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"These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth." Revelation 11:4. According to the text, the two witnesses are the "two olive trees and the two lampstands" that have the power to destroy their enemies, control the weather and cause plagues.
The classical historicist view takes a number of different perspectives, including that the two witnesses are symbolic of two insular Christian movements such as the Waldenses or the Reformers, or the Old Testament and the New Testament. It is usually taught that Revelation 11 corresponds to the events of the French Revolution. [66] [page needed]
During that same time, two witnesses, dressed in sackcloth, will prophesy and this torments the nations. The first mention of the Beast is told to John, who will overcome the two witnesses and kill them. For three and a half days, the people of the earth will celebrate the death of the two witnesses who've tormented them for three and half years.
The Book of Revelation or Book of the Apocalypse is the final book of the New Testament (and therefore the final book of the Christian Bible). Written in Koine Greek, its title is derived from the first word of the text: apokalypsis, meaning 'unveiling' or 'revelation'. The Book of Revelation is the only apocalyptic book in the New Testament canon.
Secrets of Revelation. Review and Herald, 2002; ISBN 0-8280-1645-3; Desmond Ford, Crisis: A Commentary on the Book of Revelation Volumes 1–3, 1982. Daniel commentaries: Daniel, 1978; Daniel and The Coming King, 1996; In the Heart of Daniel: An Exposition of Daniel 9:24–27, 2007; and others
The personified Antichrist would rule for three and a half years. Augustine's influence on the exegesis of chapter 20 of the Book of Revelation was significant, and his interpretation of this chapter dominated until the 16th century. [17] Bede's commentary played a key role until the time of Joachim of Fiore
'The Two Witnesses' Revelation 11:1–12 [44] Two people who will preach in Jerusalem at the end of the world. The two witnesses and their miracles symbolize the ministries of Moses and Elijah, who in turn symbolize 'The Law' and 'The Prophets', the Old Testament witnesses to the righteousness of God.
The Book of Revelation is a forensic drama that presents God's divorce decree against Israel as he takes a new bride, the Christian church. Kenneth L. Gentry Jr. (3 May 1950) is a Reformed theologian , and an ordained minister in the Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly .