"And I will cause My two witnesses to prophesy a thousand two hundred and
"The holy city" is Jerusalem (Matt. 4:5). Those who worship in the heavenly temple are the people spoken of in Revelation 7:9-17. "Trample" is the same as what is mentioned in Luke 21:24. The Gentiles will trample Jerusalem for fortytwo months. D. The Two Witnesses (Revelation 11:3-12) 1. Revelation 11:3 "And I will cause My two witnesses to prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth." Who are these two witnesses? Some say that they signify Christendom, some say that they signify a certain sect, and some say that they signify the gospel preached by Christians. None of these have sufficient justification for the following reasons: (1) These two witnesses wear sackcloth. Is it possible that they signify a group? (2) Their miracles in Revelation 11:5-6 are for self-defense and result in killing. They are not like the miracles performed during the gospel age, which are for saving people. (3) Revelation 11:9 speaks of their corpses. One cannot say that these corpses signify a group; much less can they refer to the gospel. These two witnesses are simply two witnesses because: (1) witnesses have to be men (Acts 1:8); (2) they wear sackcloth; (3) they are killed; (4) they have corpses; and (5) they are prophets. Who then are these witnesses? Some say they are Elijah and Moses. They say this because Revelation 11:6 says that they can cause the heaven to stop raining, as was done by Elijah (1 Kings 17:1), and they can turn water into blood, as was done by Moses. But this interpretation is based only on what these two persons have done. Hebrews 9:27 says that it is reserved for men to die once. Moses died once already. How could he die again? Thus, Moses cannot be included here. In the original text, "two witnesses" is preceded by the definite article. This seems to indicate that one would know who these two people are immediately upon reading it. The words in Revelation 11:4 are quoted from Zechariah 4:2-3, 5, 11, and 14. "Stand" in Revelation 11:4 signifies living. When a man is tired, he sits down; when he is sick, he lies down; and when he dies, he falls down. These two persons stand before the Lord of the earth. The whole Bible mentions only two persons who did not die; they are Enoch and Elijah. These two alone stand