The Two Witnesses Alive Again Revelation 11:11

John the apostle shared how God said, “I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. And if any man will hurt them, fire proceeds out of their mouth, and devours their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. 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. And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. 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. 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. 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. 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.” In chapter eleven and verse eleven of Revelation John shared how the two witnesses' “life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet” where we read:

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.

The verse reads, “And after three days and a half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet;” John began with the words, “and after three days and a half” which means “when three and one half days have expired and passed” “the Spirit” or “the vital principal by which the body is animated” “of life” which refers to “pertaining to real life, genuine, active, vigorous and blesses” “from God” which means “out of and by the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “entered” or “arose and came” “into them” which means “in the two witnesses”, “and they stood” or “and the two witnesses made firm, fixed, established and rose” “upon their feet” which means “on the feet of their bodies”. John the apostle watched as these “two witnesses” arose from their “dead state” and “stood upon their feet”.

The verse goes on to say, “and great fear fell upon them which saw them.” John continued with the words, “and great fear” which means “and a massive and abundant terror, dread and reverence” “fell upon them” or “descended and was thrust down on the people” “which saw them” which means “who were looking upon and observing the two witnesses”. John saw the people become extremely frightened who were watching and celebrating the death of the “two witnesses”.

When we meditate upon John's words in this verse, we can imagine the looks upon the people's faces when they see these “two witnesses” rise from their death. The people were celebrating, rejoicing, passing gifts to one another and partying over their “deaths”, and now in front of them and the entire world these “two witnesses” stand upon their feet and are alive again. Only God can do this, and He will show Himself strong once again over those, including the beast from the bottomless pit, who oppose and think they have conquered His own. God wants people to know Him through a relationship with His Son Jesus, but if they reject and oppose Him, we may know for certain, God will manifest Himself in a way that will cause “great fear and awe” in all who come against Him or His “witnesses”.

Next time John shares how the two witnesses were told by a “voice from heaven” to, “come up here” so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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