Who are the “Two Witnesses”? What does it mean of “a time, times, and half a time”?
3 And I will grant authority to my “two witnesses“, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.
4 These are the two olive trees and “the “two lampstands” that stand before the Lord” of the earth.
– Revelation 11:3,4
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Could “2 witnesses” means “2 individuals”, “2 prophets”?
First of all, Lord Jesus has clearly told us that “witness” means lampstand – Church, so surely not “2 persons”. And also they are “olive trees“, generally Bible use “tree” to define an big organization not “individual person”, like Church is an big global organization.
Therefore, “2 witnesses” are “2 worldwide Churches” – “2 global organization”, not “2 individuals”, “2 prophets”. But you know there are 7 prophets(angels) in the 7 Churches.
But why not God defines 7 Churches age as “7 periods”, but “a time, times, and half a time” (3.5)? Because there are 2 witnesses(2 Lampstands – 2 Churches) witnessing in the same period, that’s why God defines it “a time, times, and half a time” not “7 times”.
3 And I will grant authority to my “two witnesses“, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth. 4 These are the two olive trees and “the “two lampstands” that stand before the Lord” of the earth. – Revelation 11:3,4
12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man[Jesus]… (lampstands that stand before the Lord) – Revelation 1:12,13
20 As for the mystery of… the seven golden lampstands, the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
According to the Bible the Lord Jesus revealed the mystery of lampstand meaning, lampstand = Church, 2 lampstands = 2 Churches.
There are 2 Churches would witnessing at the same time among 7 Churches’ witnessing period (Rev. 11:3,4), then “a time” – 2 Churches; “times” – 4 Churches; “and half a time” – 1 Church; from the 1st century till to the end of the age, that’s why the witnessing period is “3.5 times” not “7 times”.
For more please read <The 7 Churches and 7 Stars>, <The Two witnesses>.
And this period is also the “3.5” – the last half (3.5) of “One Seven” of Daniel’s prophecy “Seventy Sevens”, also same as the “42 months” (3.5) – the period of Jerusalem being trampled by gentiles, all those refer to the same period from 70 AD till to Jesus come back.
For more please read <The End Day>.
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