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Just a note that Charlotte and I are taking a week to go watch our granddaughter play volleyball in Orlando, Florida. I ask for your prayers of protection over all of us going and returning and while we are there.

 

Revelation 11:7-8a, When they finished their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them.  And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city

 

Revelation 11:11-12, Now after three-and-a-half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them.  And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.”  And they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them.

 

Only when their testimony was complete did God allow the Antichrist to kill the two witnesses!  It is true of all the servants of God who remain faithful to Him.  They were killed because of the word they brought about the Lord to an ungodly antichrist audience.  Read on and you will see the great city Jerusalem called “Sodom” because of its immorality and “Egypt” for its worldliness.  Have you noticed the feelings expressed toward Christians today; it is hatred for anyone and anything that believes in the absolute Word of God.

 

The Antichrist must kill the two witnesses because of the chaos they have caused on the people during the first half of the Tribulation.  When they are dead, they are left to lie in the street.  There is no regard for life at this point; instead, there is jubilation and gifts are sent to one another because of their death.  It is a party atmosphere.  Notice that “from among the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations do men look upon their dead bodies”.  This scene is seen by everyone throughout the earth.  Technology has made it easy to see whatever happens any place on earth as it happens.  The power God gives to the Antichrist over the two witnesses will be another reason the people of the earth follow him.

 

The demons rejoiced as the Lord Jesus was dead and placed in the tomb.  Satan had won and God’s son was dead.  But, Sunday came and the tomb no longer held Him; He had defeated death.  Their rejoicing stopped.  After three-and-a-half days the partying over the death of the two witnesses came to a sudden stop.  A voice from heaven speaks and they are resurrected and taken to heaven in front of the entire world.  They had been dead – there was no doubt.  But they are not dead for all time!

 

Jerusalem will receive sudden judgment.  An earthquake occurs and one-tenth of the city falls killing seven thousand people.  No doubt this resurrection and earthquake causes great fear among those who follow the Antichrist.  Yet, in the midst of this fear Gentiles and Jews, a remnant in Jerusalem will receive the message of the two witnesses and give glory to God!

 

God has everything under His control!  He is still sitting on His throne!  He knows everything that is said and done on this earth and there is coming a time when He will take His Church to heaven to escape the terrible times we have already seen that occur during the Tribulation.  Your responsibility is to be alert and doing the things He desires - walking on the narrow way that leads to His kingdom and eternal life.  I pray again that each person reading this has a hunger and thirst for His righteousness.  The promise from Him is you will be filled.

 

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