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The bodies of the two witnesses will lie in the street of the great city where the Lord was killed. This city is named Sodom[a] and Egypt, which has a spiritual meaning. Those from every race of people, tribe, language, and nation will look at the bodies of the two witnesses for three and one-half days, and they will refuse to bury them. 10 People who live on the earth will rejoice and be happy because these two are dead. They will send each other gifts, because these two prophets brought much suffering to those who live on the earth.

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  1. 11:8 Sodom City that God destroyed because the people were so evil.

Their bodies will lie in the public square of the great city(A)—which is figuratively called Sodom(B) and Egypt—where also their Lord was crucified.(C) For three and a half days some from every people, tribe, language and nation(D) will gaze on their bodies and refuse them burial.(E) 10 The inhabitants of the earth(F) will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts,(G) because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.

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