And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
Their bodies will be left lying in the streets of that major city, the same place where our Lord was crucified. Spiritually speaking, it's like Sodom and Egypt all over again.
Even in the darkest moments, God sees everything that happens to his people.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Revelation, written by the apostle John during a time of severe persecution under the Roman Empire, this verse is part of a prophetic vision about two witnesses who proclaim God's truth and face opposition. The "great city" is symbolically called Sodom, representing extreme moral wickedness as in the Old Testament story of destruction, and Egypt, symbolizing oppression and idolatry from Israel's history of bondage, and it's identified as Jerusalem, the place of Jesus' crucifixion. This highlights how Jerusalem, once the holy city, had spiritually degenerated into a center of rebellion against God.
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