The Two Anointed Ones = The Two Witnesses

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5. How will they be killed ? Answer, by the weight of collapsing buildings

1. How will they be killed?

You answered: “By the weight of collapsing buildings.”

Again, where does Revelation 11:13 say that?

It doesn’t mention collapsing buildings, people trapped beneath rubble, or anyone being crushed to death. Those details are being added to the text.

These are not 7,000 people physically killed by an earthquake. The earthquake signifies God’s judgment—the shaking of the unfaithful house of God.

Remember the distinction Revelation already established:

“Hurt not...those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.” — Revelation 9:4

These are people who remain WITHOUT the seal of God. Their being “slain” signifies coming under spiritual judgment, not being crushed by concrete and stone.

Revelation 9:6 even uses striking death language:

“And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it...”

How can men physically seek death after supposedly being physically dead? Clearly your interpretation is flawed! Revelation can use death imagery spiritually.

This judgment is that God gives the unsealed over to deception so that they continue believing the lie and cannot find salvation in Christ. Compare:

“God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie.” — 2 Thessalonians 2:11

So no, Revelation 11:13 does not say they are “killed by the weight of collapsing buildings.”

That is your assumption.

The professed Christians, including the false prophets and christs, are spiritually slain under God’s judgment—given over to deception because they are without His seal. The earthquake represents the shaking and judgment of God’s unfaithful house, not a literal building-collapse disaster.

Selah!

 

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6. Who are the rest ? Answer, the survivors of the earthquake, who were frightened by it.

7. Why did they give glory to God of Heaven ? Answer, they were frightened, hoping that God would not issue another judgment for their misdeeds of celebrating the two witnesses deaths.

1. Who are “the rest”?

You answered: “The survivors of the earthquake.”

1. Why did they give glory to God?

You answered that they were frightened and hoped God would not send another judgment.


Very bad speculations! Where does the text say they were hoping to escape another judgment? It doesn’t. Again, that is speculation.

Listen, “the rest” are the Elect—the ones God has already sealed before the judgment will witness His terrible judgment upon the unfaithful church. Their fear is GODLY FEAR as they behold what God has done to his unfaithful church.

Revelation 18 gives us the same judgment imagery concerning Babylon:

“Standing afar off for the fear of her torment... Alas, alas, that great city Babylon... for in one hour is thy judgment come.” — Revelation 18:10

Notice again: FEAR, the GREAT CITY, and the ONE HOUR of judgment.

Likewise, Luke 21:21–27 describes fleeing, days of vengeance, great distress, wrath, fear, and the powers of heaven being shaken.

So the Elect stand apart from the judgment and behold with fear what God has done to the unfaithful church. There is also sorrow in seeing what was once God's house become a spiritually desolate shell under judgment. For example, the elect stand far off in fear of the great terrors that have come upon her, and we mourn for her. For what she use to be, and for what bankrupt desolate shell it is now. Just as if someone was being tortured/tormented and we could watch and yet we4 cann't do anything about it. That is the scenario! We stand in fear of God's terror there, and mourn for the church that was once God's precious bride. Selah!

And why do they give glory to God?

Because they recognize that GOD'S JUDGMENT IS RIGHTEOUS—not because they are merely earthquake survivors hoping another building does not fall on them like you think!

Compare Revelation 19:1–2:

“Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: For true and righteous are his judgments.”

That fits the spiritual context far better: God's Elect witness His judgment, fear Him, and give Him glory because His judgments are true and righteous. Selah!

Consider my explanation for seven questions carefully! And stop allowing your carnal mind (and your charts) to be your interpreter.

 

[Jay Ross]

So if you claim the Two Witnesses were Jesus and John the Baptist, you have some serious questions to answer:

Smoke screen statement

Who exactly is this Beast?

The four beasts, i.e. the judged heavenly hosts, who after their stint in the Bottomless Pit act in unison during the Little while period.

Why was the Beast in the bottomless pit in the first place?

Isaiah 24:21-22

When was the Beast put there?

The single beast entity was not put into the Bottomless Pit, but rather it was formed in the Bottomless pit from the four beasts of Daniel 2:2-12 during the 1,000-year period, before the Bottomless pit was unlocked at the start of the Little while period.

How long was the Beast restrained there?

Isaiah 24:22 tells us for many days to await the time of their punishment. In Rev 20:1-3 we are told that the Bottomless pit was locked for1,000 years before it was unlocked to release all the entities who where Judged around the time of Armageddon

Are you claiming Herod and/or Pilate was this Beast who “ascended out of the bottomless pit”?

No, Herod and/or Pilate where not judged at the time of Armageddon. The died some 2,000 years before the Armageddon event around 2044/2045 AD.

How does ONE Beast make war against and kill BOTH witnesses when John was killed by Herod and Jesus was condemned under Pilate?

It sounds like your theory is beginning to fall apart with this question.

And where does Matthew 27:52–53 say John the Baptist was among the resurrected saints? It doesn’t.

About the only true assumption that you have made.

Shalom