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three and one-half years), dressed in sackcloth.” <a href="/csb/revelation/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I will grant my two witnesses authority to prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.” <a href="/hcsb/revelation/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.&#8221 <a href="/asv/revelation/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> And I will give unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. <a href="/cev/revelation/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> My two witnesses will wear sackcloth, while I let them preach for 1,260 days. <a href="/erv/revelation/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> And I will give unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. <a href="/gwt/revelation/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will allow my two witnesses who wear sackcloth to speak what God has revealed. They will speak for 1,260 days." <a href="/gnt/revelation/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> I will send my two witnesses dressed in sackcloth, and they will proclaim God's message during those 1, 260 days." <a href="/isv/revelation/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> I will give my two witnesses who wear sackcloth the authority to prophesy for 1,260 days." <a href="/msb/revelation/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.? <a href="/net/revelation/11.htm">NET Bible</a> And I will grant my two witnesses authority to prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth. <a href="/nheb/revelation/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth." <a href="/wbt/revelation/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. <a href="/wey/revelation/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And I will authorize My two witnesses to prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth. <a href="/web/revelation/11.htm">World English Bible</a> I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and I will give to My two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand, two hundred, sixty days, clothed with sackcloth”; <a href="/blb/revelation/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And I will grant to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy a thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth." <a href="/ylt/revelation/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and I will give to My two witnesses, and they shall prophesy days, a thousand, two hundred, sixty, arrayed with sackcloth; <a href="/slt/revelation/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I will give to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, surrounded with sackcloth.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I will give unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. <a href="/cpdv/revelation/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I will present my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy for one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. <a href="/nabre/revelation/11.htm">New American Bible</a> I will commission my two witnesses to prophesy for those twelve hundred and sixty days, wearing sackcloth.” <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And I will grant my two witnesses authority to prophesy for one thousand two hundred sixty days, wearing sackcloth.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then I will give power to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand and two hundred and three score days, clothed in sackcloth. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “And I shall grant my two witnesses to prophesy 1260 days while wearing sackcloth.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And I will give to my two witnesses, that they may prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. <a href="/godbey/revelation/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And I will give to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. <a href="/haweis/revelation/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And I will give charge to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. <a href="/mace/revelation/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a> by virtue of my power, my two witnesses shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days cloathed in sackcloth. <a href="/wey/revelation/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And I will authorize My two witnesses to prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth. <a href="/worrell/revelation/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And I will give to My two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth." <a href="/worsley/revelation/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. <a href="/parallel/revelation/11-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=2133" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/revelation/11.htm">The Two Witnesses</a> …2But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months. 3<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: dōsō (V-FIA-1S) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">I will empower</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">my</a> <a href="/greek/1417.htm" title="1417: dysin (Adj-DMP) -- Two. A primary numeral; two.">two</a> <a href="/greek/3144.htm" title="3144: martysin (N-DMP) -- A witness (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case); by analogy, a martyr.">witnesses,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4395.htm" title="4395: prophēteusousin (V-FIA-3P) -- From prophetes; to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office.">they will prophesy</a> <a href="/greek/5507.htm" title="5507: chilias (Adj-AFP) -- A thousand. Plural of uncertain affinity; a thousand.">for 1,260</a> <a href="/greek/1250.htm" title="1250: diakosias (Adj-AFP) -- Two hundred. From dis and hekaton; two hundred."