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What does Revelation 11:1 mean?
"A reed like a rod was given to me. Someone said, “Rise, and measure God’s temple, and the altar, and those who worship in it."
— Revelation 11:1 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
A reed like a rod was given to me. Someone said, “Rise, and measure God’s temple, and the altar, and those who worship in it.
Leave out the court which is outside of the temple, and don’t measure it, for it has been given to the nations. They will tread the holy city under foot for forty-two months.
I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”
These are the two olive trees and the two lamp stands, standing before the Lord of the earth.
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Biblical perspective
What does 11:11 mean in the Bible?
Seeing 11:11 and wondering if it's a message? The Bible doesn't treat repeated numbers as signs — but it does have a lot to say about what it means when God is actually speaking.
John 11:11 is a real verse where Jesus speaks plainly to his disciples about Lazarus. It's a passage about resurrection and the power of Jesus over death — more significant than a clock pattern.
John 11:11
"He said these things, and after that, he said to them, 'Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awaken him out of sleep.'"
Deuteronomy 11:1
"Therefore you shall love Yahweh your God, and keep his instructions, his statutes, his ordinances, and his commandments, always."
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