Revelation 11:2

“But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not, etc.] The allusion is to the court of the Israelites, where was the great crowd and company of worshippers, even the national church of the Jews, called by Ezekiel the outer court, (<264214>Ezekiel 42:14) (<264621>Ezekiel 46:21), and which was measured in (<264220>Ezekiel 42:20); but this must not be measured: this designs not the visible church apostatized, as succeeding the pure, primitive, and apostolical church, or the apostate church of Rome, antichrist and his followers, for these are meant by the Gentiles, to whom this outward court is given; this outward court, or the worshippers in it, intend a distinct set of…”

“But--Greek, "And." the court . . . without--all outside the Holy Place (Rev 11:1). leave out--of thy measurement, literally, "cast out"; reckon as unhallowed. it--emphatic. It is not to be measured; whereas the Holy Place is. given--by God's appointment. unto the Gentiles--In the wider sense, there are meant here "the times of the Gentiles," wherein Jerusalem is "trodden down of the Gentiles," as the parallel, Luk 21:24, proves; for the same word is used here [Greek, "patein"], "tread under foot." Compare also Psa 79:1; Isa 63:18. forty . . . two months-- (Rev 13:5). The same period as Daniel's "time, times, and half" (Rev 12:14); and Rev 11:3, and Rev 12:6, the woman a fugitive in the…”

“But the court which is without the temple - Which is outside of the temple proper, and, therefore, which does not strictly pertain to it. There is undoubtedly reference here to the “court of the Gentiles,” as it was called among the Jews - the outer court of the temple to which the Gentiles had access, and within which they were not permitted to go. For a description of this, see the notes on Matthew 21:12. To an observer this would seem to be a part of the temple, and the persons there assembled a portion of the true worshippers of God; but it was necessarily neither the one nor the other. In forming an estimate of those who, according to the Hebrew notions, were true worshippers of God,…”

“But the court which is without the temple - The old temple had a court in the open air, for the heathens who worshipped the God of Israel. Cast out - Of thy account. And measure it not - As not being holy In so high a degree. And they shall tread - Inhabit. The holy city - Jerusalem, Mat 4:5. So they began to do, before St. John wrote. And it has been trodden almost ever since by the Romans, Persians, Saracens, and Turks. But that severe kind of treading which is here peculiarly spoken of, will not be till under the trumpet of the seventh angel, and toward the end of the troublous times. This will continue but forty - two common months, or twelve hundred and sixty common days; being but a…”

“11:2-3 The outer courtyard in the Jerusalem Temple, outside the stone warning fence, was regarded as the place for the Gentile nations. John makes a clear distinction between the people God recognizes and those he does not. • The 42 months and 1,260 days refer to a period of three and a half years, or a broken seven (see study notes on Dan 7:24-25; 8:26; 9:24-27). John repeatedly uses these time designations in Revelation when persecution is evident and evil appears to dominate the world. God’s people will be secure in him (see study note on Rev 11:1) even though God allows evil forces to persecute them (see 13:7; Mark 10:30).”

“the court: Eze 40:17-20, Eze 42:20 leave out: Gr. cast out it is: Rev. 13:1-18:24; Psa 79:1; Lam 1:10; Luk 21:24; Th2 2:3-12; Ti1 4:1-3; Ti2 3:1-6 and the: Rev 21:2, Rev 22:19; Isa 48:2, Isa 52:1; Mat 4:5, Mat 27:53 tread: Dan 7:19, Dan 8:10, Dan 8:24, Dan 8:25; Mat 5:13; Heb 10:29 forty: Rev 11:3, Rev 11:11, Rev 12:6, Rev 13:5; Num 14:34; Dan 7:25, Dan 12:7, Dan 12:11, Dan 12:12 Revelation 11:3”