Dear Doves
In
past letters I have written on my beliefs of who the Two Witnesses are,
these being Enoch and Elijah. I have been led to seek out this subject
again, with a different mind set. Sometimes it is good to put aside
things we have been taught, or things we ourselves have determined to be
a truth.
The Lord tells us to search the scriptures daily to see if these things be true.
I
am following this noble action and am presenting this [perspective] to
you, and ask that you too will consider it and do your own search to see
if these things be true in your own understanding.
We acknowledge that NO prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
2 Peter 1:20
We know also that we approach the scriptures with prayer; that God will give us wisdom and knowledge of his word.
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PERSPECTIVE: an understanding of how aspects of a subject relate to each other and to the whole.
I begin in Revelation 11:3
And
I will give power unto MY two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a
thousand two hundred and three score days, clothed in sackcloth.
We
see clearly that these witnesses are (his/ Jesus) witnesses. They
[testify] of him; and their appointed time is 1260 days, dressed in
sackcloth.
Sackcloth is mourning.
When one prophesies he Speaks
the Word of the Lord. (the written word) for we know that there is no
more word forth coming. Revelation is the Last Word and Testament of
Jesus Christ. The book ( the word of God, Bible) is finished, no adding
to it, nor taking away from it.
Who are these two witnesses? We read in Rev11 vs 4)
These are the two Olive Trees, and the two Candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
The capitalized G in 'God of the earth' tells us which (god) is referenced here.
These stand before Almighty God creator of heaven and earth.
In
Zechariah 4 we read of the angel that talked with him again, and said
unto Zechariah: what seest thou? And I said, I looked, and behold a
candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and [his] seven
lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the
top thereof: 3) And TWO OLIVE TREES by it, one upon the Right side of
the bowl, and the other upon the LEFT side thereof. Zechariah ask; What
are these, my Lord? The angel said unto him, Knowest thou not what these
be? and he said, No, my Lord.
5) Then the angel answered saying,
THIS is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor
by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. 10) Those SEVEN are
the eyes of the Lord, which run to and fro through the whole earth. 11)
Zechariah said unto the angel, What are these TWO OLIVE TREES upon the
right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof? And he
answered again the angel and said unto him, What be these TWO OLIVE
BRANCHES which through the TWO golden pipes empty the Golden Oil out OF
THEMSELVES?
14) Then said he the angel, These are the TWO ANOINTED ONES, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
Lets back track to Numbers 3:2-12
And
these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the first born, and
Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. These are the names of the sons of Aaron,
the priests WHICH WERE ANOINTED, WHOM HE CONSECRATED TO MINISTER IN THE
PRIESTS OFFICE.
4) Nabad and Abihu DIED BEFORE THE LORD, WHEN THEY
OFFERED (STRANGE FIRE) before the Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai, and
they had NO CHILDREN: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's
office in the sight of Aaron their father.
12) And I, (God) behold, I
have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel INSTEAD of all
the FIRSTBORN that oponeth the matrix among the children of Israel:
therefore the Levites shall BE MINE; BECAUSE ALL THE FIRSTBORN ARE MINE;
ON THE DAY I SMOTE THE FIRSTBORN IN THE LAND OF EGYPT (I) HALLOWED UNTO
ME (ALL) THE FIRSTBORN IN ISRAEL, BOTH MAN AND BEAST: (MINE SHALL THEY
BE: I AM THE LORD.
While we see an example of Eleazar and Ithamar
standing before the Lord as priests unto Israel, these are not the Two
Witnesses, because we understand according to scripture priests are not
to mourn, nor tear their garments.
Leviticus 10: 6 Moses said:
Uncover NOT your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest
wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house
of Israel, BEWAIL the burning which the Lord hath kindled. Nadab and
Abihu were taken out of the camp and burned, and Aaron held his peace.
We know that Jesus is our High Priest after the order of Melchizedek.
Genesis14:18, Psalms 110:4, Hebrews 5:6,10, Hebrews 6:20
Hebrews Chapter 7.
These are not natural men!
Revelation 11:4
These are the Two Olive Trees, [and] the Two candlesticks STANDING before the God of the earth.
We
know the Temple (structure made with hands), and the beast/antichrist,
false prophet and the Image of the beast are all present. The time when
the Temple has been turned over to the antichrist, and the sacrifices
and oblations have ceased.
Zechariah 4:14 The Olive Tree and the candlesticks
The Two Witnesses are testifying to the resurrection of Jesus. These are prophets with broader and more powerful abilities.
The Lord said, by two or more witnesses shall a truth be established.
Matthew 18:16
2 Corinthians 13:1
1 Timothy 5:19
Hebrews 10:28
He Lives!!! He Is Risen !!!
The
beast that comes out of the bottomless pit shall overcome them and KILL
them. Their dead bodies will lay in the streets of Jerusalem, which
spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was
crucified.
