June 6 - The two witnesses - Rev 11:3-4
Vs 3-4 – The Lord then tells John that there will be two
witnesses that are coming. The will have
the power of God upon them. They will be
like two Old Testament prophets. They
will be able to do signs wonders and miracles.
They will speak the word of God and prophesy for 1260 days. Their attire will be sack cloth. They will be like two powerful men of God
that will share God’s message of redemption and judgment. They will be as Zachariah talks about in Zach
4:2-14.
They are the
two live trees and the two candlesticks standing before the god of this earth.
They will be fruitful like the olive tree.
They will bring the oil of joy and the fruitfulness of God on the earth. What they share will be healing and light to
those that are perishing and who listen to them. They will be light in the dark world. They will be representatives of God before
satan, the anti-christ and the false prophet.
They will remind people that there is a God and the reason why all that
is happening around them is because of sin and judgment. They will not be ignored and they cannot be
harmed. They will be a major obstacle to
total domination of the satan, the beast and the false prophet in the
world. They are messengers of light and
life to a world dying under the darkness of evil. Yet they will not be loved. You see the world loves darkness rather than
light. They will be hated, despised and
hunted but they cannot be harmed for 1260 days.
Now the
question to the identities of these two witnesses is an endless debate. Many believe it is Moses and Elijah. Moses representing the law and Elijah the
prophets. One problem with this thought
is that Moses did die up on Mount Nebo and Michael and satan fought over the
body. Most scholars believe it is Elijah
and Enoch because they are the only two men who have not died. The writer also agrees with this
interpretation. The one thing we do know
is that these two witnesses will be a threat to the satanic world forces during
their time period.
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