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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] |
Subject: "Two witnesses." When? Who? |
Bible Note: FUTURE "7-year period we call The 70th Week of Daniel"? Daniel 9:27 says: "In the middle of the 'seven' he will put an end to sacrifice and offering." Compare this with Hebrews 10:5-10. By this reasoning the "middle of the 'seven'" would be the year Jesus died-33 AD. Zechariah 13:7-9 says: "Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered." Matthew 26:31 shows this is fulfilled in 33 AD. Further John the Baptist was 'God's messenger' of Malachi 3:1-5, harmonizing with Zechariah 13:9. Hence all being fulfilled before "the great and dreadful day of the LORD comes." (Malachi 4:5; Matthew 11:14) Notice the Bible links Jesus' coming with "the day of the Lord" and Philippians 2:12 shows this word "coming" is also translated "presence." So, again, the second fulfillment would be before the "day of the Lord." Its true that "the beast" is part of the Antichrist. However, doesn't the context show it to be Satan's global political system set up to "make war" with "those who obey God's commamdments"? (Revelation 12:17-13:2; 17:9-14; Daniel 7:2-8, 17, 23) Think of this: How could only TWO individuals 'torment all people who dwell on the earth'? (Revelation 11:10; 10:11) But certainly a class of people could do this. (John 8:17) Would a global political system be needed to stop 2 individuals? (Compare Revelation chapter 9.) |