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This is tough stuff.
I do find this section interesting:
4 These two prophets are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of all the earth. 5 If
anyone tries to harm them, fire flashes from their mouths and consumes
their enemies. This is how anyone who tries to harm them must die. 6 They
have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall for as long as
they prophesy. And they have the power to turn the rivers and oceans
into blood, and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often
as they wish.
7 When they complete their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the bottomless pit[a] will declare war against them, and he will conquer them and kill them. 8 And their bodies will lie in the main street of Jerusalem,[b] the city that is figuratively called “Sodom” and “Egypt,” the city where their Lord was crucified. 9 And
for three and a half days, all peoples, tribes, languages, and nations
will stare at their bodies. No one will be allowed to bury them. 10 All
the people who belong to this world will gloat over them and give
presents to each other to celebrate the death of the two prophets who
had tormented them.
11 But after three and a half days, God breathed life into them, and they stood up! Terror struck all who were staring at them. 12 Then
a loud voice from heaven called to the two prophets, “Come up here!”
And they rose to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched.
I've read a couple of fiction books that have used this passage in their books.
Hello. I'm out here reading and catching up. I was without internet for a couple days. I'm taking all this in. I see it so far as a dream or vision John had that was one of those that was so vivid, he knew it wasn't just a dream but a message from God. I'm in the "camp" that it is prophetic but also not absolutely literal. It is maybe a sort of metaphor for days to come.
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ReplyDelete10-13 Those living on earth will gloat over the witnesses’ death. They will celebrate and send gifts to each other because these two prophets had tormented those living on earth. After 3½ days the breath of life from God entered the two witnesses, and they stood on their feet. Great fear fell on those who watched them. The witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven calling to them, “Come up here.” They went up to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies watched them. At that moment a powerful earthquake struck. One-tenth of the city collapsed, 7,000 people were killed by the earthquake, and the rest were terrified. They gave glory to the God of heaven.
15 When the seventh angel blew his trumpet, there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will rule as king forever and ever.”
19 God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his promise was seen inside his temple. There was lightning, noise, thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.