Revelation 11:3 And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”
4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth.
“My two witnesses” now has the focus set before John. You must recall that John was among the three who went up to the mount of transfiguration with Jesus and saw two other witnesses:
Luke 9:28 Now it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that He took Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 As He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and glistening. 30 And behold, two men talked with Him, who were Moses and Elijah, 31 who appeared in glory and spoke of His decease which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
Moses and Elijah were witnesses pre-dating the resurrection and pointed to the Law and the prophetic Spirit but now we have two other witnesses. The law bespeaks of the ministration of death and the prophetic Spirit points to Life but in the future sense. The word “My” indicates these two witnesses are of Jesus Christ and point to the present time, the culmination of the previous two witnesses. These two witnesses presented to John are the Living Word and the SPIRIT. The Word of Life has come to replace the Law and the SPIRIT of the here and now has replaced the prophetic Spirit. Now is the time!
Acts 1:7 And He (Jesus) said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
The last words spoken to the disciples before Jesus ascended focused on the Holy Spirit. Jesus was the WORD made flesh thus He was the Living Word walking among them yet the Holy Spirit was not yet imparted to them. The Age of Pentecost was a time of transition from the Law to the fullness of the Living Word and SPIRIT. It has been a time of growing, processing, and separating. The Age of Pentecost could not bring forth the Kingdom even though a multitude of ministers tried to bring down the Glory by their own power and proclamation. They were but vain attempts by the carnal man to fix the old man rather than let him die and bring forth the new man.
1,260 days represents 42 months or 3 1/2 years and all three presentations represent incompletion of the time of Spiritual maturity and perfection. The two witnesses of Christ are presented in the midst of the progression in the Book of Revelation. There is more to accomplish for the outer court and the holy city are not yet ready to be measured.
These two witnesses represent the Sons who are now maturing to become the full express image of FATHER, they are to express the Living Word with the fullness of HIS SPIRIT. Their hearts and their minds are being purified and perfected and they are to “see GOD” and fully represent HIM to mankind. They are called to prophesy and prepare mankind for the coming Glory for they are the firstfruits which represent the first of the full harvest yet to come. They are to become truly credible witnesses of FATHER’S power and authority and give notice to all of what is about to take place. John was designated to be the “seed” of the elect, the Sons of GOD. He was called to initiate the revealing of Jesus Christ. The Beloved disciple had the proper intent of Love and diligently wrote what he saw as he ascended to the third Heaven. He prophesied of future events under the anointing of the Holy Spirit. These mysteries have been sealed up until this time until the rest of the elect could be prepared for the full outpouring of THE SPIRIT. Our humanity would try to convince us that there have been delays to the point of unbelief. However, HE is patient for HIS work within us to come to full perfection. Time is no issue to ONE Who is not subject to it.
These two witnesses refer to a vision given Zechariah in Chapter 4:
1 Now the angel who talked with me came back and wakened me, as a man who is wakened out of his sleep. 2 And he said to me, “What do you see?”
So I said, “I am looking, and there is a lampstand of solid gold with a bowl on top of it, and on the stand seven lamps with seven pipes to the seven lamps.
3 Two olive trees are by it, one at the right of the bowl and the other at its left.”
Zechariah did not understand what he was seeing and thus the angel gave him the revelation of the vision:
4 So I answered and spoke to the angel who talked with me, saying, “What are these, my lord?”
5 Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these are?”
And I said, “No, my lord.”
6 So he answered and said to me:
“This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel:
‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’”
The Living Word and THE SPIRIT were the witnesses to be given to Zerubbabel. His name means "sown in Babylon". It was the time of physical Babylon whereas now we have been “sown” in Mystery Babylon. The two olive trees provide the pure oil to be placed in the bowl to feed the seven lamps representing the priesthood. The light of the priesthood is brought forth by HIS SPIRIT and Living Word to bring forth light unto all the world. This light or revelation is prophetic in timing at this point, yet to be fully manifested. But FATHER will always provide two witnesses before HE brings forth HIS purposes on earth. These witnesses have the power and authority which confirms their credibility for all to see and hear. They are giving notice. These witnesses are the Sons who have been prepared for this hour. Rejoice, for this is truly good news! These Sons are nothing apart from the Living WORD and SPIRIT for they are simply vessels of honor to serve in their designated callings. They have no predisposition to exalting themselves for they know they are nothing without FATHER’S impartation. It is with great gratitude and Love they serve in this capacity. The messenger doesn’t own the Message, he is simply called to transport to the ones who need to hear it. Let us exalt OUR FATHER for HIS great plan of redemption and the revealing of this plan in the final book of HIS Love toward mankind. They have embraced the words of Jesus:
John 6:63 “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.”