The Two Witnesses

Exactly who are the two witnesses as described in Revelation 11? Many believe that very soon, two holy men will arrive in Jerusalem, be killed, lay in the streets 3 1/2 days and then be raised from the dead. While Satan is very shrewd and skillful as to make people believe this will happen, heaven is merciful and loving to us to explain the identity of these two faithful witnesses. A surface reader will continue to believe that these are two real men.

If you were on trial and due in court to face the judge and jury, wouldn't you hire a lawyer or otherwise prepare to defend yourself before them all? Wouldn't you or your attorney study and read and gather all the facts of the case and present them in as broad a manner as possible? Would you hope that the judge and jury would listen to all the facts of the case and be as open minded as is humanly possible without being tainted by lies and false testimony?

This is what God wishes of you. He is on trial. Is that surprising? And you thought you were the only one on trial. God has been accused of being a tyrant and bully. He has been accused of forcing laws on all his creatures. We know differently. All of us have a free will and a choice as to how we should live. God is looking for witnesses in this mighty courtroom scene that is going on right now. There is a controversy that is as longstanding as the earth and God needs you to witness for him and be willing to stand for Him and be counted.

But, how did you learn of God? How do you know who He is? Just where is it that He testifies of Himself? When you want to answer these questions you go pick up your.....bible, that's right. And the bible is divided into...two sections.

God describes the two witnesses as...Two Olive Trees and Two Candlesticks. We are told in the bible that oil represents the Holy Spirit and a candlestick represents light. Jesus testifies that He is the light of the world and that Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and light unto my path. The bible says that these two olive trees stand before the God of Earth. These two olive trees cannot be mortal men. Mortal men do not stand before the God of the earth. These must have a spiritual application.

To summerize...
Candlesticks = Lampstand = "light unto path"
Olive tree = Oil = "but by my Spirit" (also see Rev 4:5)
Both the Old and New Testament bear witness unto the Lord Jesus Christ and His work of salvation for all mankind. The Old Testament ANNOUNCED HIS COMING and the New Testament CONFIRMED HIS ARRIVAL. Jesus Himself declared that, "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me."-John 5:39 His two witnesses have done this all along. Fact is,

THE VISION IN Revelation 11:1-12 WAS DESCRIBING THE "OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS"

And what of the 3 1/2 days?

The whole story of Revelation 11 is describing the events of the French Revolution in the late 1700's. The French decided they wanted no King or Pope, no laws to govern them, which is basically anarchy. They burned their bibles, did away with moral laws and actually enacted laws that forced immorality and sin.

Every sort of wicked doctrine was imagined and applied; such as Eroticism, Romanticism and Pantheism. Also, compliments of Satan himself, came Evolution and Illuminism. Illuminism is the belief in human enlightenment, that whatever we can imagine, we can do. We saw an example of this in our country in the 60's and 70's. In France, horrible scenes followed with the whole country drowning in civil unrest, pestilence and disease. But the evil doctrines took flight into other countries and some promoted the Luciferian agenda. It took 3 1/2 years for France to decide that this way of foolish, selfish living does not work. They were a testament to the world, that life without a moral law, life without a pattern is suicide.

So these two witnesses have already appeared and fulfilled prophecy. They were put to death and in 3 1/2 years were risen. They have finished their testimony and proved to the world that the Word of the Lord is right. So...for all who believed these were real men, let's move on to some true current events. Stay tuned for more...