There are many symbols in the scriptures that have been confusing to readers for thousands of years. Countless articles have been written and thousands of sermons (possibly more) have been preached over centuries about the identity of the two witnesses, written about in the book of Revelation in the New Testament of the English versions of the Bible. The Scriptures provide many inferences as to significance of figurative meanings of words used in the Scriptures that convey intended meaning of a scripture or Scriptures. In many cases the words used in the Scriptures are to be understood figuratively and not literally.
A primary example of the figurative meanings used in the Scriptures is one that has been enormously misleading and confusing and that is the Mark of the Beast as referenced in the Scriptures. Many who read the Scriptures know that anyone who has the Mark of the Beast will have painful sores on them because they have been deceived into false religious beliefs. What they don’t know is just what is the Mark of the Beast and how do they avoid receiving it. They also don’t understand just who is the Man of Sin, the fourth beast Government that will be ruling on earth when the end of civilization or human governments comes about and they don’t know the identity of the false prophet that works with the beast government to deceive humans into disobeying the Creator possibly eliminating their opportunity to inherit eternal life.
The Scriptures clearly proclaim all people have been deceived.
Rev 12:9-10
9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
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2 The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land, and ugly and painful sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped his image.
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While most people who live, have ever lived or will ever live on the Earth have been deceived and don’t take the Scriptures seriously; instead believing Ministers, Priest, Rabbis, Scholars and various other sources. The Scriptures relay that knowledge of the Scriptures is vital for their lives after the death of their physical bodies.
James 1:16-18
Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers. 17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. 18 He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.
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The Messiah told us, in the Scriptures, that he came to Earth to witness only to the lost sheep of Israel. He also told his disciples that he spoke in parables so not all people would understand his words and be saved.
Matt 15:24
24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.”
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Mark 4:10-12
10 When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. 11 He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables 12 so that,
“‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,
and ever hearing but never understanding;
otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!'”
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This can be very confusing for those who have been told that to be saved and have their souls go to heaven upon their physical death. However, many of them believe they are Gentiles and therefore will be saved while Jews will die and never get into Heaven because they don’t believe the Messiah came to earth and died for their sins.
But what about this verse?
Rom 11:25-27
25 I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. 26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written:
“The deliverer will come from Zion;
he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.
27 And this is my covenant with them
when I take away their sins.”
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This is a mystery to most Christians because how can all Israel be saved if they don’t repent of their sins and accept the Messiah’s sacrifice for their sins before they die physically? Another question is, does all Israel will be saved mean even those who died before the Messiah came to Earth to die for their sins? Another question, Why did the Messiah come to die for the sins of men if he was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel?
There are many more questions that arise from the false teachings of popular religions that can be answered from the Scriptures, but the answers are not from the teachings of teachers in popular religions!
This is a mystery!!
The answers to these questions and many more are in the Scriptures. If you want to learn more about the Mark of the Beast read YNCAs article titled “The Mark of The Beast”.
If you want to know more about Israel being saved read YNCAs articles “Why is Israel So Important in The Bible and The S-Word”.
Many Scholars, religious writers, and ministers teaching that the Messiah will not return to Earth until the Two Witnesses, the man of sin, and the Mark of the Beast are identified on Earth. However, some concern about identifying these prophesied beings or items should arise from this scripture.
Matt 24:36-43
36 “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 37 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.
42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
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So while some believe they will be able to identify the Two Witnesses , the man of Sin and the Mark of the beast, remember all people have been deceived and do not know what the scriptures really portray. As an example, many would be surprised to learn that the Mark of the Beast, the Man of Sin and the Two Witnesses have been on earth for centuries unrecognized by most.
Why do intelligent people, who read the Scriptures, not recognize these three prophesied
people or occurrences? You already have the answer, because the Father and Son Yahweh and Yahshua their only true names don’t want them to know. In Fact, people have been so deceived they don’t even know the true names of the Father and Son which is a must for salvation, according to the Scriptures. Read YNCAs article “ How the Creators Name was Changed and Why We Should Care”.
So called wise people, according to the Scriptures, are the last people anyone should believe concerning the Scriptures!!
1 Cor 1:20-21
Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
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The Two Witnesses!!
Rev 11:3-6
3 And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” 4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. 5 If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die. 6 These men have power to shut up the sky so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying; and they have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want
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No one should have any problem recognizing these Two Witnesses because they are described in the Scriptures in detail no one should not recognize. They are able to turn water into blood, fire comes out of their mouths and they can strike the Earth with every kind of Plaque as often as they want, hard to miss these two. However, they have been on Earth for centuries and no one has recognized them, Why?
