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Revelation
Chapter 11 Revelation Illustrated The two Tribulation witnesses  
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These two witnesses are Enoch & Elijah… For the following reasons: & Both never died! & They are wearing a sackcloth |
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11:1 | And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. | A
measuring reed was about 12
1/2 feet long (Revelation 21:15-16).
It was like a rod or scepter
as in (Revelation 2:27; 12:5;
19:15) This is measuring for chastening, not building |
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| 11:2 | But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. (42 months) |
Five temples in history and prophecy: 1. Solomon's temple (1Kings 5-8) 2. Zerubbabel's temple (Haggai 1-2; Ezra 3:4-13; 6:1-22) 3. Herod's temple (John 2:19-20; Mathew. 24) 4.The future Jewish temple in the days of antichrist (Daniel 9:27; 11:45; 12:7; Matthew. 24:15; 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4; Revelation. 11:1-2) 5. The millennial temple (Ezekiel 40-48; Zecheriah 6:12-13; Ezekiel 45:7) |
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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. (1,260
days) |
The two witnesses |
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These
(two
prophets) are the
two olive trees,
and the
two
candlesticks (two
lamp-stands)
standing before the God of
the earth. 2 witnesses; 2 candlesticks; 2 Olive-trees; Picture-source: www.Revelationillustrated.com |
Eighteen Facts
Identifying the Two
Witnesses
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11:5 |
And if any man will hurt
them, fire
proceeded out of their
mouth, (of
the prophets)
and devoured their enemies:
and if any man will hurt
them, he must in this manner
be killed. |
This
is not to be interpreted
literally; rather, it is to
be understood as God’s
making judgment come to pass
on their enemies. Pictures source: Please; go to Contact us and send your e-mail for additional questions; Fire out of the mouth of the 2 prophets. |
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11:6 |
These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power (to turn the rivers and oceans into blood) over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. | This also recalls the
powerful deeds God did
through
Elijah and
Moses (1
Kings 17:1; Exodus 7:17-21). 2 witnesses; 2 candlesticks; 2 Olive-trees; Western-Wall Jerusalem Picture-source with permission to use: http://bethyeshua.ning.com/ Č |
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Islam has a teaching of also 2 men that are the Al-Masih ad-Dajjal Islam has a teaching of also 2 men that are the Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal and they will appear in Israel for a period of time and 'deceive' people (According Islam!), but the Mahdi will come and kill these two men! These two witnesses Enoch & Elijah will come for 42 months and they will be killed by the 'beast' or the Antichrist or the Mahdi; that raised out of the pit, or cave(?) (All personalities are the same!) Islam is actually teaching things that many "Christians" have no idea of it that alluded to our Scriptures especially in the Book of Revelation, but... NOT in the way they (Islam) is teaching it! Of course G-D of Israel, the G-D of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob knows this from history time and revealed to Apostle John for what's really is going to happen! These two witnesses; Enoch & Elijah will be the two witnesses to the Jews, but... the two Dajjal's to the Muslims! See also more at 'antichrist' at Revelation Chapter 13! Scroll down to Anti-christ below the Chapter on that page!The End Time, End Times, or End of Days are the eschatological writings in the three Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) and in doomsday scenarios in various other non-Abrahamic religions.
In
Christianity,
the
End Times
are often
depicted as a
time of
tribulation
that precedes
the
Second Coming
of the Christian
“Savior“
or a “hoped-for
deliverer”,
Jesus or Yeshua,
the Christian
Messiah, who
will usher in
the Kingdom of
God and bring an
end to
suffering and
evil.
In
Islam,
Yawm al-Qiy
mah "the Day of Resurrection" or
Yawm ad-Din "the Day of
Judgment",
Allah's final
assessment of
humanity, is
preceded by the
end of the
world. In Judaism the term “End of Days” is taken from the Tanakh, Numbers 24:4, as a reference to the Messianic era and the Jewish belief in the coming of 'Mashiach' Various other religions also have eschatological beliefs associated with turning and redemption .
The Eastern
Orthodox Church
teaches that the
Two
Witnesses
will be
Enoch and
Elias or Elijah
(the two
individuals who
entered bodily
into heaven),
who will be sent
back to earth to
preach during
the
Great Tribulation,
and they will be
the last martyrs
before the
Second Coming.
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11:7 |
And when they shall have
finished
their
testimony,
the
beast that ascended out of
the bottomless pit shall
make war against them,
and shall overcome
them,
and kill them.
