Circumstances and Consequences

Seminar 216-01

June 3-6, 2009
Seminar Topic:
 
The Two Witnesses – Part I

Larry Wilson

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These detectors are called “The Two Witnesses” in the book of Revelation. (They are also called by other names in the Bible.)

 

The introduction of the Two Witnesses in the last book in the Bible can be a bit misleading because the Two Witnesses are as old as the Godhead.

 

Many people think the Two Witnesses are a coming attraction, but the Bible teaches the Two Witnesses existed before anything was made!

 

They will never wear out and they never give a false alarm.

 

They are infallible.

 

They are eternal.

 

They are omnipresent.

 

At first, they can be a bit complicated to understand, so God has personified them in the book of Revelation so that the final generation might fully understand them and their work.

 

For the past thirty years I thought the Two Witnesses were the Bible and the Holy Spirit.

 

For reasons that will be presented in this study, I have had to change my thinking.

 

I have concluded that the Two Witnesses are:

(1) the two supreme laws of the universe (represented by the two lamp stands) and

(2) the Holy Spirit (the two olive trees represent the early and latter rain).

I discovered my error when I found there is an important difference between God’s two laws and God’s Word.

 

The Godhead has two supreme laws that are changeless and eternal:

1.   Love God with all your heart, mind and soul.

2.   Love your neighbor as yourself.

 

These two laws are, “The Constitution of the Universe.”

 

God knows that commanding His children to obey these two laws is a lot like commanding a baby to go to sleep --- easy to do, but getting the desired result is another story.

 

Putting this in human terms…

 

Little Johnny comes running in the house with a bloody nose….

 

Dad yells, “Now you go out there and be nice to your little sister. You hear me? “Don’t make me come out there and use a love switch on both of you.”

 

What does the Bible say about the law of God?

 

Psalms 19:7   “The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.

 

Psalms 119:160   All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.

 

Psalms 119:165   Great peace have they who love the law, and nothing can make them stumble.

 

God is the embodiment of what love is and does.

 

Psalms 89:14   Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you.

 

Words cannot express how fortunate and blessed we are to have a Sovereign God who upholds the principles of love regardless of circumstances and consequences.

 

The Godhead is dedicated to upholding the rule of love throughout all eternity and they are prepared to do whatever it takes to ensure that the universe will be governed by these two laws throughout eternity. 

 

God exalts the two laws of love above His own throne and authority.

 

In other words, God is subject to these two laws just as we are subject to them. The Great Lawmaker is NOT above His own laws.

 

Psalms 89:14   “Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne….”

 

Righteousness is lawfulness.

 

Sin is lawlessness.

 

God is NOT above these two laws.

 

Consider this:

 

What was kept in the Most Holy Place of God’s temple?

 

The Ten Commandments.

 

What was kept in the Holy Place?

 

Three items: The candlestick, the altar of incense and the table of the Presence (which represented the throne of God).

 

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