![]() ![]() ![]() Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, “Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there, but do not measure the court outside the temple leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months.” Each of these readings is complicated by Revelation 11:1–2: Is the book of Revelation a linear chronology of distant future events? Or does the book describe the Roman persecution of Christians and Rome’s destruction of the temple-events that occurred in John’s lifetime? The first view opts for a mid-AD 90s authorship (long after the temple was destroyed), the second supports a pre-AD 70s authorship (when the temple was still standing). Facebook Reddit Pinterest Email LinkedIn WhatsApp ![]()
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