The Two Witnesses

Scripture gives account of "Two Witnesses" in the Apocalypse.  If there is a question as to what time frame they would come onto the scene we have some indication.  It was not possible until the advent of Television where these events could be seen around the world.

The "Two Witnesses" are commonly understood to be "Henock and Elias."  Let's look at what Scripture has to say with a bit of commentary between verses.

Apocalypse 11:3 says:

3: "And I will give unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth."

This corresponds with the time of Anti-Christ to rule the earth.

4: "These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks, that stand before the Lord of the earth."

5: "And if any man will hurt them, fire shall come out of their mouths, and shall devour their enemies. And if any man will hurt them, in this manner must he be slain."

The fire out of their mouths may indicate they will burn the ears and hearts of men with truth.

6: "These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and they have power over waters to turn them into blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues as often as they will."

7: "And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast, that ascend out of the abyss, shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them."

8: "And their bodies shall lie in the streets of the great city, which is called spiritually, Sodom and Egypt, where their Lord also was crucified."

9: "And they of the tribes, and peoples, and tongues, and nations, shall see their bodies for three days and a half: and they shall not suffer their bodies to be laid in sepulchres."

This is where it gets interesting.  You would have seemed like a madman if you were from days gone by to think such a thing was possible. In fact, before the advent of Television this verse is IMPOSSIBLE.  In order for "peoples, and tongues, and nations" to SEE THEIR BODIES for THREE AND A HALF DAYS you would have to have TELEVISION which turns this verse into a reality.   

10: "And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry: and shall send gifts one to another, because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt upon the earth."

They are actually having a world wide party over the death of the two prophets.

11: "And after three days and a half, the spirit of life from God entered into them. And they stood upon their feet, and great fear fell upon them that saw them."

They resurrect from the dead.

12: "And they heard a great voice from heaven, saying to them: Come up hither. And they went up to heaven in a cloud: and their enemies saw them."

So much for those who say the BLESSED VIRGIN MARY cannot be in heaven body and soul.  Here is SCRIPTURAL evidence that a BODY can be in heaven with the soul BEFORE the end of the world.

Roger L.