Revelation 11: Group Study Handout

How to use: read Revelation 11 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.

Overview

A reed like a rod is given to measure God's temple and the altar, but not the outer court, which is for the nations (vv. 1-2). Two witnesses are empowered to prophesy for one thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth (vv.

Key verse

“The seventh angel sounded, and great voices in heaven followed, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ. He will reign forever and ever!”
Revelation 11:15 (WEB)

Outline

Revelation 11:1–2 Measuring the Temple
Revelation 11:3–6 The Two Witnesses Empowered
Revelation 11:7–10 The Death of the Witnesses
Revelation 11:11–12 Resurrection and Ascension
Revelation 11:13–14 The Aftermath of Their Death
Revelation 11:15–19 The Seventh Trumpet Sounds

Discussion questions

In v5, what happens if anyone desires to harm the two witnesses?
What is measured in v1, and what part is not measured?
The phrase 'great city' in v8: why is it referred to as spiritually called Sodom and Egypt?
In v10, what does it mean that the inhabitants will 'rejoice' over the deaths of the two prophets?
When has a situation made you feel like a 'witness' before those who oppose your beliefs?

Go deeper

Passages that echo Revelation 11: Daniel 7, Revelation 4, Luke 10.

Before next time: read Revelation 12.