Because that’s what Elohim wants!!
There are some key scriptures that reveal why the two witnesses have not been recognized. Yahshua told everyone, through the Scriptures, that he was sent only to the
tribes of Israel.
Deut 28:64-65
64 Then the Lord will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship other gods — gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.
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Matt 15:24
24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.”
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One of the mysteries of the Scriptures is the importance of the Tribes of Israel. Many people don’t understand or realize just who is an Israelite. The descendants of Abraham, Jacob and Isaac are today scattered throughout the nations of the world, as promised by Yahweh through Moses, in the book of Deuteronomy, because their forefathers and themselves did not obey the commandments of Elohim.
Deut 28:64-65
64 Then the Lord will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship other gods — gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.
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The ten northern tribes of Israel were captured by the Assyrians and carried north of Israel’s territory circa 734-721.BCE; from there many migrated to the Caucasus Mountain area where they spread across the continent of Europe and sailed to other regions. They came to be known as Caucasians and became the majority in nations they formed that became some of the most powerful nations on Earth, just as prophesied in the Scriptures. Read YNCAs article “ Why is Israel so important in the Bible?”
Another important revelation in the Scriptures was given in the book of Daniel. Daniel was a very well liked, by Yahweh, an important Prophet in the Scriptures who was captured when the southern tribe of Judah was captured and taken to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar because they also disobeyed Elohim. (604-586 BCE)
Daniel was given, by Yahweh, the power to interpret the dreams of Nebuchadnezzar that resulted in Daniel being placed in a position of high authority, by the King, even though he as a Jewish captive. A very significant scripture in the book of Daniel occurred when Daniel was praying to Yahweh and was visited by an angel revealing that much would be revealed in the end time.
Dan 12:3-4
Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever. 4 But you, Daniel, close up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge.”
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Dan 12:9-10
9 He replied, “Go your way, Daniel, because the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end. 10 Many will be purified, made spotless and refined, but the wicked will continue to be wicked. None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand.
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These verses are significant for those who study the scriptures because they have access to study material that has not been available until recent years simply because recently advances in technology has occurred that allows for centuries of architectural discoveries, scientific discoveries, language understandings historic revelations and access to this information can be assembled and viewed by people around the world This recent accumulation of incredibly important information in a form that can be studied by people around the world is due to the technology of high speed computers linked together by a world wide network made possible through the internet backbone that now has a global footprint.
Information, in recent years, can be viewed in hours, days, weeks and months that prior to computers and the world wide web could not be accessed in the lifetimes of researchers until after the development of the modern personal computer and the ability to link those computers with other personal computers along with access to huge amounts of data stored in accessible forms in universities, private libraries, government archives and libraries and religious libraries around the world.
It is significant to know that this information age came through the efforts of western societies led by the United States the most powerful nation that has ever existed in the history of the world. The United States has been comprised by Caucasians that migrated through the European continent. These migrants are believed to be by many to be descendants of Abraham, Jacob and Issac. (Read YNCAs article the S-Word) There are many studies and authors that confirm this belief ( see YNCAs list of research materials or just search the internet on this subject yourself.
The Empire of Great Britain has been very instrumental in the gathering of historical scriptural material, historical archaeological material, architectural material, from the beginning of its becoming a great power nation that colonized countries around the globe of the earth. British historians have provided the world tremendous amounts of information and knowledge that has been gathered, categorized and stored in a manner never before providing people with a widespread amount of knowledge and information not possible until Great Britain became the most powerful worldly nation beginning in the early 1700s.
Great Britain also had men who were instrumental in developing the English version of the Bible and its dissemination to the masses of people throughout its empire. Men in Great Britain’s history worked and died to provide the world with the English version of the Scriptures. The English Reformation was a blood spilled era where men such as William Tyndale were hunted, and killed because they dared to translate and print the Scriptures into English.
Many people in the world more than strongly disagree that many Caucasians that spread across the continent of Europe and traveled to America, Canada, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, New Zealand and Australia are descendants of the tribes of Israel however, historical evidence abounds supporting this reality.
