The Two Witnesses
Rev 11:3-13
3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
KJV
These two anointed ones, sent of God, will not be “human” as they are with God before they appear on earth. I believe it will be Enoch and Elijah- Prophets. My reasoning is that the death of neither is recorded in the scriptures. They were with God even in the Old Testament:
Mal 4:5
5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:
KJV
2 Kings 2:11
And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
KJV
Gen 5:23-24
And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
KJV
Zech 4:11-14
Then 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
I When they appear here, they will most likely both be dressed in dark, rather loosely woven apparel (sackcloth), and their demeanor will be that of grief, as the world is about to be deceived by Lucifer. They have the ability to shut Heaven, that it rain not(the latter rain, no knowledge from God), as this will fulfill the prophesy of Amos.
Amos 8:11-13
11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord:
12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.
13 In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.
KJV
Between the famine brought by God and the deception by Satan, it will take all of one’s wages, rich or poor, just to buy a loaf of bread. (see loaves & fishes)
Rev 6:6
And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
KJV
Note, that the oil and the wine, knowledge already acquired and stored, is not harmed.
Matt 25:1-13
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
KJV
The oil, the knowledge, used in the lamp to provide light, so one can see (spiritually), to understand what is happening when Satan appears, is provided to the candlesticks that burn before the Altar of God, by the two “Olive Trees”.
Mark 8:22-25
And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.
24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.
25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.
KJV
Christ first gave him spiritual sight; trees walking,( ie: the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, the tree of Life, the parable of the Fig Tree,the Two Baskets of Figs, One Good One Evil, Satan as a T-Asher) then Christ gave him sight of the flesh. (I find it truly amazing how many people think Christ just failed the first time, so he tried again and was finally successful). You need the oil from the olive trees to understand the olive trees!
The two witnesses will be here for 1260 days, (this time will be shortened as Christ shortened Satan’s time for the Elect’s sake) but they will arrive first. See The Fallen Angels-The Sixth Seal in this site for more insight into the timing.
And if any man hurt them, they will destroy them with the fire that proceeds from their mouth, their knowledge of God’s Word. Eventually Satan has had enough, and kills them in Jerusalem ( even though God has given him exact instructions not to hurt his anointed, Rev 9:4, see The Locust Army, this website) where they lie for three and one half days until God raises the up, then there is a great earthquake(Mk 13:2, not one stone left upon another), then Christ returns.
What have the Witnesses done to provoke such anger? Although the scriptures are not specific, we know their purpose is to deliver the truth while Satan deceives the whole world, so they will be attacking everything Lucifer is doing. Most of all, they will be utterly despised by the World’s Organized Christian Religious Community, for they no longer have any “OIL”-to sell or even to use for themselves. No one wants to hear their message, as “Christ is here and the world is good!” (remember that those of us with the Seal of God in our foreheads are to help these ” Anointed Ones” in any way we can (see the Churches of Revelation, this website))These witnesses are apparently rather good at their tasks, as no one bothers to remove their dead bodies from the streets of Jerusalem to be buried, and the whole world celebrates with parties and gift giving at their demise. It sounds to me like a very fulfilling time is in store for God’s Elect. It will be a few thousand against the whole world, we must remain planted to OUR ROCK, but we have God with us and we will prevail!
There is also an interesting bit of information included in this scripture as to the state of civilization at this time. They of kindreds (clans or groups) tongues(different languages) and nations ignore their bodies and the whole world celebrates. So the communication network will still be intact. I expect the whole thing to be televised, and CNN will most likely have their bodies on a live feed 24/7 as they interview the local residents about how wonderful it is to be rid of the trouble makers. This will be a sorrowful time for us, but rejoice Christ is at the door!
So, until the witnesses come, which is very, very soon, watch, store as much “OIL” as you can and protect what you already have. Be sure to find people that are selling “OIL” and keep them close. God’s Elect will need to stick together and help one another, especially when Satan arrives.
God Bless
P.S. Crude oil prices remain depressed, Next Post-Hamon Gog , I hope.