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This beast
could be satan's agent
and
is a symbol of
three
things: 1. A supernatural angel out of the abyss (Revelation 11:7; 17:8) 2. A mortal man, 3. A kingdom He will war on the 2 witnesses
and will finally kill them (Revelation
11:7)
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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. | It's called Sodom and Egypt, where also the Lord was crucified Jerusalem is so-called because of becoming the headquarters of sodomites (homosexuals, Isaiah 1:9-10; Ezekiel 16:46,53) and whoredoms (sex and religious perversions, Ezekiel 23:3,8,19,27) during the last 3 1/2 years the Gentiles control the city (Revelation 11:1-2). This indicates that sexual and religious perversions will be predominant sins ending this age (Matthew. 24:37-39; Luke. 17:26-30). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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And they of the people
and kindred's 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. (No one will be allowed to
bury them. |
To have his dead body lie in view of all was
the worst humiliation a
person could suffer from his
enemies (Psalms79:3.)” In righteous retribution, the flesh of the
anti-Christian host is not
buried, but is given to all
the fowls to eat! |
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11:10 |
And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, (to celebrate the death of the two prophets) and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth. |
This
indicates the reason for the
long war of the last
3 1/2 years
against the two
witnesses! |
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Their dead bodies Will see their dead bodies… Nearly 2000 years ago the idea of everybody from all over the Earth seeing the same event would be impossible. Today with cable; satellite TV, internet and radio, dramas of the world unfold daily. Events in Jerusalem, daily find their way into homes, causing everybody to form an opinion on the issues of the Jewish state of Israel. For 3˝ days the world will have time to make sure they are dead. The earth will be celebrating and savoring their death because through them the judgments from Heaven fell on earth. The two witnesses' death and ministry is a 'passion play', of the events in Jerusalem 2000 years ago. They are living witnesses to Yeshua Messiah / Jesus Christ, they are a demonstration of G-D’s love to an evil world.
When a Jew dies in Jerusalem, that person is buried the same day. When a Muslim dies, that person is also buried the same day. However, if a person who has blasphemed Islam is slain, often that person's body is laid in the streets and spat upon and kicked, and the corpse is publicly humiliated in various Islamic nations!
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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. (terror
struck all who were staring
at them) |
This is the same G-D who breathed life into
Israel’s dry bones (Ezekiel 37:10, 11). they stood upon their feet.(Ezekiel
37:10) And great fear fell upon them which saw
them! This is “fear” such as
fell on the soldiers
guarding Christ’s tomb at his resurrection (Matthew 28:4) The Spirit of
life in one makes the body live, but when the
spirit
leaves the body it dies (James
2:26). This proves the two distinct natures of man
-- the material and
spiritual natures! |
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Pictures source: Please; go to Contact us and send your e-mail for additional questions; 2 Tribulation witness raptured to heaven www.Revelationillustrated.com And the two Tribulation-prophets ascended up to Heaven in a cloud—As the two witnesses resembled Christ in their three and a half years of witnessing and their three and a half days of being dead, so also their ascension resembles Christ’s. Their ascension characterizes the rapture (the Great assembly) in which the righteous devoted Christians will participate |
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.
(as
their enemies
watched) 23 But every man in his own order: Christ the first-fruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. (1 Corinthians 15:23). |
The same words spoken to
John (Revelation 4:1).
The translation of the
two
witnesses completes
the first resurrection --
the resurrection of all the
righteous dead before the
Millennium. It is the
5th
translation or rapture! The two witnesses, who had been killed and now are raised to life, are invited to come into the very presence of Heaven. And they ascended up to Heaven in a cloud—As the two witnesses resembled Yeshua/Christ in their three and a half years of witnessing and their three and a half days of being dead, so also their ascension resembles Yeshua/Christ’s. Their ascension characterizes the rapture in which all Christians will participate; and their enemies beheld them—The foes must have been openly convicted by G-D for their unbelief and persecution of his servants. The foes of the witnesses are convicted of their unbelief, even as the foes of the church will be convicted by God for their unbelief when the church (Righteous first-fruit saints) is/are raptured to meet the Lord in the air! |
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11:13 |
And the same hour was there a great (terrible)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. |
The same hour the two witnesses are translated at the end
of Daniel's 70th week (Revelation.
