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Gary Hampton Commentaries

Revelation 11:9,10

Real joy will be expressed by the world over the death of the two witnesses because they had tormented the world with their testimony. The worldly celebrate, even exchanging gifts. Leaving the bodies of the witnesses unburied shows the scornful attitude they had for the truth and its deliverers. Three and a half is half of seven, which represents a broken, short, troublesome space of time. Coffman also suggests it means evil's triumph is never complete.

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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