Verses 1-2

• Why is God calling for John to make measurements? What do you think God is trying to accomplish? (Eze_40:1-49)
• What is to be measured and what is not?
• Why doesn\’t God want the space outside the house to be measured?
• What happens to the holy city and for how long? (Dan_9:27; Dan_12:11; 2Th_2:4).

Verses 3-14

• How long will the two witnesses give prophesy? See a comparison between the number of days that the city will be tread under foot?
• What do these two witnesses reveal about God’s character?
• Where did they get their power and prophesy?
• Who would protect them and how?
• Why are they there at this time?
• See Zechariah 4:2-14 – What was Zerubbabel’s mission in Israel?
• How might this be relevant to the mission of the two witnesses?
• When is the beast allowed to kill them?
• What does tell you about God’s sovereignty? Who is in control?
• Do the people know the meaning of the death of the two witnesses? How do you know?
• Why did God allow Satan to kill the two witnesses? Why did God allow the two witnesses to die without being buried and to be rejoiced over in their death?
• Does this give you any comfort in your mission for God?
• What effect did the resurrection of the witnesses have on the people of the earth and on their witness?
• What was the second woe?

Verses 15-19

• Which trumpet is sounding?
• Go back and review when the 6th trumpet sounded. What happened in between? (See 9:12)
• What does verse 15 reveal?
• What are the elders proclaiming about the approaching judgement?
• What is the significance of God’s temple being opened in heaven at this point?
• What have you seen in this chapter that gives you strength and comfort?