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General Index of
the Two Witnesses
- Advocated of the Enoch
and Elijah view presume that Enoch and
Elijah must be brought back to Earth so
that they can experience death. As far as
we know, these two men were the only
people taken to Heaven without seeing
death. The problem with this
preconception is that there is no mandate
for people to experience death before
going to Heaven. In fact, Paul clearly
says people will go to Heaven without
seeing death! He wrote, “After
that [the resurrection of the dead in
Christ], we who are still alive and
are left will be caught up together with
them in the clouds to meet the Lord in
the air. And so we will be with the Lord
forever.” (! Thessalonians 4:17,
italics and insertion mine)
- Note: For thirty years I
have taught the Two Witnesses were the
Word of God (Old Testament and New
Testament) and the Holy Spirit (early
rain and latter rain). For reasons that
will be presented in this study, I have
had to update my thinking. At first, you
might think that I am splitting hairs
because the Ten Commandments and the Word
of God come from God. Yes, they do, but I
have changed my position because the
Bible offers a better explanation. The
Bible predicts that mankind has a divine
appointment. We are about to be caught in
a great valley between two kings. The
laws of one king will stand in direct
opposition to the law of God, the Ten
Commandments. These two kingdoms will
sharply compete for citizens and distinct
lines will be drawn in the sand. Everyone
will be forced into making a choice. The
consequences for taking sides –
either way – will be dramatic. God’s
Two Witnesses will make the contest
embarrassingly simple. They will speak to
seven billion people. They will cut
through our religious diversity, our
languages, confusion, and cultures with a
simple declaration. It will be a Mt.
Carmel moment. Elijah went before the
people and said, ‘How long will you
waver between two opinions? If the Lord
is God, follow him; but if Baal is God,
follow him.’…” (1
Kings 18:21)
- For further discussion on
the sealing, please see Chapter 6 in my
book, Jesus: The Alpha and The Omega.
- See Chapters 1 and 2 in
my book, Jesus: The Alpha and The
Omega, for a discussion on why
Michael and Jesus are two different
manifestations of the Creator.
- Prior to the Babylonian
captivity, the Lord had spoken through
Jeremiah: “’This whole
country [of Judea] will become a
desolate wasteland, and these [tribal]
nations [of Israel] will serve
the king of Babylon seventy years. But
when the seventy years are fulfilled, I
will punish the king of Babylon and his
nation, the land of the Babylonians, for
their guilt,’ declares the Lord,
‘and will make it a desolate
forever.’” (Jeremiah
25:11,12, insertions mine)
- For a study on the Table
of Shewbread and God’s use of
parallel temples, please see Chapters 11
and 12 in my book, Jesus: The Alpha
and The Omega.
For further study on “What’s
Was Nailed to the Cross?” and “God’s
Covenants,” please see Chapters 7 and 8 in
my book, Jesus: The Alpha and The Omega.
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