Revelation 11:7-14

7 Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them. 8 Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city, which is figuratively called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. 9 For three and a half days men from every people, tribe, language and nation will gaze on their bodies and refuse them burial. 10 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. 11 But after the three and a half days a breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and terror struck those who saw them. 12 Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here." And they went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies looked on. 13 At that very hour there was a severe earthquake and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven. 14 The second woe has passed; the third woe is coming soon.


The Beast-In The Dakes bible it mentions the beast as being Jerusalem.  This is because the Gentiles will have control of the city in the last three and a half years (see Verse 1-2).  It will become the "headquarters" of sodomites (Isa 1:9-10 and Ez 16:46, 53) and "whoredoms" (sexual and religious perversions) (Ez 23:3, 8, 19, 27).  See Mt 24:37-39; and Lk. 17:26-30 for the backing on Jerusalem becoming the predominant sin-o-rama!  We will learn more about the beast in chapter 13.

The witnesses will  preach and testify in the street and will be objects of hatred and hostility because of the current man in control will not tolerate worship that is not directed toward himself.  So, he has them destroyed.  It is mentioned that our Lord was crucified there as well.  This lends to the wickedness of the persons there, the witnesses will suffer a horrible, painful death and the bodies will be left in the street for 3 1/2 days.  In Jewish thinking, it is unthinkable and horrible for a body not to be buried, (Psalm 79:3 & 2 Kings 2:11).

Then in 3 1/2 days, an AWESOME thing happens, God breathes life back into the witnesses!!  Glory be to God the Father!  They get up and stand on their feet!  Imagine the site, the people around just stood and watched....I would be on my knees praising God but not them, they just watched.  Now, Elijah knows he can get from there to heaven easily, there is that chariot of fire seen in 2 Kings 2:11 that took him there before.  This time God just said, "Com up here." and they did.  The exact same words were spoken to John (4:1).  This now concludes the first resurrection- The resurrection of all the righteous dead before the Millennium.

Now there was another earthquake, one that took a tenth of the city, and 7000 lives.  NOW they start falling to their knees and giving Glory to God!  Does this sound familiar?  Christ died on a cross for our sins, after the death God showed his displeasure and many came to Christ. 

Get ready for the third woe!!!



Blessings on all,


Calabash