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NASB | Revelation 11:3 "And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 11:3 "And I will grant authority to My two witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days (forty-two months; three and one-half years), dressed in sackcloth." [Deut 18:18; Mal 4:5; Mark 9:4] |
Bible Question: When were the "twelve hundred and sixty days" during which God caused his two witnesses to prophesy dressed in sackcloth? Who are the "two witnesses"? |
Bible Answer: Greetiongs stokeyhk, The 1260 days equals out to 3 1/2 years. These days have not come yet. This will happen in the middle of the 7 years of tribulation and believed to happen in the 1st half of the tribulation but could happen in the 2nd half. There are other events predicted for this time period, trouble (Dan 12:7), the holy city is trampled (11.2), the woman takes refuge in the wilderness (12:6), and the devil inspired beast controls the earth (13.5). The two witnesses are believed to be Elijah, because Malachi prophesied (4:5-6) that he would return before the last judgement, and Moses. Neither Moses nor Elijahs ministry on earth were finished. Both were at the transfiguration of Christ (Matt 17:3). They represent the law (Moses) and the prohets (Elijah). These prophets cause havoc on earth, like Moses they strike the earth with plagues, and like Elijah they have the power to keep it from raining on earth. Both men used supernatural means to provoke repentence. Jewish tradition expects both of these men to return in the future. Both of these men, at the end of the 3 1/2 years will be murdered and will lie in the street 3 1/2 days and then will be raised from the dead. prayon |