></a> <a href="/greek/1835.htm" title="1835: hexēkonta (Adj-AFP) -- Sixty. The tenth multiple of hex; sixty."></a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmeras (N-AFP) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">days,</a> <a href="/greek/4016.htm" title="4016: peribeblēmenoi (V-RPM/P-NMP) -- From peri and ballo; to throw all around, i.e. Invest.">clothed in</a> <a href="/greek/4526.htm" title="4526: sakkous (N-AMP) -- Sack-cloth, a sign of mourning. Of Hebrew origin; sack -cloth, i.e. Mohair.">sackcloth.”</a> 4These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/zechariah/4-11.htm">Zechariah 4:11-14</a> Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?” / And I questioned him further, “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oil pours?” / “Do you not know what these are?” he inquired. “No, my lord,” I replied. ... <a href="/matthew/24-14.htm">Matthew 24:14</a> And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. <a href="/daniel/12-7.htm">Daniel 12:7</a> And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, and times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has finally been shattered, all these things will be completed.” <a href="/luke/10-1.htm">Luke 10:1</a> After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit. <a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a> But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” <a href="/matthew/10-18.htm">Matthew 10:18</a> On My account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. <a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1</a> Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!” <a href="/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5-6</a> Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD. / And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.” <a href="/joel/2-28.htm">Joel 2:28-32</a> And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. / Even on My menservants and maidservants, I will pour out My Spirit in those days. / I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. ... <a href="/acts/2-17.htm">Acts 2:17-21</a> ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. / Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. / I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. ... <a href="/matthew/17-3.htm">Matthew 17:3</a> Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus. <a href="/2_kings/2-8.htm">2 Kings 2:8</a> And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground. <a href="/john/8-17.htm">John 8:17</a> Even in your own Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid. <a href="/deuteronomy/19-15.htm">Deuteronomy 19:15</a> A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. <a href="/jeremiah/5-14.htm">Jeremiah 5:14</a> Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts says: “Because you have spoken this word, I will make My words a fire in your mouth and this people the wood it consumes.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and three score days, clothed in sackcloth.I will give power, etc.<a href="/john/3-27.htm">John 3:27</a> John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.<a href="/1_corinthians/12-28.htm">1 Corinthians 12:28</a> And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.<a href="/ephesians/4-11.htm">Ephesians 4:11</a> And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;two.<a href="/numbers/11-26.htm">Numbers 11:26</a> But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp.<a href="/deuteronomy/17-6.htm">Deuteronomy 17:6</a> At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.<a href="/deuteronomy/19-15.htm">Deuteronomy 19:15</a> One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.witnesses.<a href="/revelation/20-4.htm">Revelation 20:4</a> And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.<a href="/luke/24-48.htm">Luke 24:48</a> And ye are witnesses of these things.<a href="/john/15-27.htm">John 15:27</a> And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.they shall.<a href="/revelation/19-10.htm">Revelation 19:10</a> And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.a thousand.<a href="/revelation/11-2.htm">Revelation 11:2</a> But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.<a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Revelation 12:6</a> And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.clothed.<a href="/genesis/37-34.htm">Genesis 37:34</a> And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.<a href="/1_chronicles/21-16.htm">1 Chronicles 21:16</a> And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/10-1.htm">Arrayed</a> <a href="/revelation/9-10.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/revelation/10-1.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/revelation/3-21.htm">Grant</a> <a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Haircloth</a> <a href="/revelation/9-16.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/revelation/9-5.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/revelation/9-19.htm">Power</a> <a href="/revelation/10-11.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/revelation/10-7.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Sackcloth</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-9.htm">Sixty</a> <a href="/revelation/9-16.