About the Two Witnesses
Revelation 11
Revelation 11:3-14 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 Yahvah of the earth. 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. These have power to shut heaven, then it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over the waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. And their dead bodies shall be in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Saviour was impaled. And they of the people and kindred and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth. And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from Yahvah entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them, which saw them. And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them. And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave honor to Yahvah of heaven. The second woe is past; and behold, the third woe cometh quickly, (the first Resurrection takes place.)
(See 1 Thessalonians 4 :16)
Revelation 11:15-18 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdom of this word are become the kingdoms of our Yahvah, and of his Messiah; and he shall reign for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders, which sat before Yahvah on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped Yahvah. Saying, We give thee thanks, O Yahvah Eternal Almighty, which art, and wast and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants and prophets, and to the chosen, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
Some Observations:
1. The 2 witnesses prophesy for 3.5 years.(v.3)
2. They prophesy, (v.3) and deliver a testimony.(Messages)(v 7)
3. They have immense power.(v.5 & v.6)
4. Like dragons, they can spit/emit fire from their mouths.(v.5)
5. Eventually, they are killed (v,7) 3.5 days before the Messiah returns.
6. They are resurrected 3.5 days later (v.11 & 12) when the 7th Trumpet is blown,
which indicates the 1st resurrection.
Some Questions:
(1). Has Yahvah ever entrusted this type of incredible power over the entire Earth to any physical person(s) before? (v. 5 & 6). According to their “desire” their use of this power kills millions of people through plagues, thirst, droughts, etc. (v.6).
(Moshe is a type, and he had power to do miracles, and Eliyah also did many
miracles like commanding fire twice from heaven to destroy the 50 troops sent
to capture him; burn the offering at the altar of Baal; etc; BUT even they NEVER
had anything near the world-encompassing Power the 2 Witnesses command)
Can you come up with 2 names of ANY of our present Assembly leaders that Yahvah could entrust with such power, which they can use as they desire?
Their use and abuse of their power in the leadership positions that they
have over Yahvah’s sheep is well known in most cases, and the results are documented by Messiah in Ezekiel 34. Enough said!
(2). Do any of our present Assembly Leaders know the Scriptures and the Mind of
The Eternal to the extent that these 2 Witnesses will have to know the Scriptures and Yahvah’s Mind, so that they are 100% accurate in everything they are talkingabout? These Witnesses cannot make even one small mistake over a 3.5 year period while under constant Media/Press scrutiny; they will have to be word
perfect – in short - they will have to be perfect in all respects, so that their Messages cannot be discredited in any way.
(3). Furthermore, these 2 Witnesses will be exposed to the full force of the World
Press – if they have any type of spotted/checkered past, this will be dug up and
shown world wide to discredit them. Most Assembly leaders have pasts that will not bear too close scrutiny, (because they are all human, and humans make
mistakes) and the exposure of which would seriously detract from the Messages
they have been sent to bring to the world from Yahvah.
The world will definitely not like the Messages (v.10), therefore they will try and
kill the messengers, and when they can’t physically kill them (v.5), they will try
character assassination to discredit the messengers instead. If, however, the
Witnesses are the 2 Archangels, then of course it becomes impossible to
discredit them in this fashion, and the Messages will remain as the main focus.
The main argument many of the Chosen hearing and reading this sermon will try and bring in against these Witnesses being the 2 Archangels, is definitely the fact that theyare killed, and the traditional understanding (which is incorrect) is that angels as spirit beings cannot be killed, as they have eternal life.
Explanation 1: Messiah did it!
BUT, another Spirit Being, the One (Colossians 2:9) who became Yahvahosha of Nazareth, took on the substance of flesh, and was killed, and rose again
after 3 days. He came fully in the flesh, so it was possible for Him to sin; but he
was prior to His human birth fully Yahvah (Philippians 2:6), so that His life was worth more as a sacrifice for sin than the collective lives of all mankind combined.
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh, and tabernacled among us. And we beheld His majesty, the
majesty as of the only begotten of the Father, full of favour and of truth (See also 2 John 1:7).
Would it therefore be such a strange thing if these Archangels also took on the
form of flesh, and are killed - to rise again after 3.5 days and take up their
previous state of existence as spirit beings?
It’s been done before; it can certainly be done again!
No problem for Yahvah!
Explanation 2: Angels have done it:
Remember also that angels throughout the Hebrew and Restored Covenant Times have manifested themselves in human shape and substance (flesh). Read Genesis 18& 19, where Messiah and the 2 angels are perceived to be men. These angels could also eat food, just like men. Angels are therefore “shape-shifters”, to use our science fiction (sci-fi) terminology, which means that they can change form and substance (from spirit to flesh and back again).
Examples:
(1).Genesis 18:1-4 And YAHVAH appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; and he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, there men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground. And said, My Sir, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not aways, I pray thee, from thy servant: Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash Your feet, and rest (so, as men they
needed rest in flesh form) yourselves under the tree (so, as men their feet were dusty).
[Remember that Abra
Avraham before this incident had had previous experience of angels
(and Yahvah) coming in the flesh, so he seemed to know what they needed]
Ge 18:5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said
(2).Genesis 19:1 And there came two (notice, again we have 2) angels to Sodom at evening.
And Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. And Lot rose up to meet them when he saw them. And he bowed
himself with his face toward the ground,
Genesis 19:5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? Bring them out unto us, that we may know them………….(So they looked exactly like men).
(3). Heb 13:2 Be not forgetful to enterain strangers: for thereby some have enterained angels unawares.
(4).Daniel 10:5 -10 When angels appear to humans in their spirit natural state, as
Gabriel appeared to Daniel, the effect is overwhelming. Therefore when they
appear to humans, they generally have to shape-shift into flesh form and
substance so as not to frighten the human(s). This angels have constantly and
consistently done throughout the Bible when appearing to people.
Daniel 10:5,6,10 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose lions were girded with fine gold of Uphaz: His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightening, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. And, behold, an had couched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
(5). 1Samuel 28 Remember the “shape-shifting” demon who appeared as
Samuel when the Witch of Endor divined this at King Saul’s request? This is
conclusive proof that the demons are capable of “shape-shifting” into any
shape and substance they wish.
1 Samuel 28:7,11,14,15 Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit of Endor. Then said the woman, whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel. And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself. And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams; therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.
(Isaiah 26:14 Dead ones do not live; departed spirits do not rise)
(6). Genesis: Remember how Satan shape-shifted into the form of a snake when
he spoke to Eve!
(7). These two witnesses-angels can show themselves in the form of men
which is how the prophet Ezekiel described the cherubim he saw, “Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.” (Ezekiel 1:5).
(8). Those who were with Messiah when he ascended saw two men, or
angelic beings manifested as men, “And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;” (Acts 1:10).
Conclusion
Taking into consideration the ability of angels to “shape-shift” into the shape and
substance of flesh, it would appear from the above examples that it would not
be a “big deal” for the 2 Archangels to change their spirit bodies into flesh
(though maintaining their angelic powers), and to “die” for 3.5 days, and to be
made alive again at the 1st Resurrection.S
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