Revelation 11:3 ¶ And I will
give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two
hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. 4 These are the two olive trees, and the two
candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. 5 And if any man will hurt them, fire
proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will
hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. 6
These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their
prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the
earth with all plagues, as often as they will. 7 And when they shall have finished their
testimony, the beast that ascendeth 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 kindreds 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 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.
Breaking this passage down verse
by verse;
11:3 ¶ And I will give power
unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and
threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
This mirrors the second verse of
the chapter in that the two witnesses will prophesy 3 ½ years based on the
ancient 360 day year. The two witnesses, said to be prophets in verse 10, will
preach God’s word for the future during the time of the Tribulation. Remember,
power is authority, not just strength.
Luke 4:36 And they were all
amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the
unclean spirits, and they come out.
1Corinthians 15:24 Then cometh
the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father;
when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
Revelation 13:2 And the beast
which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear,
and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great
authority.
Sackcloth is a reference to coarse material like putting on burlap
from old feed bags for farm animals as a sign of mourning.
Psalm 30:11 Thou hast turned for
me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with
gladness;
Psalm 35:13 But as for me, when
they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and
my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
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