Christians, who, in your opinion, will be the two witnesses in Revelation?

Question

Revelation 11:3
And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

Answer 1

Profound question...we'll never know the answer until the end of days.

The identity of these two witnesses has been debated for centuries. Some have said that they represent Elijah and Enoch because these are the only two men recorded in the Bible who did not die, having been taken up to heaven. And since Hebrews 9:27 says that "it is appointed for men to die once," they must return to earth to die.

Others have identified them as Elijah and Moses. God promised to send Elijah the prophet "before the coming of the great and terrible day of the LORD" (Mal. 4:5), which we know begins after the midpoint of Daniel's 70th Week. And it is interesting to note that Elijah and Moses appeared together with Jesus on the mount of transfiguration. In this interpretation, Moses is seen as representing the Law and Elijah, the prophets.

Others believe that these two witnesses are not Old Testament individuals, but will be two contemporary men that God supernaturally calls and empowers to minister for Him during this critical time in the history of Israel.

We cannot be dogmatic about their identity, but we can guess that that the two witnesses are individuals, specially empowered by God for a specific ministry for a specific length of time during the close of the 70th Week of Daniel.

Answer 2

The Old and the New Testaments are the two witnesses...The time period of a thousand two hundred and threescore days -1,260 - (a day in prophecy is a year) was fulfilled in the dark ages. Catholicism ruled the world for that length of time during the dark ages. The reason it is called the dark ages - common people, on penalty of death, were not allowed to posses a bible in their language. They were to believe the teaching of the priests of the Catholic Church without question. Check out the Inquisitions...why do you think Protesters arouse? To combat the darkness caused by this system of religio-political domination! All services were conducted in Latin, which common people did not understand. The priests then explained the scriptures in such a way as to cause the churches dogma to dominate thinking and brought distrust of God.
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Answer 3

The two witnesses are a highly allegorical picture of Christian believers who will be persecuted during the last days. The number 2 is often symbolic of the sending forth of the gospel (see Luke 10 for example).

Also, you see in Revelation 11:4 John, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit wrote:

"And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. "

note that in the very next verse, verse 4 of Revelation 11, John refers to the two witnesses as "candlesticks" that is the exact same word he used earlier to describe believers:

"The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches." - Revelation 1:20.

"Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;" - Revelation 2:1.

Answer 4

Elijah for sure, and either Moses or Enoch. Moses because he represents the law, or Enoch because, like Elijah, never died. The two witnesses will both die, then be resurrected. Both Elijah and Enoch went up to be with the Lord in the same way, so maybe it represents what will happen in the end?

Answer 5

These two witnesses collectively represent God's saints and martyrs like Moses and Elijah.

Answer 6

2 people

Answer 7

John calls them “the two olive trees and the two lampstands,” saying that they “are standing before the Lord of the earth.” This is an evident reference to the prophecy of Zechariah, who saw a seven-branched lampstand and two olive trees. The olive trees were said to picture “the two anointed ones,” that is, Governor Zerubbabel and High Priest Joshua, “standing alongside the Lord of the whole earth.”—Zechariah 4:1-3, 14.

The Revelation to John, those who are spoken of by God as “my two witnesses” are spiritual Israelites, dedicated, baptized followers of the Messiah whom John followed, namely, Jesus Christ.

The fact that they were symbolized by two witnesses confirms to us that their message was accurate and well founded. (Compare Deuteronomy 17:6; John 8:17, 18.)

Answer 8

2 of the 144,000 that will be revealed at the beginning of the 3 1/2 year tribulation.

Answer 9

Moses and Elijah

Answer 10

Enoch and Elijah