Will you identify the two witnesses of Revelation? Using these 3 key identifiers, don’t be fooled by false prophets or scare tactics as end-time prophecy unfolds, leading to Christ’s return.
Compare the two witnesses’ true teachings from the Bible with the end-time Antichrist’s doctrine. Watch next: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbQZYUkAtbYfsWoijuBn6GHplxN5Xkcos
00:00 Who Are the Two Witnesses in Revelation?
00:37 Know the Timeline: Signs of End Time Prophecy
04:00 God’s Prophets vs. False Prophets
05:27 Miracles Similar to Moses and Elijah’s
06:53 Beware of False Prophets
End-time Bible prophecy reveals that two individuals called the two witnesses will proclaim God’s message and work great miracles in the days ahead of us.
God will give them power and special instructions in preparation for Jesus’ return.
But end-time prophecy also reveals that many “false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive” (Matthew 24:24).
So the question is how can we separate the real from the fake? Who are the two mysterious figures in Revelation 11? And how can we recognize them? We’ll answer those questions with three simple points from the pages of the Bible.
To identify the two witnesses, we need to recognize the events leading up to their arrival.
Let’s plot the events on a general timeline.
In Scripture, an open door refers to an opening for the preaching of the gospel (1 Corinthians 16:9; 2 Corinthians 2:12; Colossians 4:3).
Jesus commissioned the Church to “go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15), and He opens doors for the Church to do this.
So in the last days before the Great Tribulation, those in the Church of God having the Philadelphian spirit will be proclaiming the Gospel and the end-time warning message.
But as described in Amos 8:11-12, there comes a famine of the word when the Church’s organized proclamation of the Gospel is shut down.
“Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord GOD, “that I will send a famine on the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD. They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the LORD, but shall not find it.”
A “famine” of hearing the truth occurs when the nations of Israel are taken over by a foreign power that prohibits the proclamation and practice of true biblical faith. This happened around 720 B.C. when Assyrians carried the northern 10 tribes of Israel into captivity. It will happen again during the Great Tribulation, when the modern descendants of ancient Israel are punished for their sins (Matthew 24:9; Hosea 5:5; Jeremiah 22:5–9; Jeremiah 30:7).
Now, Matthew 24 and Luke 21 make it plain that the multinational army described in Zechariah 14 will have occupied Jerusalem at the onset of the Great Tribulation.
By comparing Luke 21 with Revelation 11, we see that the Beast power, revealed in Revelation 17, will occupy and control Jerusalem for 42 months, or three-and-a-half years.
We also see that prior to the Great Tribulation, the false prophet (or Antichrist) will arise, deceive many (Thessalonians 2:3-4; Revelation 13:11-17), and the holy place will be desecrated (Matthew 24:15).
We find in Revelation 11 details regarding the two witnesses and what they do leading up to Christ’s return.
“And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days” (Revelation 11:3).
This period of 1,260 days includes the Great Tribulation (Matthew 24:21-22) and the year-long Day of the Lord (Isaiah 34:8; Isaiah 63:4), during which the two witnesses will prophesy, carrying on the work of God.
This time is also when a remnant of the Church will be protected in the wilderness (Revelation 12:14), the Four Horsemen continue their ride (Revelation 6:1-8), and the heavenly signs announce the Day of the Lord (Revelation 6:12-17)—all of which culminates with the return of Jesus Christ (Revelation 11:15; Matthew 24:30).
So it is right after the False Prophet and Beast power surround Jerusalem, tread down the Holy City, and desecrate the holy place that God will empower two of His servants, known as the two witnesses, to make their public appearance in Jerusalem.
God will empower them to deliver His message to a world dominated by the power of the Beast and mesmerized by the illusions of the False Prophet.
It would not be surprising if much of the world mislabels the Beast and False Prophet as God’s two witnesses. That is why it is so important to know what to look for from God’s true end-time witnesses.
Now, to recognize the two witnesses, we need to know: How does God differentiate true prophets from false prophets?
Jesus explained that prior to His return there would be false prophets. He said:
“For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect” (Matthew 24:24).
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