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-9.htm">Threescore</a> <a href="/revelation/7-8.htm">Twelve</a> <a href="/1_john/5-8.htm">Witnesses</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/12-1.htm">Arrayed</a> <a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/revelation/12-1.htm">Clothed</a> <a href="/genesis/19-21.htm">Grant</a> <a href="/genesis/37-34.htm">Haircloth</a> <a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/revelation/12-17.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">Power</a> <a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/genesis/37-34.htm">Sackcloth</a> <a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Sixty</a> <a href="/revelation/11-13.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Threescore</a> <a href="/revelation/12-1.htm">Twelve</a> <a href="/revelation/11-4.htm">Witnesses</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 11</div>1. <a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">The two witnesses prophesy.</a> 6. <a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">They have power to shut heaven so that it rain not.</a> 7. <a href="/revelation/11-7.htm">The beast shall fight against them, and kill them.</a> 8. <a href="/revelation/11-8.htm">They lie unburied;</a> 11. <a href="/revelation/11-11.htm">and after three and a half days rise again.</a> 14. <a href="/revelation/11-14.htm">The second woe is past.</a> 15. <a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">The seventh trumpet sounds.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/revelation/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And I will empower my two witnesses The identity of the "two witnesses" has been a subject of much debate. They are often seen as prophetic figures who will testify during the end times. The empowerment by God suggests divine authority and protection. The number two is significant in biblical law, as two witnesses are required to establish a matter (<a href="/deuteronomy/19-15.htm">Deuteronomy 19:15</a>). This could symbolize the sufficiency and reliability of their testimony. Some interpretations suggest they represent the Law and the Prophets, or figures like Moses and Elijah, who appeared with Jesus at the Transfiguration (<a href="/matthew/17-3.htm">Matthew 17:3</a>).and they will prophesy for 1,260 days The period of 1,260 days is equivalent to 42 months or 3.5 years, a time frame that appears in various forms throughout prophetic scripture (<a href="/daniel/7-25.htm">Daniel 7:25</a>, <a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Revelation 12:6</a>). This period is often associated with tribulation and persecution. It reflects a time of divine judgment and testing, aligning with the second half of the seven-year tribulation period described in Daniel's prophecy (<a href="/daniel/9-27.htm">Daniel 9:27</a>).clothed in sackcloth. Sackcloth is a coarse material traditionally worn as a sign of mourning, repentance, or humility (<a href="/jonah/3-5.htm">Jonah 3:5-6</a>, <a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Matthew 11:21</a>). The attire of the witnesses indicates their message is one of repentance and warning. It underscores the seriousness of their mission and the somber nature of their prophecy. The use of sackcloth connects them to the prophetic tradition of the Old Testament, where prophets often wore sackcloth to convey messages of impending judgment (<a href="/isaiah/20-2.htm">Isaiah 20:2</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/4-8.htm">Jeremiah 4:8</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/two_witnesses.htm">Two Witnesses</a> These are prophetic figures empowered by God to deliver His message. Their identity is debated, with some interpretations suggesting they symbolize the Law and the Prophets, or specific historical figures like Moses and Elijah. 2. <a href="/topical/1/1,260_days.htm">1,260 Days</a> This period is significant in apocalyptic literature, representing a time of trial and tribulation. It is equivalent to 42 months or 3.5 years, often seen as a period of divine judgment or testing. 3. <a href="/topical/s/sackcloth.htm">Sackcloth</a> A garment of mourning and repentance, indicating the somber and serious nature of the witnesses' message. It symbolizes humility and the call to repentance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/e/empowerment_by_god.htm">Empowerment by God</a> The two witnesses are empowered by God, reminding us that true spiritual authority and power come from Him. We should seek God's empowerment in our own lives to fulfill His purposes. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy.htm">The Role of Prophecy</a> The witnesses' role is to prophesy, highlighting the importance of speaking God's truth in a world that often rejects it. We are called to be bold in sharing the Gospel, even in the face of opposition. <a href="/topical/s/significance_of_sackcloth.htm">Significance of Sackcloth</a> The sackcloth signifies repentance and mourning. As believers, we should live lives marked by humility and a continual turning away from sin. <a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_tribulation.htm">Perseverance in Tribulation</a> The 1,260 days symbolize a period of trial. We are encouraged to persevere in faith during difficult times, trusting in God's ultimate plan and timing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_revelation_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Revelation 11</a> <a href="/q/how_do_the_witnesses_defy_nature.htm">In Revelation 11:3–6, how do the two witnesses perform miracles that seemingly defy natural laws? </a> <a href="/q/who_are_revelation's_two_witnesses.htm">Who are the two witnesses in Revelation?