The Scriptures themselves support that the Caucasians that spread across the world and became the most powerful nations in the history of the world were promised by the Great Creator Yahweh himself:
Gen 17:3-8
3 Abram fell facedown, and God said to him, 4 “As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. 5 No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. 6 I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you. 7 I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
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Gen 13:14-17
14 The Lord said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, “Lift up your eyes from where you are and look north and south, east and west. 15 All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring forever. 16 I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted.
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Ever wonder why people circumcise their male children? Did you know that the nation with the highest number of it’s male children circumcised is the United States of America with approximately 80% of its males circumcised according to the US Center of Disease Control. The World Heath Organization estimates that only 30% of males world wide excluding the US are circumcised.
Gen 17:10-14
my covenant with you and your descendants after you, the covenant you are to keep: Every male among you shall be circumcised. 11 You are to undergo circumcision, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and you. 12 For the generations to come every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised, including those born in your household or bought with money from a foreigner — those who are not your offspring. 13 Whether born in your household or bought with your money, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh is to be an everlasting covenant. 14 Any uncircumcised male, who has not been circumcised in the flesh, will be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.”
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Another important factor about the United States and Great Britain is their part in spreading the use of the English language throughout the nations of the world. Because of the colonization of nations by Great Britain and the fact that the United States was instrumental in the defeat of Germany and Japan in World War 11 and because both The US and Great Britain are powerful economically trading worldwide many nations are fluent in English, much more than any other language. Why is that important?
English is believed, by many Scholars, to be derived from Hebrew, further substantiating
that the English speaking most powerful nation on Earth fulfill Yahweh’s promise to Abraham, revealed in the Scriptures, that the whole world can read in their English Bibles spread throughout the nations by the descendants of Israel.
Why is this relevant?
In the Scriptures Two witnesses are described as being prophesied to witness terrible occurrences before the end time comes.
Rev 11:3-6
And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” 4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. 5 If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die. 6 These men have power to shut up the sky so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying; and they have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want.
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It’s fairly easy to assume that the Two Witnesses are men who have enormous power to stop the rain to turn water into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plaque as often as they want. No way anyone could not know who the two men are or were who can do such things. Since historians have not recorded any men who have performed such deeds it logical to assume these men are to arrive at a future time.
The scriptures seem to indicate these men will be on earth doing their witnessing for 3 and one half years because the scriptures indicate they will witness for 1260 days divided by 360 day years would equal 3.5 years. It should then be reasonable to assume these men have not yet appeared on earth because almost no one would not recognize men who turn water into blood, strike the earth with plaques , shut off the rain, and destroy their enemies with fire from their mouths. So no need to worry about the end time
2 Peter 3:10
10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.
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It seems that when the elements and the earth are laid bare it will come like a thief and no one will suspect the end is upon them.
Matt 24:42-43
42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
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There must be something people are missing in the verses about the Two Witnesses an examination of the verses will help, but the scriptures must be viewed in the Greek Interlinear instead of the English to give a better understanding.
First, let’s examine the word heaven:
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GREEK> ouranos (oo-ran-os’); perhaps from the same as NT:3735 (through the idea of elevation); the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specifically, the Gospel (Christianity):
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The word Heaven in the English version of the Bible also has the meaning of the Gospel.
Second, look at the words shut up:
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GREEK> kleio (kli’-o); a primary verb; to close (literally or figuratively):
KJV – shut (up).
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Shut up in the English Bible is to close in the Greek language
Next is very interesting because in the English Bible the verse says these men have to power to shut up the heavens, However, the Greek verse does not have the word men in it.
It reads: these will have the power to close the Gospel; quite a different meaning than the English version of the scriptures. The two witnesses will have the power to close the gospel during their 1260 days of witnessing.
There are other scriptures that give indications as to the identity of the Two Witnesses.
Rev 12:1-6
12 A great and wondrous sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. 2 She was pregnant and cried out in pain as she was about to give birth. 3 Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on his heads. 4 His tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child the moment it was born. 5 She gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was snatched up to God and to his throne. 6 The woman fled into the desert to a place prepared for her by God, where she might be taken care of for 1,260 days.
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These scriptures certainly help disclose the identity of the woman who gives birth to a male child who will rule the nations with an iron scepter and who was snatched up to Yahweh and his throne.
Ps 2:7-9
I will proclaim the decree of the Lord:
He said to me, “You are my Son;today I have become your Father.
8 Ask of me,
and I will make the nations your inheritance,
the ends of the earth your possession.
