The Two Witnesses
1Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there. 2But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months. 3And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for a thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”
4These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.a 5If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed. 6These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood, and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.
John was told to measure the temple of God and to count the worshippers. One thought is this expresses Gods ownership of the earth and all that it contains. Another is, the temple will be duplicated on earth.
But why leave out the courtyard? Some say this is because of where the Dome of the Rock is located.
We will know for sure when we get to Heaven.
Now comes my favorite part, the two witnesses! They will have Gods protection and no one can harm them for 1260 days. They will prophesy and have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall, they have the power to turn water to blood (like Moses) and strike the earth with any plague as often as they wish!
They will be giving testimony accompanied with great power and the world will distain them!
But what happens to them after 1260 days?
Stay tuned, the best is yet to come!
Blessings, David
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