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God’s Two Great Witnesses Series
Contributed by Dennis Lee on Nov 28, 2017 (message contributor)
Summary: In Revelation chapter 11 we see God's two great witnesses. We'll explore their identity as well as message and death. We'll also took at the sounding of the 7th trumpet and God's declaration.
Before we end though, there’s something I’d like to touch upon, and that’s a truth that hopefully will help every one of us.
Where God guides, God provides
This comes from the two witnesses themselves. It was only until after their witness was over that God brought them back home. But up to that time God provided and empowered them to do His calling.
In like manner God will empower us and give us His divine protection until we’ve accomplished that which we’ve been put upon this earth to accomplish. I truly believe that every man, woman, and child has a specific purpose and that God will give us every opportunity we need to find and fulfill it. This is seen in verse four
“These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth.” (Revelation 11:4 NKJV)
This is actually a direct reference to the vision God gave to the prophet Zechariah of the two witnesses during his day, Joshua, the high priest, and Zerubbabel, the prophet. They were likewise called lampstands and they were given an unending supply of the Holy Spirit. And then the Lord proclaimed
“Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit.” (Zechariah 4:6 NKJV)
And so the Lord will empower these two witnesses in the same way, but not only them, but you and I as well.
The Lord sends us forth with gifts and talents to be witnesses of His kingdom to this lost and dying world. But we don’t proceed in our own power or understanding, but we proceed in the power of the Holy Spirit, who not only gives to us the power, but the understanding as well, as He leads and guides us into all truth.
And He’ll likewise provide that protection for us until His purpose is completed, and then, like these two witnesses, He’ll take us home to heaven.
A young boy asked his grandfather to explain the wind. Being an old fisherman the grandfather replied, “I can’t explain the wind, but I can teach you how to raise your sail.”
While we can’t fully understand the workings of the Holy Spirit, what we need to do is to raise the sail of our souls and spirits to catch the wind of the Holy Spirit. And the reason is simple, because we need the Holy Spirit’s power to enable us to be those witnesses for Jesus Christ in a world that is against everything He stands for.
How can you raise the sail of your soul and spirit to catch the wind of the Holy Spirit? By asking the Holy Spirit to fill and to baptize you with His Holy power.