Zechariah 4:14 and Revelation 8:4 These Two anointed Ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
Revelation 1:10
Lets go to the tomb of our Lord. Please read these accounts of the morning of the resurrection of our Lord.
Matthew 27:59-60
Matthew 28:1-16
Why
Galilee? What is significant of Galilee? For it is there that the
disciples would see him. Galilee means Nations. 12) the disciples went
to Galilee unto a mount which Jesus had appointed them. Jesus said; All
power is given unto me in heaven and in the earth. go ye therefore and
teach all nations, baptizing in the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost,
teaching them to observe all things which I commanded you, and lo I am
with you always , even unto the end of the world.
The angel rolled back the stone and sat upon it. He told the women; go in, he is risen.
So..... the angel came down from heaven, Rolled back the stone and sat on it and said; go in he has risen.
Lets read this account from Mark 16
After
the Sabbath was past very early in the morning the first day of the
week, They ( the women) came unto the sepulchre at the (rising of the
sun)
5) And entering into the sepulchre, they SAW (a young man)
sitting on the Right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they
were affrighted. (it was an angel) thus the fear of the women.
The
angel told the women to tell the disciples and Peter that he goeth
before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.
This angel was a witness and was testifying to Jesus resurrection.
Lets read it again in Luke and we will put it all together.
We will get a more complete picture of what happened.
Luke 24:3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
4)
And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed there about, behold,
TWO men (angels) stood by them in shinning garments: And as they were
afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they ( the angels) said
unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? 6) He is not here,
but is risen: REMEMBER how he spake unto you when he was in Galilee? 7)
Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men,
and be crucified, and the Third day rise again. 8) And they (the women)
remembered the words.
TWO Men, witnessing Christ risen, and teaching them Jesus words.
They are witnessing.
Now
John 20:11 And Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she
wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre, and seeth TWO
ANGELS in white sitting, The ONE at the Head, and the Other at the Feet,
where the body of Jesus had lain.
John 20:15-18 TWO angels were witnessing and Jesus is the Third witness.
Lets draw a picture:
We
have the elevated BENCH type stone where Jesus had been laid. We have
ONE angel seated on the left and ONE angel seated on the right.
( One at the head and the Other at the feet where Jesus had been laid)
Where God the Son laid.
Now Luke 22: 42-43
Jesus
said; Father if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless
not my will, but thine be done. And there appeared an Angel unto him
from heaven, strengthening him.
Exodus 25:17
And thou shalt
make a mercy seat of pure gold: 18) And thou shalt make TWO Cherubims of
gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the TWO ENDS of the mercy
seat 19) And make ONE cherub on ONE END, and the Other cherub on the
other End: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on TWO
ENDS thereof.
20-21) And thou shalt put the mercy seat ABOVE upon the
ark; and IN the ark thou shalt put "the testimony" that I shall
give thee. 22) AND THERE I WILL MEET WITH THEE, AND I WILL COMMUNE WITH
THEE FROM "ABOVE" THE MERCY SEAT, FRON "BETWEEN" THE TWO CHERUBEIMS
WHICH ARE UPON THE ARK "OF THE TESTIMONY," OF ALL THINGS WHICH I' WILL
GIVE THEE IN COMMANDMENT UNTO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL.
1 Kings
6:23-28 And within the oracle he made TWO
cherubims of OLIVE TREE. 28) And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.
29)
All the walls of the house round about he carved figures of
cherubims and PALM TREES and open flowers, within and without.
Ithamar: means Palm Trees...... the son of Aaron the Levite priest. INTERESTING
Is it becoming more clear?
Aaron sprinkling the blood on the Mercy seat,
Jesus blood that must have been on the Bench of the sepulcher, and Rose Up Over the seat in his resurrection.
The TWO angels/ cherubims, One at the Feet, One at the Head.
(Left and Right side of the mercy seat. John 20:12
It
appears the ark, the mercy seat, with the cherubims would represent the
TWO witnesses. In their other form the Two witnesses seen in heaven as
the Two Anointed Ones, and they are seen on earth in human form. So
obviously they came down from heaven and took a human form.
These are special angels.
Back
in Genesis 3:24 God placed at the east of the garden of Eden
cherubim(s), and a flaming sword which turned every way to keep the way
of the tree of life.
Read also Daniel 10 and Daniel 12
Daniel 12
Other TWO, One on this side of the river and One on the other side of
the river, and Jesus in the midst with both hands raised to heaven and
swear to him that liveth for ever.
Psalms 99:1 The Lord reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved. ( earthquake ?)
Zechariah 14:5, Revelation 11:13, 19
And the temple of God was opened in heaven,
and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament:
and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake,
and great hail.
( we the believers are the temple of God in heaven and on earth)
1 Corinthians 3:16
God Bless You
KML