9 You will rule them with an iron scepter;you will dash them to pieces like pottery.”
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David, who Yahweh made the King of the tribes of Israel, when he was physically alive on earth proclaims in his psalms of praise to Yahweh reveals that the Son of Yahweh will rule over the nations of the earth and he will rule with an iron scepter. It should not be difficult to conclude that Yahweh has proclaimed through King David that the Son of Yahweh will rule the nations of earth with an iron scepter.
The Son of Yahweh was delivered to earth by the virgin Mary a descendant of king David a member of the twelve tribes of Israel symbolized by the woman who had a crown of twelve stars on her head which coincides with the twelve tribes of Israel who were protected from the Red Dragon symbolizing Satan.
A very important clue in identifying the two witnesses is the Two Witnesses prophesy for 1,260 days on earth, exactly the same number of days the woman with twelve stars on her head, symbolizing the twelve tribes of Israel and who gives birth to the Son of Yahweh who will rule the nations with a scepter of iron is protected from Satan.
It should be easy to recognize the symbolizing of just who the woman with 12 stars on her head giving birth to Son of Yahweh who will be given the nations of earth as his to rule with a scepter of iron is.The scriptures also reveal the woman with the twelve stars on her head giving birth to the Son of Yahweh is protected from Satan for exactly the same number of days that the Two Witnesses prophesy on the earth.
The scriptures also give more evidence to the identity of the Two Witnesses:
Rev 11:4-5
These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.
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Symbols in the Scriptures along with figurative speech, when understood, reveal the meaning that Yahweh wants his elect to understand. An example is the number 7. Yahweh uses that number to relay he completed development of earth stated in scripture as 7 days, even though, the earth took much longer that 7 twenty-four hour days to develop. Seven being the seven days in a week with the Sabbath being the end of the week means that the number seven means all or completeness.
Lampstands symbolizes all messengers or assemblies (not churches) or in Revelations, most English versions, the seven angles are all the messengers of all the assemblies on the earth. in other words, to all believers that believe and hold their belief in Yahweh’s messenger Yahshua.
All believers seem to have at least one characteristic Yahshua finds unacceptable for entrance into the Kingdom of Yahweh. The believers that have the characteristics of the Philadelphia assembly members do not have any characteristics that Yahshua finds unacceptable for entrance into the Kingdom of Yahweh.
Rev 3:7-10
7 “To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write:
These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. 8 I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. 9 I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars — I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you. 10 Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth.
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The important characteristics of a person who s a member of the Philadelphia assembly is that they keep the word of Yahweh and they do not deny the name of Yahweh. What is the definition of characteristic?
Something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind.
A person who who sets themselves apart from other people, by using and accepting the name of Yahweh, follows the commands of Yahweh and endures to the end of civilization, as we know it will, be accepted by Yahweh and will be in the Kingdom of Yahweh.
The reason almost everyone does not recognize the Two Witlessness is because the Two Witnesses identities have been cloaked by the translators of the Scriptures, deceiving almost the entire world. People believe the Two Witnesses will be Two men who have great power.
Rev 11:3-6
3 And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” 4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. 5 If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die. 6 These men have power to shut up the sky so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying; and they have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want.
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There are several clues in these verses that should give some clue about the two witnesses identity.
First the Two Witnesses prophecy for a period of 1.260 days, exactly the same time frame as the woman with the crown of Twelve Stars in her crown is protected from Satan. That woman gave birth to Yahshua who will rule the world with an iron rod.
The women cannot be a literal woman but is figurative. It is not difficult to understand the Women is the twelve tribes of Israel because she has Twelve stars on her head, one for each tribe of Israel and she gave birth to a Son who will rule the world. with an iron scepter.
Ps 2:7-9
7 I will proclaim the decree of the Lord:
He said to me, “You are my Son;today I have become your Father.
8 Ask of me,
and I will make the nations your inheritance,
the ends of the earth your possession.
9 You will rule them with an iron scepter;you will dash them to pieces like pottery.”
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The Son Of Yahweh (Yahshua) given physical birth from a descendant of David, from the tribe of Judah, is declared by Yahweh to be his son and that Son will rule over the ends of the earth with an iron scepter.
Another clue is that the women, the tribes of Israel, still exist today so the period of 1,260 days cannot be a literal 1,260 days which is the same time period the Two Witnesses prophesy on the earth. This should give understanding that the Two Witnesses will not have a life span on normal physical men.
