AN EXPOSITION OF THE TWO WITNESSES – PART 14
October 23, 2018
Paul’s mystery of God is about to be fulfilled in Chapter 11 of John’s Revelation.
1 Corinthians15:51,52
Behold, I shew you A MYSTERY; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, [52] In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, AT THE LAST TRUMP: for the TRUMPET shall SOUND, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
Revelation 10:7
But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, THE MYSTERY of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.
Revelation 11:11-15
And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and 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 affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven. [14] The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. [15] And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Please note there was a great earthquake in the SAME HOUR the two witnesses went up to heaven in a cloud. Also please note that the third woe, which is the blowing of the seventh (last) trumpet, is said to come QUICKLY. I conclude this is going to be a boom, boom, boom series between the ascent of the two witnesses and what is called the rapture of all the saints in Revelation 11:15.
BOOM 1 – The two witnesses are seen to ascend alive into heaven
BOOM 2 – Within minutes (within the same hour) a great earthquake occurs and the 144,000 remnant gives glory to God)
BOOM 3 – The sounding of the seventh trumpet, which is the third woe, comes QUICKLY (following quickly the earthquake that closed the second woe) and the rapture of all the saved on the earth occurs, which includes the 144,000 sealed Jews in the Negev Wilderness.
The larger remnant of Jews left behind at the departure of the 144,000, call upon the Lord in the Negev and a nation is born in a day. God protects them from his wrath as he pours out the seven vials of His wrath on unbelievers. This larger remnant of Jews will go into the Millennium as born again believers in human flesh.
Matthew 24:21,22
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. [22] And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
Acts 2:19-21
And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: [20] The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: [21] And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Luke 21:25-27
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; [26] Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. [27] And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Romans 11:26,27
And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: [27] For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
Isaiah 66:8
Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.