I asked "Is it just too difficult for you to address why you are using a passage that references ONE candlestick in support of your understanding of the two witnesses being called TWO candlesticks?". Based on your response here, your answer is yes, it is too difficult for you. You have no explanation at all for why the two witnesses are called two candlesticks. Unlike you, I'm not afraid to give an explanation for why they are called two olive trees AND why they are called two candlesticks.
Once Again And Again, The Two Olive Trees Are (The Two Anointed Ones) That Are (The Two Witnesses) You're Not Going To Wave Your Magic Wand And Divert To Your Private Interpretation When its Already Given, Trying Desperately To Ignore God's Words Of Interpretation (These Are The Two Olive Trees) Done Deal!
The (Two Witnesses) in Rev Chapter 11 are given a detailed description, as they have literal physical bodies that die, and they lay in a literal Jerusalem street, as a literal world watches celebrating their deaths, Literal, Future, Unfilled
Of course you want to wave your magic reformed eschatology wand and claim they are candlesticks and "Symbolically" represent the Church or Old/New Testaments, "Removing" the Future, Literal, Physical, seen, ain't gonna happen
Does it not matter that you give complete disregard to Zechariah 4:11-14 and it's interpretation of Revelation 11:3-4, perfectly describing these two future prophets that will be physically upon this earth?
Does it not matter that you take
(Two Literal Prophets) that have literal physical bodies that die, that are raised from the dead as a literal world watches, and you remove this literal biblical fact with symbolic allegory claiming (The Two Witnesses/Prophets) represent the church?
Once Again no mention of the
"Olive Trees" in Zech 4:11-14 or
"Items 1 & 2" seen below, because it opposes your claim of "The Church" being the (Two Witnesses) this being 100% "Wrong"
Why do you ignore the facts as described below in Zechariah 4:11-14 regarding the "Olive Trees" being interpreted as (The Two Anointed Ones) before your eyes and not one mention of this fact "Why"?
Why do you ignore the facts in Revelation 11:3-4 that
(The Two Witnesses) are described as being "Two Olive Trees"
(These Are The Two Olive Trees) before your eyes and not one mention of this fact "Why"?
Why do you ignore the facts as described below regarding items 1 & 2?
(Items 1 & 2 Below, Same "Exact" Description In Parallel Teachings "Fact"!)
1.) Zechariah 4:14 and the words:
(that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.)
2.) Revelation 11:4 and the words:
(standing before the God of the earth.)
The interpretation for Revelation 11:3-4 is clearly given in Zechariah 4:11-14, these are parallel teachings, scripture interprets itself
Olive Trees, Olive Branches = The Two Anointed Ones, Who Are Described In Revelation Chapter 11 As Having Literal Bodies That Die, And These Dead Bodies Are Raised From The Dead Before A Literal World Watching
(These Are The Two Annointed Ones) = (The Two Witnesses) = (Two Prophets) Literal, Physical, And Upon This Earth, Rev 11:10
Zechariah 4:11-14KJV
11 Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these
two olive trees upon the right side of
the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?
12 And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these
two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?
13 And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
14 Then said he,
These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
Revelation 11:3-4 & 10KJV
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.
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.
