The Two Witnesses: Revelation 11: 1-20

While the two witnesses are similar to Moses and Elijah this does not mean they are the same persons. Similar to the view that the two witnesses will be Moses and Elijah is the view that the two witnesses will be Enoch and Elijah. The basis for this view is that neither of these men died during their life in the Old Testament.

The Old Testament is clear that both Enoch Gen 5: However, the New Testament also says that all men must die Heb 9: Additionally, 1 Enoch Not everyone has to die because people who are alive when the LORD returns will not physically die 1 Thes 4: This means that saints alive at the end of the Tribulation will enter the Millennial Kingdom without ever having to die.

Another view of the identity of the two witnesses is that they are the Church. Support for this view is based on the idea that the beast would not likely make a war against just two people Rev First, only people can wear burlap or sackcloth Rev The text also leads the reader to believe that these two witnesses will have distinct and individual identities and powers Lastly, if the two witnesses were the church then it would mean that the church experiences martyrdom; therefore there would be no one left to populate the Millennium.

While a brief exposition of Rev While there are connections and allusions of these two witnesses to the 6, years of past history in the Bible, there is no clear indication of who these two witnesses will be in the future history. An Exposition of the Scriptures , ed.

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Moses and Elijah What appears to be the most common view on the identity of these two witnesses is that they will be Moses and Elijah. Support for this View The signs and wonders in Rev Enoch and Elijah Similar to the view that the two witnesses will be Moses and Elijah is the view that the two witnesses will be Enoch and Elijah. The Church Another view of the identity of the two witnesses is that they are the Church.

Support for this View Support for this view is based on the idea that the beast would not likely make a war against just two people Rev Objections to this View First, only people can wear burlap or sackcloth Rev In Uncategorized Rev 11 , Revelation 11 , two witnesses of Revelation Is the City of Dallas the Jon Stallings December 7, at 2: Thanks Christopher for putting this together. Keeping it for future reference.

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