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The Two Witnesses Ministry
Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jun 25, 2009 (message contributor)
Summary: Events of the last half of Daniel’s 70th Week include the Two Witnesses ministry and the end of the 70th Week of Daniel
Revelation 11
Title: Two Witnesses Ministry
Theme: Testimony of Judgment
Text: Revelation 11:3
I. The Angel of the Lord/The Lord Jesus Christ Commands John to ‘Rise and Measure’ (v.1)
A.John is given a reed like unto a rod and told to measure [Ezekiel 40:3)
1. The temple of God
2. The altar
3. Them that worship [Jews/priests] therein
B.John is told not to measure the court given to the Gentiles
II. The Gentiles will tread under foot the holy city/Jerusalem (42) months/3-1/2 years (v.2)
[Luke 21:24]
A.The same time period of the Two Witnesses prophesying (Revelation 11:3)
B.The same time period of the Woman’s [Faithful Israel] protection (Revelation 12:6, 14)
C.The same time period of the Dragon’s [Satan] great wrath/tribulation (Revelation 12:12)
D.The same time period of the Antichrist’s global domination (Revelation 13:5)
E.The same time period the times and laws are given into the hand of the Antichrist (Daniel 7:25)
F.The same time period the Holy People/Jews power is shattered (Daniel 12:7)
G.The same time period is known as the last half of Daniel’s Seventieth Week (Daniel 9:24-27)
III. The Two Witnesses are anointed/given power/authority by The Angel of the Lord/The Lord Jesus Christ (v.3a)
A.The Two Witnesses prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days clothed in sackcloth (v.3b)
B.The Two Witnesses are ‘The Two Olive Trees’ (v.4) [Zechariah 4:3]
C.The Two Witnesses are ‘The Two Candlesticks’ (v.4)
D.The Two Witnesses are ‘The Two Olive Branches’ [Zechariah 4:12]
E.The Two Witnesses are ‘The Two Anointed Ones’ [Zechariah 4:14]
F.The Two Witnesses are ‘The Two Prophets’ [Revelation 11:10]
G.The Two Witnesses stand before the God of the earth (v.4) [Zechariah 4:14]
IV. The Two Witnesses have supernatural powers (v.5,6)
A. Punishment for persecutors
B. Power to shut heaven
C. Power over waters
V. The Two Witnesses Finish Their Testimony
(v.7-14)
A. The beast makes war with them and kills them
B. Their dead bodies lay in Jerusalem 3-1/2 days
C. The earth-dwellers rejoice over the death
of the Two Witnesses
D. The Lord raises them from the dead
E. The Lord calls them home to heaven
F. The Lord sends a great earthquake
upon Jerusalem
G. The earthquake kills seven thousand and
the rest are afraid and give God glory
H. The Second Woe is past and behold the
third comes quickly (v.14)
VI. The Seventh Angel Sounds/The Third Woe/Voices
in Heaven Saying (v.15-18)
A. The kingdoms of this world/become
the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ
and He shall reign for ever and ever
B. The four and twenty elders fall on their
faces and worship God, Saying, We give
Thee thanks…
C. The time of the dead that they should
be judged
D. That Thou should give reward unto Thy
servants the prophets, and to the saints,
and them that fear Thy name
E. That Thou should destroy them that destroy
the earth
VII. The Heavenly Conclusion of the Seven Trumpet
Judgments/Plagues (v.19)
A. The Temple of God was opened in heaven and
there was seen in His Temple the Ark of
the Covenant
B. There were lightnings
C. There were voices
D. There were thunderings
E. There was an earthquake
F. There was great hail