Dr. Couch, what is going on in Revelation 11?
ANSWER: To measure the temple means that God is about to do something with it. There will be a rebuilt temple in the messianic kingdom when Christ returns. This measuring is telling us that the Lord is going to restore the activity in the temple during that period.
The second half of the tribulation is described with the "forty-two months" as mentioned in v. 2. The tribulation lasts seven years. The two witnesses are given authority to testify by doing incredible things on the earth. The entire world apparently will see those things. When the two witnesses are killed the whole world sees their dead bodies. See verse 9. This would have to be by television.
Two witnesses are important because the Old Testament speaks of the necessity of two witnesses in order to confirm a testimony. See Deut. 17:6; 19:15; Num. 35:30.
You mentioned the fact that there are many views about chapter 11 but more than likely they do not take the Bible literally. By taking it literally, we come to the right answers.
The "kingdom of the world" would be the antichrist's kingdom mentioned in Dan. 7:23. Christ's kingdom will replace it when He comes back.
Don't listen or read the covenant guys. Only premillennialists and dispensationalists take the Bible at fact value. The others cannot be trusted. Thanks for asking. --Dr. Mal Couch (3/12)
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Who are the Two Witnesses in Revelation 11:3-12?
Dr. Couch, who are the two witnesses in Revelation 11:3-12? I have heard
Elijah, Moses, Enoch, or simply two contemporaries at that time. What
do you think?
Some have said they are Elijah and Moses because of the power they have
to perform miracles. It is said in verse 4 that they are like two olive
tress and two lampstands with this symbolism going back to Zechariah
4:3. In that context, the two olive tress represented, in the setting of
Zechariah, the anointed ones: Zerubbabel and Joshua.
No one knows who the two witnesses are. We have to be content with the passage as is. We will find out in time their identity!
Thanks for asking.
Dr. Mal Couch
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