16:17-21). No doubt the same great earthquake of the 7th vial (Revelation
16:17-21). The same number [seven thousand] reserved to God
in Elijah's former days on earth are killed the hour Elijah and Enoch are translated (Romans. 11:4;
1 Kings 19:18).
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11:14 |
The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe (terror) cometh quickly. | This refers to the woe of (Revelation 9:12-21) and is mentioned here to introduce the 3rd and last great woe upon man, announced by the angel in (8:13) The 3rd woe is not the earthquake of (Revelation 11:13) but the casting out of satan under the 7th trumpet (Revelation 12:12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pictures source: Please; go to Contact us and send your e-mail for additional questions; The 7 Angels with trumpets |
11:15 |
And the seventh angel sounded; (blew his trumpet), 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. |
The world-judgments are complete in six trumpets, but by the fulfillment of the seventh, the world-kingdoms become Christ’s. The seventh trumpet, like the seventh seal and seventh vial, brings the consummation and is centered differently from the preceding six; the results are not those that follow on earth but those in heaven. These will include: the great voices and thanksgiving of the twenty-four elders in heaven, the half-hour’s silence in heaven, and “It is done” at the seventh vial. The seventh trumpet is followed by the coming of the kingdom of Christ!. It is evident from the text that the sounding of the seventh trumpet is to bring the third woe, but no further calamity is described; therefore, it seems that we are to expect additional explanation of the matters to appear later in the writing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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11:16 |
And the four and twenty
elders, which sat before God
on their seats,
fell
upon their faces, and
worshipped God, Ĺ 24 Elders worshipping before God's Throne; Picture-source: www.Revelationillustrated.com Č |
...fell upon their faces, and worshipped God... Compare Revelation 4:4,10, 5:14; 14:3; 19:4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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" The 24-Elders" represent
raptured saints! The word "seats" is translated "thrones" in Revelation 4:2 Around God's throne are 24 other literal thrones Picture-source with permission: www.Revelationillustrated.com © Please respect the copy-rights! (Pictures are edited) |
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Proof that "elders"
represent raptured saints:
* The word "Elder"
is never used of angels
Acts 14:23
They are
not angels, for
they wear white robes and
have crowns of victory,
implying a conflict and
endurance.
Dispensationalists interpret
this as a reference to
representatives of redeemed
humanity, both OT and NT
saints. They insist that
Revelation 5:9, 10
is strong evidence for this
position. * They have crowns and sit on
thrones, which are promised
redeemed people (Revelation 2:10; 3:21;
20:4; Mt. 19:28; 1Cor.
9:25-27; 2Tim. 4:8).
Angels are never seen
in Revelation
on thrones or wearing
crowns. Angels are mentioned
with thrones only in Isa. 14:12-14; Col. 1:16.
* They wear white raiment,
which is used only in
Revelation
of Christ
and saints (Revelation 3:5,18; 6:11;
7:9,13; 15:6; 19:8,14).
* It is clear from Revelation 1:1; 5:5-7;
7:13-15; 19:10; 22:8-9
that
one of the elders is the
person showing
Apostle John the
Revelation,
and that he is a redeemed
man. If one of them is a
man, then all 24 are men.
Since they are redeemed men
and in heaven on thrones all
through the time of the
fulfillment of Revelation 4 -- Revelation
22, they must have been raptured before that! Because they also are been resurrected!
Four Companies of
Redeemed People:
1. Old Testament saints
(Acts 7:38; Heb. 11:1-40;
12:1)
2. New Testament (church)
righteous (First-fruit) uncompromising saints (Mt.
16:18; 1Cor. 12:27-28; Eph.
1:20-23; 2:14-22; 4:12-16;
5:21-32; Col. 1:18,24). The Lord Jesus Christ / Yeshua Messiah
started this 'company', the
church, and will present it
to Himself
at the rapture -"Harpazo" (Eph. 5:27; 1Th. 4:16)
3. The 144,000 Jews, a
distinct company by
themselves, as proved from
Revelation 7:1-8; 14:1-5
4. The great multitude of
tribulation saints, a
separate company from the
church and Old Testament
saints, for they are saved
after the rapture, as proved
in Revelation 7:9-17; 14:13;
15:2-4; 20:4,
which see.
The 24 elders must be
representative of the first
two companies, for the
last two are not redeemed
until after the elders are
in Heaven, or during the
fulfillment of Revelation 4 -- Revelation
22
(see the notes on Revelation 4:1; 2Th. 2:7;
1Th. 4:16).
Why Twenty-four
Elders?
The answer is not stated,
but two facts are clear:
1.
The whole 'priesthood of old'
was represented by 24 elders (1Chr. 24:1-9)
The number “twenty-four”
indicates their continual
service, as the
eternal priesthood
of G-D’s Holy people. The
twenty-four elders join the
living creatures in
worshiping Him Who lives
forever. Revelation 4:10 2.
