When Heaven Opens, Earth Trembles

Chapter 11 moves like a hard drumbeat. First, a reed in Yohanan’s hand. Measure what belongs to Elohim. Leave the outer court to the nations. That line is a mercy and a warning. Heaven draws a boundary. Worship that is true is kept inside. The crowd that tramples stays outside.

Then the two witnesses step into the street in sackcloth. They speak for one thousand two hundred and sixty days. Their words bite because truth burns where lies have grown thick. Power follows them. Fire answers violence. Sky closes. Waters turn. Plagues strike. When their work is finished, the beast from the Abyss is allowed to cut them down. The world throws a party. No burial. Cameras stare. Then the breath of Elohim enters them. They stand. Fear floods the square. A voice from heaven says, Come up here. They rise in a cloud while enemies watch. The ground heaves.…