Revelation 11 describes two witnesses, which some have suggested are Israel and the Church, Michael and Gabriel, Enoch and Elijah, and a few have determined they are Satan’s witnesses. Who do you believe are the two witnesses mentioned in Revelation 11? Why? And, how does their death testify to their prophetic message? How do these two witness in Revelation 11 relate to the witness of the Church now? In Acts 1:8 Jesus declared to His disciples “…you shall be witnesses to Me…” To what event are Christians witnesses of (Acts 1:22, 2:32; 3:15; 4:33; 5:32; 10:39)? In what way are you a witness of this event? What does our Lord promise His disciples in Acts 1:8 they will receive, enabling them to be witnesses? How is the Christian's power the same of that of the two witnesses?

1. Revelation 11:1-14
The 22nd in a Series of Studies on Biblical Prophecy
TWO WITNESSES

2. 1 2,3 4,5 6 7 8,9
Vision
of
Christ
Letters
to
7 Churches
Worship
in
Heaven
Antichrist
“4 Horsemen”
7 Seals broken
144,000
Witnesses
Judgments
on Earth
6 Trumpets sounded

3. 10 11 12 13 14 15,16 17,18
Small
Scroll
2
Witnesses
War
in
Heaven
Fake
Trinity
7 Bowls poured
Final
“Harvest”
Judgments
on Earth
7th
Trumpet
sounded
Babylon
Destroyed

4. 19 20 21 22
Christ
Returns
1000 year
Reign of Christ
New
Creation
Eternity
In
Heaven

5. Verses Topic
1-2 The tribulation temple
3-14 Two witnesses
15-18 The 7th trumpet & the songs in heaven
19 The heavenly temple

6. Revelation 11:3-14
3 And I will give power to my two
witnesses, and they will prophesy one
thousand two hundred and sixty days,
clothed in sackcloth.” 4 These are the two
olive trees and the two lampstands
standing before the God of the earth. 5
And if anyone wants to harm them, fire
proceeds from their mouth and devours
their enemies.

7. And if anyone wants to harm them, he
must be killed in this manner. 6 These
have power to shut heaven, so that no
rain falls in the days of their prophecy;
and they have power over waters to turn
them to blood, and to strike the earth
with all plagues, as often as they desire.
Revelation 11:3-14

8. 7 When they finish their testimony, the
beast that ascends out of the bottomless
pit will make war against them,
overcome them, and kill them. 8 And
their dead bodies will lie in the street of
the great city which spiritually is called
Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord
was crucified.
Revelation 11:3-14

9. 9 Then those from the peoples, tribes,
tongues, and nations will see their dead
bodies three-and-a-half days, and not
allow their dead bodies to be put into
graves. 10 And those who dwell on the
earth will rejoice over them, make merry,
and send gifts to one another, because
these two prophets tormented those
who dwell on the earth.
Revelation 11:3-14

10. 11 Now after the three-and-a-half days
the breath of life from God entered
them, and they stood on their feet, and
great fear fell on those who saw them. 12
And they heard a loud voice from heaven
saying to them, “Come up here.” And
they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and
their enemies saw them.
Revelation 11:3-14

11. 13 In the same hour there was a great
earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. In
the earthquake seven thousand people
were killed, and the rest were afraid and
gave glory to the God of heaven. 14 The
second woe is past. Behold, the third
woe is coming quickly.
Revelation 11:3-14

12. Definition of a Witness:
“witnesses” [µάρτυς (martys)]
• Originally referred to someone who gave
testimony about something; a witness.
• Eventually associated with those who gave
their lives for their faith. These witnesses will
witness to God’s truth and, they also will give
their lives for Him.

13. Definition of a Witness:
~ Holy Spirit
Acts 1:8 But you shall receive power when
the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and
you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem,
and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the
end of the earth.”
~ God’s Sovereign Control

14. Are YOU a Witness?
Acts 1:8 and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem,
and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the
earth.”
Matthew 28:19–20 Go therefore and make disciples of
all the nations, …and lo, I am with you always, even to
the end of the age.” Amen.

