Zebulon wrote:7Trumpets,
The two witnesses. Or should I say why did you bring the topic of the 2 witnesses. What are your thoughts on that.
Victor
Why did i bring up the two witnesses? If you don't have the "seal of truth" in your forehead/brain you will go and be captivity to satan and his beast system.
My thoughts on the two witnesses. That they are simply two fleshly men that shed their blood (Rev 11:8)in the streets of Jerusalem. They aren't biblically illiterate for they are full of the "oil of TRUTH" that flows from the HOLY SPIRIT (Zac 4:6).
In the parable of the 10 virgins Matt 25, 5 didn't have enough oil.
Rev 11:3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
Let us read this as it was originally written, rather than with the added words by man.
"And I will give unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred threescore days, clothed sackcloth."
For 1260 days (about 2 weeks less than 3 1/2 years) GOD's Two Witnesses (who are two flesh men who have been in this earth age for all their days in the flesh) are clothed in "sackcloth".
What will GOD's "give unto my two witnesses"? HE will give then whatever HE deems they need in order for them to do their predestined tasks.
Rev 11:4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
These are both the "two olive trees" AND the "two candlesticks".
Zech 4:11Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?
12 And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?
13 And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
14 Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the LORD of the whole earth. (KJV)
These are "the two anointed ones, that stand by the LORD of the whole earth".
Who are the "seven candlesticks"?
Rev 1:20The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
Only two churches out of the seven GOD found no fault with Smyrna and Philadelphia stand and witnesses for GOD.
Rev 11:5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
This speaks of 'fiery words' proceeding from their mouths.
Jer 5:14 Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
When the two witnesses appear on earth and they start their witnessing, there will be no doubt who they are. Many religious leaders today speculate. You will know them by their words, if you are in tune with God's Word.
Rev 11:6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
heaven is shut at the time when Satan is here with his fallen angels. Rev 6:12-14.Rev 15:8.
Joel 2:23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
Rain is symbolic of truth that flows down from heaven from GOD.
The "waters" that these two witnesses have power over are the nations, and peoples of this earth [Revelation 17:15].
"smite the earth with all plagues", The same as in Rev 16, Exodus plagues were a "type"(1Cor 10:11).
Note why we put on the Gospel Armor Eph 6:12-13 that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day.
Rev 11:7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
The two witnesses are delivered up by Satan's evil priesthood unto Satan's evil government.
"the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit" is Satan the king of the bottomless pit Rev 9:11. And he is the head of gold Dan 2:32 Nebuchadnezzar was a type of Anti-Christ.
( Rev 9:4.) When Satan kills the two witnesses, he will break GOD's law and goes against God's order to "touch not those who have the seal of God in their foreheads."
Rev 11:8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
Where? "where also our Lord was crucified", Jerusalem
"Sodom and Egypt", sodom speaks of spiritual preversion as Idolatry. Egypt is captivity and oppression to satan's political beast system (Rev 13.) This also discribes the crowd who has taken over the Temple in the HOLY City Jerusalem.
Rev 11:9 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.
Why? Satan wants to prove the two cannot overcome death. (Psa 79:1-3)
Want to know when the end of this earth age is, this dispension of time? After 3 1/2 days then the seven trumpet sounds.
Rev 11:10 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.
Those who wandered after Satan and his system are not rejoicing at the death of these two.
Rev 11:11 And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.
Rev 11:12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
What occurs at this point? 1 Cor 15:52-58
Rev 11:13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
"and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand"
This refers to Satan evil priesthood of 7,000 man-faced entities, which stood with him in their supernatural bodies before flesh man. (2 Cor 11:14-15) These will be immediately 'blotted out' at this moment.
Rev 11:14 The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.
Rev 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Rev 11:16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
Rev 11:17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
Rev 11:18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
Rev 11:19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Want to know where physically the ark of his testament/coventant is? In Heaven.
"Spiritually" today what is the ark of the Covenant? It is the WORD of GOD.
Sorry for the length
