<Li> Upon the cry of the angel, seven thunders utter mysteries and secrets that are not to be written down by John . </Li> <Li> John is instructed to eat the little scroll that happens to be sweet in his mouth, but bitter in his stomach, and to prophesy . </Li> <Li> John is given a measuring rod to measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there . </Li> <Li> Outside the temple, at the court of the holy city, it is trod by the nations for forty - two months (3 1 / 2 years). </Li>

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