The names of the 12 tribes
of Israel and the 12
apostles are written on the
Holy city, New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:10-14)
Seven acts of the
twenty-four elders:
1. They sit on thrones
(Revelation 4:4; 19:7-8).
The 24 elders fell down and worshipped Him & sung a new song! And the
24 elders fell down and
worshipped Him! The picture
in Heaven is a picture of
everyone present worshiping
God and the Lamb.
All of
creation recognizes
the power of G-D {YHWH} and praises
Him!
The term translated
“redeemed” literally means
“purchased.” It follows that
not even the angels can
learn that song, for they
have not experienced what it
is to have been washed in
the blood of the Lamb (7:14).
Thus, the song certainly
concerns redemption for His
redeemed righteous saints! |
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11:17 |
Saying, We (24-Elders) give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and (always) was, and art to come; because Thou hast taken to thee Thy great power, and hast reigned |
Six statements of
the elders: 2. The nations are angry. 3. The time of G-D's wrath is come (Revelation 6:17). 4. The time to judge the dead (the saints, (1 Corinthians 3:11-15,). 5. The time to give rewards to saints (Matthew. 16:27; 1 Corinthians 3:11-15).6. The time to destroy earth destroyers (Matthew. 25:31-46; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10). |
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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 should give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints (Gods holy people), and them that fear Thy Name, small and great; and should destroy them which destroy the earth. (who have caused destruction on the earth") |
G-D
will unleash his wrath
against the nations, judge
the dead, reward the
righteous, and destroy those
(i.e., the
beast, the false prophet,
the dragon)
who
had destroyed the earth.
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11:19 |
And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the Ark of his testament: (Ark of his covenant) and there were lightning's, and voices, and thundering's, and an earthquake, and great hail. |
The
ark after which Moses
patterned His
Ark
of the covenant (Hebrews 8:5; 9:23). The temple is the sanctuary or Holy place not the whole temple (A designating the sacred enclosure of the temple area). the ark of His testament [covenant]—As in the first verse the earthly sanctuary was measured, so here the Heavenly temple is opened, and the portion corresponding to the Ark of the Covenant in the Holiest place below is seen. The covenant of G-D’s faithfulness to save His people and punish His enemies is thus seen. This symbolizes G-D’s faithfulness to his people in Yeshua/Christ (11:15). In Yeshua/Christ, G-D maintains control of history, a further encouragement to those persecuted by His enemies. Thus, John has reasserted that Yeshua/Christ is King of kings and Lord of lords! |
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The two witnesses during tribulation?
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Prophet Elijah was the
second man to be taken to heaven in a natural body, (2 Kings 2:11), Enoch
being the first (Genesis 5:24; Hebrews 11:5; see Enoch) Both now reside in heaven in their natural bodies, having never died! However, they will die their own appointed death on earth as the 'two
witnesses' of the future tribulation period (Zacharias 4:11-14; Malachi 4:5-6; Revelation11:3-12;) But also Moses
could be a "candidate", because he represented the Law of G-D,
but he died!
Than in the book of Zechariah; Chapter 4
there are also 2 other potential candidates (?) to be the 2 witnesses:
Zerubbabel
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† The temple of G-D and Jerusalem taken over by the Antichrist (Daniel 8:9-14,23-26; 9:27; 11:40-45; 12:7,11; Matthew. 24:15; 2Th. 2:1-12; Revelation 13:1-18) † The two witnesses (Revelation 11:3-12) (1) Time of their prophecy: during the last 3 1/2 years of Daniel's 70th week (Revelation 11:2; 12:6,14; 13:5; Daniel 7:25; 9:27; 12:7,11-12) (2) Their identity (Zechariah 4:11-14; Malachi 4:5-6; Genesis 5:24; Hebrews 11:5) (3) Their power (Revelation 11:3,10) (4) Their physical death (Hebrews 9:27; 1 Corinthians 15:20-23; Revelation 11:9) (5) Triumph over their death by their enemies (Revelation 11:7) (6) Their triumph over death (Colossians 2:14-17) † The great earthquake which is the same as under the seventh vial (Revelation 16:17-21; 18:1-24) † The third woe announced (Revelation 8:13; 9:12; 12:12) The seventh trumpet: the third woe on man -- casting out satan from heaven and other events of Revelation 11:15; 13:18 A. Announcement by great voices in Heaven B. Announcement by the twenty-four elders (Revelation 1:4) C. The Heavenly temple opened again (Revelation 4:1) The Heavenly Ark of the Covenant exposed! |
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