to let them be buried.

Revelation 11:10

Revelation 11:10 (CEV)
Everyone on earth will celebrate and be happy. They will give gifts to each other, because of what happened to the two prophets who caused them so much trouble.

Revelation 11:11

Revelation 11:11 (CEV)
But three and a half days later, God will breathe life into their bodies. They will stand up, and everyone who sees them will be terrified.

Revelation 11:12

Revelation 11:12 (CEV)
The witnesses then heard a loud voice from heaven, saying, “Come up here.” And while their enemies were watching, they were taken up to heaven in a cloud.

Revelation 11:13

Revelation 11:13 (CEV)
At that same moment there was a terrible earthquake that destroyed a tenth of the city. Seven thousand people were killed, and the rest were frightened and praised the God who rules in heaven.

Revelation 11:14

Revelation 11:14 (CEV)
The second horrible thing has now happened! And the third one will be here soon.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

Ecclesiastes 11:9 (NLT)
Young people, it’s wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do.

Romans 3:20

Romans 3:20 (NLT)
For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are.

Romans 9:32

Romans 9:32 (NLT)
Why not? Because they were trying to get right with God by keeping the law instead of by trusting in him. They stumbled over the great rock in their path.

Galatians 6:4

Galatians 6:4 (NLT)
Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else.

Ephesians 2:9

Ephesians 2:9 (NLT)
Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.

James 3:15

James 3:15 (NLT)
For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic.