The Turker’s Gospel

The Bible According To Mechanical Turk Workers

Revelation 11:1-10

Revelation 11:1 - I was given a reed that looked like a rod: the angel arose and said, Rise and see the temple of God, as well as his altar and the people who worship within it.

Revelation 11:2 - Do not go to a court which is without religion, it is not Gentile: they shall be under the influence of the holy city for forty-two months.

Revelation 11:3 - I will give speaking authority to my two witnesses, who will then tell the future for a thousand two hundred and sixty days, wearing rough clothing. [Turker's Comment: The two witnesses will be allowed to speak to the people to give them a message.]

Revelation 11:4 - These are the two olive trees I was talking about, and the two candlesticks placed in front of the Earth’s God; [Turker's Comment: More metaphorical and apocalyptic imagery from John.]

Revelation 11:5 - If anyone hurts them, fire will come out of their mouths and eat up their enemies: if anyone hurts them, he will be struck down in this way.

Revelation 11:6 - They have the power to make the clouds vanish during the days of their prophecy: and they are able to turn water into blood and to bring all kinds of diseases to mankind, as often as they want. [Turker's Comment: Mystical beings have special powers to punish humanity.]

Revelation 11:7 - And when they have finished sharing the testimony of God, the beast will rise up from the bottomless pit and fight them and kill them. [Turker's Comment: After they have shared the word of God, the demon will kill them.]

Revelation 11:8 - The bodies of the dead will be lying on the street of the spiritually titled and very important city of Sodom and Egypt, where the Lord was crucified. [Turker's Comment: This means some people will be dead for a reason in a city titled symbolically as mentioned above and it identifies the spot as where the Lord was crucified.]

Revelation 11:9 - And the people and families and nationalities who speak all languages will see the bodies of the dead for three and a half days, and they will not allow the dead bodies to be buried in graves. [Turker's Comment: All people will see the dead for 3-1/2 days, and they will not let them be buried.]

Revelation 11:10 - And those who live on the earth will triumph over them, be happy, and trade gifts with one another, because these two prophets tortured those who live on the earth. [Turker's Comment: it appears to deal with a conflict of some nature against those living on the earth. It seems that these people will overcome the distress caused by the prophets.]