Tim McHyde (27 Feb 2006)
"Re: Two Witnesses Who / When - Answer"


I just want to point out since it was not clear in the post what Deborah intended...that when the Bible says God will send Elijah in the End Times and hints at the other of the Two Witnesses being like Moses (based off the miracles the two witnesses do that match what those figures did in their lifetimes) that it's not talking about another extra pretrib resurrection.
 
In other words, it's not the original Elijah and Moses coming. How do we know this? Well, from how Jesus said John the Baptist was the promised Elijah to come, while in the same breath he said "yet" Elijah shall surely come and restore all thing:
 
Matthew 17:11-13 —  11 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things. 12 But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. 13 Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
Matthew 11:13-14 — 13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied about John. 14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
 
Based on the pattern of the early fulfillment of Malachi's Elijah in John we can know that the later fulfillment will likewise be a brand new person who has a name other than Elijah, rather than the original Elijah resurrected (so, for example, if you see people claiming to be Elijah and wanting to be addressed as Elijah, you can be sure they are false prophets).

If you are interested in more along this line of reasoning as well as figuring out what nationalities these individuals will likely have based on the Biblical precedents, how they fit into the 144,000 and The Woman of Revelation, and knowing for sure the timing of their coming using the 42 months ministry they are assigned before they are killed and resurrected with the rest of the dead at the 7th trumpet at the end of the tribulation, see here: http://timmchyde.com/144000.html
 
Tim McHyde
http://EscapeAllTheseThigns.com