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John measures the inner worship area with a reed while the outer court lies beyond the threshold.
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Revelation 11:1-2

Temple measured outer court excluded

The two witnesses and seventh trumpet · Revelation 11

Story guide: John is told to measure the temple, altar and worshipers, but to leave the outer court unmeasured.

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1And I was given a reed like a rod, saying, “Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship in it.”

2But leave out the court outside the temple, and do not measure it, because it has been given to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months.

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