Revelation 18

[Bowas]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

If Rev 11 speaks of the first century temple who were the 2 witnesses?

Who are the two witnesses or what are the two witnesses. \I doubt they are people as some claim, but represent something.

Maybe Old and New Testament. Maybe law and the prophets. It is also possible and seems more probable it is in fact Jesus. During seige of Jerusalem in AD 70, there was not witness in the city at all, as all the Christians had fled.

here is an article I am considering.


I saw this article and thought it interesting.

I have tried over the years to see who or what the Bible says these two witnesses are.
I had considered, “Spirit and Word,”
as found in Zechariah 4:6, but maybe the two witnesses is quite simply, Jesus.

"These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth." (Rev 11:4)

The OLIVE TREES and LAMPSTANDS of Revelation 11:4 is a DIRECT reference to the OLIVE TREES and LAMPSTAND of Zechariah 4. The fact that these two olive trees and lampstands of Rev 11:4 “STAND BEFORE THE LORD OF THE EARTH” is a quote of Zechariah 4:14: “These are the TWO ANNOINTED ONES who STAND BEFORE THE LORD OF THE EARTH.” (Zech 4:14) Zechariah 4 is a vision of two olive trees beside a lampstand in which the two olive trees are SAID to SYMBOLIZE “TWO ANNOINTED ONES” who are clearly identified in Zechariah 3 and 4 as Zerubbabel and Joshua--the KING and HIGH PRIEST.

In New Testament times this can ONLY be one person, JESUS CHRIST who as MESSIAH is KING and HIGH PRIEST as stated in Hebrews 5:10 and 7:1. The fact that Rev 11:4 is a virtual quote of Zechariah 4 in nearly every detail. And in Zechariah 4 the olive trees and lampstand represent the king and high priest, this strongly implies that the same meaning is intended in Rev 11:4. And if that is TRUE the two witnesses cannot be ANYONE other than JESUS CHRIST.