Another strong clue that the Two Witnesses are not physical men is that fire comes from their mouths, they can turn water into blood and cause plagues as often as they want.
Any men with these characteristics would be easily identifiable, however, that must not be the case because the end of civilization as we know it could be determined by the people of earth. The Son who will rule the world tells people through the scriptures that only the Father knows when the end will come.
The most important clue that the two witnesses are not normal literal men is that the scriptures do not indicate the two witnesses are physical men is because the Scriptures do not say the two witnesses are men! While the translators of the English version of the Bible indicate the Two Witnesses are men the Greek-Hebrew does not say they are men at all!
Rev 11:6
These have power to shut heaven, that not it rain in the days of their
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hoútoi échousin exousían kleísai tón ouranón hína m¢¡ bréch¢ huetós en h¢mérais autœ¡n
prophecy and power have over waters to turn them to blood, and
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t¢¡s proph¢teías kaí exousían échousin epí tœ¡n hudátœn stréphein autá eis haíma kaí
to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
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patáxai t¢¡n g¢¡n pás¢ pl¢g¢¡ hosákis eán thel¢¡sœsin
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Notice, Revelation 11:6 does not have the word men in the Greek, only these will have the power to shut heaven so that it does not rain in the days of their prophecy.
When you examine the Greek word for heaven in this verse in Greek you will see:
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ouranos (oo-ran-os’); perhaps from the same as NT:3735 (through the idea of elevation); the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specifically, the Gospel (Christianity):
(Biblesoft’s New Exhaustive Strong’s Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006, 2010 Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.)
NT:4127
plege (play-gay’); from NT:4141; a stroke; by implication, a wound; figuratively, a calamity:
KJV – plague, stripe, wound (-ed).
(Biblesoft’s New Exhaustive Strong’s Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006, 2010 Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.)
The Two Witnesses will have the power to shut up the gospel for 1,260 days exactly the same time the tribes of Israel are protected by Yahweh by being swallowed up on the flood of people of the world.
The Two Witnesses will have the power to cause plagues as often as they will, translated means the two witnesses cause calamities as often as they wanted. When we learn the identity of the two witnesses anyone examining the history of the Two Witnesses their historical behavior should understand that the Two Witnesses have caused havoc, in the world, almost since they came into existence.
Yahweh gives the identity to the nations/ world in writing!
Isa 43:10-12
10 “You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord,
“and my servant whom I have chosen,
so that you may know and believe me
and understand that I am he.
Before me no god was formed,
nor will there be one after me.
11 I, even I, am the Lord,
and apart from me there is no savior.
12 I have revealed and saved and proclaimed —
I, and not some foreign god among you.
You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, “that I am God.
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Yahweh declares through his prophet Isaiah in the scriptures that can be read by all the nations for thousands of years who his witnesses are. Many may choose to deny the scriptures about the identity of the Two Witnesses, however the scriptures are clear as to the identity of the Two Witnesses are and have been for centuries. Because the real identities of the Two Witnesses does not fit the narrative mindset of two men who work unnatural miracles. Almost none believe the identity of the two witnesses, however when all the scriptures are read their identity is undeniable to those who are willing to examine the words of Yahweh and believe the words of Yahweh and not ministers, preachers and those proclaiming scriptural knowledge or claiming they know the scriptures, the words of Yahweh, but do not.
Isa 43:8-12
8 Lead out those who have eyes but are blind,
who have ears but are deaf.
9 All the nations gather together
and the peoples assemble.
Which of them foretold this
and proclaimed to us the former things?
Let them bring in their witnesses to prove they were right,
so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”
10 “You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord,
“and my servant whom I have chosen,
so that you may know and believe me
and understand that I am he.
Before me no god was formed,
nor will there be one after me.
11 I, even I, am the Lord,
and apart from me there is no savior.
12 I have revealed and saved and proclaimed —
I, and not some foreign god among you.
You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, “that I am God.
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Rev 12:1-6
A great and wondrous sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. 2 She was pregnant and cried out in pain as she was about to give birth. 3 Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on his heads. 4 His tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child the moment it was born. 5 She gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was snatched up to God and to his throne. 6 The woman fled into the desert to a place prepared for her by God, where she might be taken care of for 1,260 days
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Rev 12:13-17
13 When the dragon saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. 14 The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the desert, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time, out of the serpent’s reach. 15 Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river, to overtake the woman and sweep her away with the torrent. 16 But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. 17
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NT:1093
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GREEK> ge (ghay); contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application):
KJV – country, earth (-ly), ground, land, world.
