Revelation 11:9 Revelation 11:9-10 And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. 10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth. The two witnesses being killed, some pity them, others rejoice over them, and most of the people will not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. The beast having killed the witnesses, would have them buried, that their names and their testimony might not be remembered: But they of the peoples, etc., would not suffer their names to perish, nor their testimony to be forgotten; they would not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. Which some expositors understand to be an act of pity and good will, and favour towards the two witnesses, and their testimony. Other expositors interpret their not suffering of the dead bodies of Christ’ s witnesses to be put in graves, to be an act of enmity and cruelty in those of the peoples, etc., that rejoiced over them after they were killed, who would not let them have a Christian burial. And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, etc. As the killing of these two witnesses, is the last act of the papal power of the beast; so the rejoicing over their dead bodies is the last act of the Whore’ s joy; and both these acts are the last sufferings of the ministers of Christ, and churches of saints. For we never read of the beasts power, the whores joy, nor the saints sufferings, after these their 1260 days, or forty two months be fulfilled. And these three days and an half, are the ending time, and full period of the witnesses 1260 days, and of the beasts forty-two months. And Christ hath sworn \ that there should be time no longer; but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, etc., which is the very next dispensation after this sixth trumpet. \ And the seventh angel sounded, etc., the reason why the inhabitants of the earth, that is earthly minded professors (who mind earthly things) \ do rejoice at the killing of Christ’ s two witnesses, and are so merry, when they see their dead bodies lying in the street of the great City, is, because these two Prophets tormented them that dwell on the earth \ which happened, first, by the power of their testimony upon some of their consciences, which cut them to the heart, as St. Stephen’ s testimony did theirs. \ Secondly, by the guilt of the blood of the martyrs and witnesses of Jesus, which wounded their spirits, whereby they were filled with indignation against them, as the scribes and pharisees were, saying \ Ye intend to bring this mans blood upon us, etc. And thirdly, by bearing their witness against their murders, as Elias did, when he said to Ahab \ Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? and against their whoredoms and adulteries, as John the Baptist witnessed against Herod and Herodias \ and against all other their wicked Abominations.