Revelation 11:7 When they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them.
8 And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
9 Then those from the peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations will see their dead bodies three-and-a-half days, and not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves.
10 And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.
The witnesses finished their testimony and denotes an end or consummation. The Age of Pentecost has ended and must die in order for the next Age to arise and be fulfilled. The new day is preceded by the darkness of the former day and so to it is necessary that the old order pass away before the new order comes forth in power and authority. The new Age does not build on the Age of Pentecost but instead replaces this prior Age and “behold all things become new”. Once the witnesses have finished and completed their work, their anointing is lifted so that they can die, not one day early nor one day late. Jesus was destined to complete His ministry on earth at the exact time of the sacrifice of the Lamb at Passover. No matter what His enemies intended, He would not be subject to death until that very minute at 3:01 PM local time. His destiny was preordained before He entered the womb of Mary. He sensed this in His heart at an early age and walked it out in full submission to FATHER’S Divine Intent of Love.
The beast of the carnal nature of man has come to slay the Living Word and the SPIRIT, known as the two witnesses. Their death is visible in the city of man’s carnal religion depicted by Sodom known for its perversion and Egypt, known for its bondage and control. This is no different than when the earthly ministry of Jesus had culminated with His death by the hands of the religious leaders of Jerusalem. Herod’s Temple was at the center but the Glory of HIS Presence was nowhere to be found. Man’s religion killed the first begotten Son so that He would descend first unto death and rise again unto His Throne. The Age of Passover had to “die” so the Age of Pentecost could come forth. This cycle of seedtime and harvest is once again at hand and the beast will fulfill its function without understanding the mystery that the death of the two witnesses will result in resurrection and life thereafter.
The bottomless pit is one of illusion, it’s a lie. Carnal men’s illusions have put to death the ministry of the Living Word. Their illusions and perceptions have replaced truth and they continue to build their houses on a foundation of sand. Soon their houses will come to destruction as the army of THE LORD will mount up with an all-consuming fire coming forth out of their mouths that will destroy those lies and illusions. Where do these false doctrines, religions, and illusions arise? Jesus revealed to us in Mark 7:
20 And He said, “What comes out of a man, that defiles a man.
21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
22 thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.
23 All these evil things come from within and defile a man.”
The bottomless pit is within the heart of man and the “beast” is what kills the Living Word and SPIRIT. The old man will go to extremes to thwart the new man but as the new man matures, the old man will make one final attempt to exalt himself. In a counterintuitive fashion, death comes forth first which results in life. What a mystery!
What could come out of you or me to “kill” the Living Word and HIS SPIRIT. I do not believe it is in the physical but has to do with what we would think of as “delay”. In 1987 I was given a vision that a group of businessmen would “fund the end-time Gospel”. I assumed it would happen within 12 months and looked for a means of funding to come forth. Do you know what manifested in 1988 relating to this vision? Nothing! I felt discouragement, I was questioning the visions, I began to have doubts and fears, and I felt somewhat dejected. I had spoken to some men about this vision whom I thought would be a part. When the vision did not manifest according to my time frame, I was disappointed. Each time I would reach a new low concerning this vision, FATHER would send a prophet across my path and speak a word of encouragement. These men and women would come from different locales and diverse backgrounds and all would reference the vision without knowing it accept by HIS SPIRIT. This occurred literally hundreds of times. Finally I became settled that when HIS time was at hand, HE would bring forth the manifestation in whatever fashion. I began to rest. I had to let the vision”die” knowing the HE would resurrect it whenever HE was ready. The beast will employ fear, uncertainty, and doubt to kill the Living Word but the apprehended ones know that as the old man dies, the new man comes forth. Don’t you know that the disciples were filled with this same fear, uncertainty, and doubt when Jesus died on the cross? Yet soon they would see the result.
Religious Babylon is the great city where the dead bodies lie in the street. The apprehended ones have been called out of the religious church. You will notice that the congregations will view their departure as a form of death to the previous relationships. Those who depart are often ridiculed as outcasts. Their departure often removed the conviction placed on those who remained. As the conviction departed, the congregation would by “merry” as though the departure was a positive thing. Little did they realize that the anointing of the apprehended ones brought forth revelation which would have otherwise been withheld. Ignorance is NOT bliss! Sometimes the leadership would verbally assault those who departed in order to justify their traditions and interpretations of Scripture. They did not want to lose control of the remaining congregation. Jesus summed it up in John 15:
18 “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you.
19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.”
The merriment of the world will be short-lived. Their addiction to the deafening soulish music and numbing entertainment will be exposed and they will no longer be able to drown out the Living Word coming forth from the Sons. In the end, the beast’s days are numbered.