As
John the apostle continued to share about the “tribulation” that
was to come upon the earth, he shared concerning the first six seals
Jesus removed from the “scroll” in God's right hand wrote about
“the
seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven
trumpets”,
and he told how “The
first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth angels” blew
their trumpets, and great judgment fell upon the earth. John
continued,
“there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood,
saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them
that worship therein. But the court which is without the temple leave
out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the
holy city shall they tread under foot forty and
two months. And 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.”
In chapter eleven and verse eight of Revelation John shared how
“their dead bodies shall like in the street of the great city”
where
we read:
which
spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was
crucified.
The
verse reads, “And
their dead bodies shall
lie
in the street of the great city, ...”
John
began with the words, “and
their bodies”
which means “the two witnesses physical bodies” “shall
lie in”
or “be positioned on and over”
“the street”
which means “the broad way, wide plat or open square” “of
the great city”
which refers to “pertaining to the highly esteemed and excellent
town or abode of people”. John was told how the “two witnesses'
dead bodies” will “lie”
in the open “street”
of the “great
city”
which is Jerusalem.
The
verse continues, “...
which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was
crucified.”
John
added the words, “which
spiritually”
which means “that divinely or figuratively” “is
called” or
“is named, identified, saluted and bid as” “Sodom”
which means “burning” and refers to “a city destroyed by the
Lord raining fire and brimstone upon it” “and
Egypt”
which means “double straits” and was “a country occupying the
northeast angle of Africa”, “where
also”
or “at the place or spot” “our
Lord”
which refers to “our one to whom a person or thing belongs about
which he has power of deciding; master and the title given to God the
Messiah” “was
crucified”
or “was impaled upon a cross and extinguished”. John was told
this “great city” was known “spiritually”
as “Sodom
and Egypt”
and identified as the place where Jesus was “crucified” which was
Jerusalem.
When
we meditate upon John's words in this verse, we may find it gross or
strange that these
“two witnesses'”
bodies will be allowed to “lie
in the streets”.
Burials in Jerusalem usually take place within twenty-four hours, so
this elongated time is unusual at best. Once again all these things
are under God's control, and His prophesy through John the apostle
should inspire us to have a relationship with Him through His Son
Jesus because He knows all things. Those who are wise shall consider
these “two
witnesses”
and submit themselves to God before all these things come to pass.
Next
time John shares how the bodies of the two witnesses, “the
of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their
bodies”
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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