Look at December 14-22 Hanukkah 2024 and see what I wrote 12 years ago.

 

Bruce Baber (5 Dec 2012)
“The 2 Witnesses Turn the 7 Branched Menorah Into a 9 Branched Hanukkah Menorah” 

 

The seven branched menorah is replaced with a nine branched menorah for Hanukkah.  Scripture (Old and New Testament) shows a seven branched lampstand change into a nine branched lampstand.  The two witnesses make it so!

 

In Zechariah and in Revelations two visions are given showing how the seven branches become nine by the addition of the two witnesses who stand on either side of the traditional 7 branched menorah.  In fact the two witness are described as lampstands in Revelations.

 

 Zechariah 4:

 

¹¹ Then I asked the angel, “What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand?”

 

¹² Again I asked him, “What are these two olive branches beside the two gold pipes that pour out golden oil?”

 

¹³ He replied, “Do you not know what these are?”

 

“No, my lord,” I said.

 

¹⁴ So he said, “These are the two who are anointed to^[b] serve the Lord of all the earth.”

 

Revelation 11

 

³ And I will appoint my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”

 

⁴ They are “the two olive trees” and the two lampstands, and “they stand before the Lord of the earth.”

 

Notice that the two witnesses are called LAMPSTANDS.

 

Zechariah says they stand on either side of the 7 branched menorah.  The addition of the 2 witnesses (lampstands) makes a 9 branched menorah!  The 9 branched menorah is ONLY used during Hanukkah!

 

IF we go up at Hanukkah, then that must be when the 2 witnesses come down because they are presently standing before the Lord.  Immediately after they come down, they will have 1,260 days to complete their mission.

 

I hope this is a puzzle piece that fits!

 

YBIC

 

Bruce Baber