The Two Witnesses
“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.”
(Rev 11:3-4 KJV)
The two witnesses will prophecy for 1260 days of the judgment that is about to come. They will preach to Israel to accept Jesus as their God and Messiah. They will perform great miracles.
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“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.” (Rev 11:2 KJV)
The Gentiles will have control of the temple in the second half of the Tribulation period. They will follow the antichrist, which will desecrate the temple and set himself up as God to be worshiped in the temple.
Learn MoreMeasure the Temple
“And 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.” (Rev 11:1 KJV)
Chapter 11 continues the interlude that began in chapter 10. The interlude describes the spiritual condition of Israel. The temple that John is told to measure is the temple the Jews will rebuild in the end time. Measuring the temple could be symbolic of measuring the spirituality of the Jews.
Learn MoreThe Little Book
“8 And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.
9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
10 And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
Learn MoreThe Mystery of God
“But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.” (Rev 10:7 KJV)
The seventh angel is about to sound, and when he does the prophecies concerning the mystery of God will be fulfilled. The seventh trumpet will reveal the seven vials, which will cover the last 3.5 years of the wrath of God poured out on sinful humanity.
Learn MoreTime No Longer
“5 And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,
6 And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:”
(Rev 10:5-6 KJV)
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“3 And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.
4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.”
(Rev 10:3-4 KJV)
Learn MoreA Little Book
“And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,” (Rev 10:2 KJV)
The angel firmly sets his feet upon the earth – one foot on the sea and the other on the ground, signifying the strength and authority of the message contained in the book. The message will affect the destiny of the whole world.
Learn MoreAnother Mighty Angel
“And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:” (Rev 10:1 KJV)
There are two possible explanations of the angel’s identity. Some believe the angel is Jesus. There are several reasons for this belief. God appeared several times in the Old Testament as “the Angel of the Lord”.
Learn MoreRepented Not
“20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.”
(Rev 9:20-21 KJV)
Learn MoreFire, Smoke, and Brimstone
“17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.
18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.
Learn MoreTwo Hundred Million
“And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.” (Rev 9:16 KJV)
The angels that are released from the abyss lead an army that numbers 200,000,000. This army is large enough to destroy a third of the world. There are several possible explanations of their identity. They could be an army of men. Some have suggested that this will be the army of China which will go to war with Israel.
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