Revelation 11:10

‘And those who dwell on the earth rejoice over them and make merry, and they will send gifts to one another because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on earth.'

Those whose hearts are on earthly things, the earth dwellers, throw parties and celebrate. At last they are free of these men who had made them feel so guilty, who had tormented their consciences. They happily send gifts to each other (compare Nehemiah 8:12; Esther 9:19) to demonstrate their relief. Their ‘tormentors' have been dealt with. The world hates having its conscience tormented by the people of God. Possibly there is some thought in the use of this word that the torments of the evil spirits in Revelation 9:5; Revelation 9:14 may also have been laid at the door of the two witnesses (the passage is especially connected with the second woe (Revelation 11:14)). So they celebrate their triumph. But as Job reminds us succintly ‘the triumphing of the wicked is short' (Job 20:5).