Revelation 11:1-10
I was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, with its worshipers. But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months. And I will appoint my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” They are “the two olive trees” and the two lampstands, and “they stand before the Lord of the earth.” If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die. They have power to shut up the heavens so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying; and they have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want.
Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them. Their bodies will lie in the public square of the great city—which is figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where also their Lord was crucified. For three and a half days some from every people, tribe, language and nation will gaze on their bodies and refuse them burial. The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.
Closely reflects Jewish apocalyptic writing a text from Qumran, for example, concerns the measurement of the new Jerusalem and is particularly difficult, John draws his symbols from Ezekiel. The measuring indicates God's protection and care for his people, The two olives represent the church, faithful to the death. Warring against them is the anti-God forces of the Satanic 'beast', with the power to kill and dishonor but not to destroy or prevent their triumph.
Why?
There is the figure in the Day of the Lord. We can't imagine the feature, but we know that all of these are under the control of the Lord.
The two olive trees symbolize the churches in the world, they will be witnesses until the end.
And the beast will come out, who is the anti-Christ. But finally, he will be dropped in the fire dead lake forever.
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第七位天使吹號，災難更大，神要約翰吃下書卷，去傳揚神的異象，差遣兩個道見證人去傳揚福音，希望更多人得救。去量一量的地方是用來保護的，不量的地方(外院)要給外邦人毀滅用的。神的僕人都受印記末後的災難才來。
兩個見證人最後殉道，橄欖樹，提供橄欖油，有燈台發光作見證。這兩人有權柄，很像以利亞、摩西。最後被殺，且受羞愧。人的心剛硬到如此，聽道反而不高興，為見證人的死高興。
神的意念是賜福、救恩的意念，不是降禍的意念。只是人心一直不願悔改！最後的審判受苦是因為人自己的心剛硬。
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How?
Keep what we have now and have the vision in the future, be a good witness of the Lord in the world in my life.
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