REVELATION 11 PART 2 of 3 VERSES 7 - 14

REVELATION 11  PART 2 of 3
VERSES 7 - 14

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   7) And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascended out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.

   8) And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.

   9) And they of the people and kindred and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.

   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 on the earth.

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

   12) And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.

   13) And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand:  and the remnant were frightened, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

   14) The second woe is past; and , behold, the third woe comes quickly.

 

COMMENTARY

     This is the first mention of the beast in Revelation.  He has been increasing his authority and gaining control over much of the world (due to the power given him by the great dragon) in spite of the plagues these witnesses have called down upon him.  This scenario coincides with Chapter 6, when the plague of the "horsemen" is released.  The beast has dispatched armies to try to conquer them and they are miraculously annihilated AND these witnesses are also slain.

   It appears that we will have more to learn about this beast in Chapter 13.
 
   So, now the demonic horsemen and the witnesses are destroyed.  It is a time of celebration!  Party on!  Their lifeless bodies lie openly in the street as a testimony of the power of the beast.

  The three and a half days they lie in the streets, symbolically, signifies the three and a half years, or the first half of the seven year tribulation.  (Jesus Christ was also raised on the third day.)  Then, while the satellites are beaming the image of the dead witnesses, they come back to life!  Can you even begin to imagine the stark terror of those watching? It went from massive celebration to panic in 3, 2, 1!

   Not only had the witnesses come back to life, but they were audibly called up to the clouds as the world watched them go.  To put that exclamation point behind this event, the God of Heaven sent a great earthquake to the earth (and, I'll bet, to the hearts of men)!

   The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.


   Dear friend, please heed this warning.  Please accept the priceless gift of salvation before you will have to go through all of the tribulation.  "I got The Kingdom, He took the cross."  Is that the most astonishing deal ever made?  Click here for more information:   https://omaswisdom.blogspot.com/p/path-to-salvation.html.

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