(Biblesoft’s New Exhaustive Strong’s Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006, 2010 Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.)
The Greek word indicating the woman ( twelve tribes of Israel) was hidden from Satan by the river or population of the earth in many areas. Indeed, Yahweh scattered the tribes of Israel throughout the earth because they were disobedient to Yahweh.
Deut 4:25-31
25 After you have had children and grandchildren and have lived in the land a long time — if you then become corrupt and make any kind of idol, doing evil in the eyes of the Lord your God and provoking him to anger, 26 I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live there long but will certainly be destroyed. 27 The Lord will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the Lord will drive you. 28 There you will worship man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell. 29 But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul. 30 When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the Lord your God and obey him. 31 For the Lord your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your forefathers, which he confirmed to them by oath.
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These words were from Yahweh to the tribes of Israel delivered by Moses, after they were mercifully released from the harsh rule of the Pharaoh of Egypt. The scriptures convey that The 12 tribes of Israel were delivered out of the Pharaoh of Egypt’s rule and control after the Israelites prayed to Yahweh to help them from the Pharaoh’s exceedingly cruel rule. Yahweh heard and answered the Israelites pleadings by sending Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.
Moses led the Israelites to the promised land, a journey that lasted 40 years even though the distance was not far from Egypt. During the trip the Israelites questioned Yahweh and expressed doubts about his rule over them. This was a mistake because Yahweh made the Israelites made the Israelites walk a circuitous route until those who disobeyed Yahweh died before their offspring could enter the promised land. Even Moses was not allowed to enter the promised land because he also questioned Yahweh’s decisions at the rock of Horeb.
Num 20:6-13
6 Moses and Aaron went from the assembly to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and fell facedown, and the glory of the Lord appeared to them. 7 The Lord said to Moses, 8 “Take the staff, and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to that rock before their eyes and it will pour out its water. You will bring water out of the rock for the community so they and their livestock can drink.”
9 So Moses took the staff from the Lord’s presence, just as he commanded him. 10 He and Aaron gathered the assembly together in front of the rock and Moses said to them, “Listen, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?” 11 Then Moses raised his arm and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water gushed out, and the community and their livestock drank.
12 But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust in me enough to honor me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I give them.”
13 These were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with the Lord and where he showed himself holy among them.
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The above scriptures give just one example of how the faithless Israelites disobeyed Yahweh on their exodus out of captivity in Egypt to the promised land. Of great importance is that the person is who led the Israelites into the promised land was named Yahshua whose name means, in short, Yahweh is salvation. Many people have been mislead by self appointed experts about the meaning of the name Yahshua, however, remember that is exactly what Yahweh wants so they will not be saved before it is their time, if ever.
Matt 13:10-13
10 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”
11 He replied, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. 12 Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. 13 This is why I speak to them in parables:
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Many people have been and are mislead about the names of Yahweh and Yahshua and it is extremely important to know their names, because without their names people cannot enter into the kingdom of Yahweh. Yahshua told his disciples the secrets of the kingdom of heaven is not for everyone to know. Daniel was told by the Angel, messenger of Yahweh many things would be revealed in the time of the end, perhaps very close now.
Dan 12:1-4
12 “At that time Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people — everyone whose name is found written in the book — will be delivered. 2 Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt. 3 Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever. 4 But you, Daniel, close up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge.”
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The above verses relate there will be a time of distress such as not happened from the beginning of nations and those who are wise, not many, will shine like the brightness of the heavens and lead many to righteousness.
Important Upcoming Event for The Two Witnesses!!
Rev 11:7-10
7 Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them. 8 Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city, which is figuratively called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. 9 For three and a half days men from every people, tribe, language and nation will gaze on their bodies and refuse them burial. 10 The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.
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The two witnesses will appear to be dead, but will rise to the astonishment of the nations!
Rev 11:11-12
11 But after the three and a half days a breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and terror struck those who saw them. 12 Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies looked on.
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The scriptures do reveal this is again figurative, bur will occur physically to the two witnesses, Ephraim, Great Britain and offshoot nations including the United States, the chief of Nations, and Judah located on some of the land in the middle east promised to the Tribes of Israel by Yahweh.
