- Prayer and Worship - Beliefs and Teachings - Issues and Action
- Catholic Giving - About USCCB The Two Witnesses. 1* a Then I
was given a measuring rod like a staff and I was told, “Come and
measure the temple of God and the altar, and count those who are
worshiping in it. 2But exclude the outer court* of the temple;
do not measure it, for it has been handed over to the Gentiles,
who will trample the holy city for forty-two months. 3I will
commission my two witnesses* to prophesy for those twelve
hundred and sixty days, wearing sackcloth.” 4b These are the two
olive trees and the two lampstands* that stand before the Lord
of the earth. 5* If anyone wants to harm them, fire comes out of
their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone
wanting to harm them is sure to be slain. 6They have the power
to close up the sky so that no rain can fall during the time of
their prophesying. They also have power to turn water into blood
and to afflict the earth with any plague as often as they wish.c
7When they