Revelation
11:1-6
The
Two
Witnesses
-
11:1
I was given a reed like a
measuring rod and was told, "Go
and measure the temple of God and
the altar, and count the
worshipers there.
2 But
exclude the outer court; do not
measure it, because it has been
given to the Gentiles.
They
will trample on the holy city for
42 months.
3 And I
will give power to my two
witnesses, and they will prophesy
for 1,260 days, clothed in
sackcloth."
4 These
are the two olive trees and the
two lampstands that stand before
the Lord of the earth.
5 If
anyone tries to harm them, fire
comes from their mouths and
devours their enemies.
This is
how anyone who wants to harm them
must die.
6 These
men have power to shut up the sky
so that it will not rain during
the time they are prophesying;
and they have power to turn the
waters into blood and to strike
the earth with every kind of
plague as often as they
want.
This
is the Word of the Lord ... It is
meant to change the way that we
think, and the way that we live.
Commentary
by Bob
Pardue
The Two
Witnesses of
Revelation)
The temple
in this passage is most likely
referring to the church which
consists of true believers. The
walls symbolize a protection by
God to those who are faithful and
follow Christ.
The people
who are worshiping inside the
walls will be protected from
persecution while those outside
(nonbelievers) will suffer
greatly.
Most
believe that the two witnesses
are none other than Moses and
Elijah; two of God's most
significant prophets.
The
witnesses posses great power
through God just as Moses and
Elijah did in days gone
by.
The 1,260
days are equal to 3 1/2 years;
half of the perfect number seven
which could be literal, symbolic,
or both.
If the
number is literal, we will be
able to know when the time of the
two witnesses is
finished.
Love in
Christ
-
Bob
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Bob
Pardue
is a member of First
Baptist
Church
in Lancaster, SC. He is ordained
from Rich Hill Baptist in
Lancaster.
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