15. Of what are YOU a Witness?
Acts 1:22 “…one of these must become a witness with
us of His resurrection.”
Acts 3:15 and killed the Prince of life, whom God
raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.
Acts 2:32 This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are
all witnesses.
Acts 4:33 And with great power the apostles gave
witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 10:39–40 And we are witnesses of all things which
He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem,
whom they killed by hanging on a tree. 40 Him God
raised up on the third day, and showed Him openly,

16. Of what are YOU a Witness?

17. Their Number:
Deuteronomy 19:15 One witness shall not
rise against a man concerning any iniquity or
any sin that he commits; by the mouth of
two or three witnesses the matter shall be
established.
Matthew 18:16 But if he will not hear, take
with you one or two more, that ‘by the
mouth of two or three witnesses every word
may be established.’

18. Their Number:

19. Their Number:
• The two witnesses are
showcased in the two
Shabbat candles.
• The theme of 'two
witnesses' is seen in
both Old and New
Testaments.

20. Their Responsibility:
[προφητεύω (prophēteuō)] to foretell
events, divine, speak under inspiration.
The two witnesses will speak for the
Lord during their time of ministry.

21. YOUR Responsibility:

22. Their Amazing Accomplishments:

23. YOUR Amazing Accomplishments:

24. Their Length of Time:
Different descriptions of 3 ½
year Period
Bible Reference
42 months Rev 11:2,13:5
1260 days Rev 11:3,12:6
3.5 years Dan 9:27
Times, time & ½ time Dan 7:25,Dan 12:7, Rev 12:4

25. YOUR Length of Time:

26. Their Apparel:
“clothed” [περιβάλλω
(periballō)] better translated:
“having been clothed”
“sackcloth” [σάκκος
(sakkos)] a course material
used as a sack material (cp.
burlap)

27. YOUR Apparel:
Revelation 3:5 He who
overcomes shall be
clothed in white
garments
Revelation 19:14 And the armies in heaven,
clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed
Him on white horses.

28. Their Metaphors:
their unction
their function

29. Their Metaphors:
Zechariah 4:2-4 “What
are these, my lord?”
Zechariah 4:14 “These are the two anointed
ones, who stand beside the Lord of the whole
earth.”

30. YOUR Metaphors:
Romans
11:17

31. Their Identity:

32. ARGUMENTS FOR ELIJAH
• Elijah will precede the return of Christ.
• Elijah never died.
• Elijah’s miracles are identical to those referred
to in Revelation 11.
• Elijah appeared on the Mt.
of Transfiguration with
Christ
Their Identity:

33. ARGUMENTS FOR MOSES
• Moses is mentioned in Malachi
4:4 just before Elijah.
• Moses’ miracles are reminiscent to those
referred to in Revelation 11.
• Moses appeared on the Mt. of Transfiguration
with Elijah & Christ
• The death of Moses was also mysterious
Their Identity:

34. ARGUMENTS FOR ENOCH
• Enoch was a preacher of
righteousness, prophesying the
Coming of the Lord
• Enoch never tasted of death.
• Enoch represented God’s judgment on the days
before the flood.
Their Identity:

35. YOUR Identity:
If you
were
accused
of being a Christian
would there be enough
evidence to convict you?

36. Their Murder:
• “will make war against them” [πόλεμος
(polemos)] cause strife, engage in combat
• “overcome them” - conquer, vanquish
• “kill them”
Satan will incarnate the Antichrist after Satan is
cast out of Heaven. Satan in the body of Antichrist
will kill the “Two witnesses” at the “Midpoint” of
the 7-year period

37. Their Murder:
• “those who dwell on the earth will rejoice
over them” (10)
• “make merry”
• “send gifts to one another”
• “because these two prophets tormented
those who dwell on the earth”
REACTION OF THOSE LIVING ON THE
EARTH AT THIS TIME TO THE DEATH

38. Their Resurrection:
Revelation 11:11 Now
after the three-and-a-
half days the breath of
life from God entered
them, and they stood on
their feet…

39. YOUR Resurrection:
1 Thessalonians 4:16–18 For the Lord Himself
will descend from heaven with a shout, with the
voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of
God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then
we who are alive and remain shall be caught up
together with them in the clouds to meet the
Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with
the Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one another with
these words.

40. Their Effect:
Revelation 11:11 Now after the three-
and-a-half days the breath of life from
God entered them, and they stood on
their feet, and great fear fell on those
who saw them.

41. Prepare to meet the One
“Who was, Who is, and
Who is to come”

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