These Have Power
“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.”
(Rev 11:5-6 KJV)
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“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.
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“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.
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