Ezek 39:1-6
39 “Son of man, prophesy against Gog and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. 2 I will turn you around and drag you along. I will bring you from the far north and send you against the mountains of Israel. 3 Then I will strike your bow from your left hand and make your arrows drop from your right hand. 4 On the mountains of Israel you will fall, you and all your troops and the nations with you. I will give you as food to all kinds of carrion birds and to the wild animals. 5 You will fall in the open field, for I have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord. 6 I will send fire on Magog and on those who live in safety in the coastlands, and they will know that I am the Lord.
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Nations will attack the two witnesses and it will appear they will be successful in war against the two witnesses, with great damage done, even the capture of Jerusalem.
Zech 14:2-5
2 I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem to fight against it; the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be taken from the city.
3 Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations, as he fights in the day of battle. 4 On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving south. 5 You will flee by my mountain valley, for it will extend to Azel. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones with him.
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This event has not occurred even though it is prophesied by a prophet from the Old Testament. Yahweh will delay saving Jerusalem but the scriptures also explain what will physically happen to the troops that attack the two witnesses.
Zech 14:12-15
12 This is the plague with which the Lord will strike all the nations that fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. 13 On that day men will be stricken by the Lord with great panic. Each man will seize the hand of another, and they will attack each other. 14 Judah too will fight at Jerusalem. The wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected — great quantities of gold and silver and clothing. 15 A similar plague will strike the horses and mules, the camels and donkeys, and all the animals in those camps.
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You can research this for yourself. This event has never occurred but very likely portrays the the two witnesses using neutron radiation on those troops that attack the tribes of Israel, the two witnesses, that are examples of what happens to those who willfully disobey Yahweh and who are poor examples on being obedient, even to the point of not heeding the gospel and ignoring the commandments of Yahweh and including blaspheming his name.
The scriptures foretell Yahweh will save the two witnesses and says he will intervene on their behalf but does not say that men will see Yahweh physically, but will recognize the prophesies in the scriptures and realize how they have sinned and not obeyed Yahweh and will become aware of their disobedience.
The scriptures also reveal in detail what the world will be like after the two witlessness are revealed and Yahweh destroys most of mankind and their world governments of man which have always failed. There will be a new government which will last much longer and under that government humans and animals will live in peace and their physical lives will be longer. That time appears to be soon coming, more about that government coming in later articles, but for now those who are wise will heed the scriptures, ignore the false teachers and learn how to live in the kingdom of Yahweh soon to arrive.
The Two Witnesses are described in the Scriptures and their identities are reveled by the Creator. They are the tribes of Israel. Judah conquered and carried away to Babylon because of their disobedience to Yahweh and the northern tribes figuratively headed by Ephraim captured and carried away to Assyria never to be identified as the tribes of Israel even to this day. The tribes of Israel have caused the gospel to be ignored by practicing false religion for thousands of years. The tribes of Judah and Benjamin even though they were allowed to return to Jerusalem after their capture did not follow the laws of Yahweh they mislead the world in blaspheming the true name of Yahweh and incorrectly causing the world to deny the name of Yahweh.
The ten northern tribes forgot their heritage and identity as they spread out from the Caucus mountains region and spread across Europe to settle in new lands and became to be identified as Caucasians that settled in England, America. Sweden, Denmark , Norway, Finland, Australia, Ireland, Canada and other nations. Many of these Caucasian had various religions seemingly believing that the Son of Yahweh came to earth as a human to give up his physical life to save Christians from burning in Hell for eternity if they would accept the Son of Yahweh , they mistakenly called Jesus, as their saviour.
These Israelites have lost their identity and many believe they are Gentiles and many have come to be called Christians who, like the Jews blaspheme the name of Yahweh and unlike the Jews, do not keeps the seventh day Sabbath.
These Israelites have disobeyed Yahweh, they have denied his name, they have broken his laws they worship falsely yet, they have become the strongest nations on earth while they defy Yahweh. Yahweh has continued to bless the Israelites, as he promised even though they defied him. Yahweh has also punished the Israelites, just as he promised, by being on them wars and diseases because they have disobeyed him.
The Israelites are the Two Witnesses, Judah and Ephraim, the tribes of Israel, because all the promises Yahweh made to Abraham concerning his off spring were kept. Yahweh, through Moses foretold, what would happen to the Israelites if they disobeyed him and indeed all those occurrences have taken place. The Israelites are examples. Witnesses of Yahweh, even though they did not keep his word the words of Yahweh in the scriptures.
In coming articles, it will also be revealed what happens, in the future, to not only be obedient and disobedient Israelites, but also to those who do obey Yahweh.