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_42_months_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What does 42 months symbolize in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_events_does_revelation_predict.htm">What future events does Revelation predict?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3-14) The Two WITNESSES.--It is the opinion of one able and pre-eminently painstaking commentator that "no solution has ever been given of this portion of the prophecy." I quote this that none may be disappointed when no satisfactory solution is given here; further light in the knowledge of the Bible, and the light of history, and, above all, the aid of the Holy Spirit, may show what the real solution is. At present it is best to lay down the lines which seem to lead in the direction of such a solution. First, the aim of the present vision must be kept in mind; and secondly, the vision in Zechariah (Zechariah 4, all), on which this is professedly built, must be remembered. Now the aim of our present vision seems to be to explain that in the great progress towards victory the Church itself will suffer through corruptions and worldliness, but that the true Temple--the kernel, so to speak, of the Church--will be unharmed and kept safe in her Master's hands. But the position of this hidden and enshrined Church will not be one of idle security; in that Temple will be reared in secret, as the rightful king Josiah was, those who will witness undaunted and undefiled for their Lord; throughout the whole of that chequered period of profanation and pain there will never be wanting true witnesses for righteousness and faith. To assure the sacred seer that this would be the ease, to exhibit the nature of their work and its results, is the apparent aim of the vision. If this be so, the witnesses can scarcely be literal individual men, though it is true that many literal individual men have played the part of these witnesses. Turning to the foundation vision in Zechariah, we find that the vision there is designed to encourage the weak and restored exiles in their work of rebuilding the Temple; they are shown that, weak as they are, there is a hidden strength, like a sacred stream of oil, which can make them triumph over all their difficulties: not by might or power, but by God's Spirit, the mountain would become a plain (<a href="/context/zechariah/4-6.htm" title="Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, said the LORD of hosts.">Zechariah 4:6-7</a>), and "Grace! Grace!" would be the triumphant shout when the headstone of the Temple was raised. In both visions, then, our minds are turned to the hidden sources of divine strength; there is a safe and secret place measured off by God, where He gives His children strength--not of ordinary might or power, but strength of grace. This is the grace which made Zerubbabel and Joshua strong to achieve their work; this is the grace which can make the two witnesses strong to do their part in the building of that more glorious spiritual temple which is built on the foundation of Apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corner-stone. The witnesses, then, stand as the typical representatives of those who, in the strength of God, have, through the long ages, borne witness for Christ against all wrong and falsehood, against a world in arms or a Church in error, or against a nominal Christianity in danger of becoming as corrupt and as cruel as heathenism. Such witnesses stand, like the two columns Jachin and Boaz, before the true Temple of God.(3) And I will give . . .--Translate, And I will give (omit "power") to my two witnesses, and they shall . . . These are the words of God Himself; the omission of the words "and the angel stood" from <a href="/revelation/11-1.htm" title="And there was given me a reed like to a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.">Revelation 11:1</a> prevents any confusion of thought on this point. Two witnesses were required for competent evidence (<a href="/deuteronomy/17-6.htm" title="At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.">Deuteronomy 17:6</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/19-15.htm" title="One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sins: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.">Deuteronomy 19:15</a>, et al.), and there has constantly been a sending forth of God's chosen messengers in pairs-- Moses and Aaron, Elijah and Elisha, besides Joshua and Zerubbabel, alluded to by Zechariah; and in New Testament times our Lord sent forth His disciples "two and two," as afterwards Paul and Barnabas, or Paul and Silas, went forth to preach. There is, besides the mere mutual support which two can give, a need for the association of two different characters in the same sort of work: the energy and the sympathy, the elucidator of doctrines and the messenger to the conscience, the apologist and the evangelist, the man of thought and the man of action, the Son of Thunder and the Son of Consolation; it is well that in a world-wide work this duality of power should be brought into play. The witnesses prophesy: the word prophesy must surely be allowed a much wider meaning than merely to predict or foretell future events. The compass of their work, as described afterwards, embraces much more than this (see <a href="/context/revelation/11-5.htm" title="And if any man will hurt them, fire proceeds out of their mouth, and devours their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.">Revelation 11:5-7</a>): they work wonders, showing tokens that remind us of the days of Moses and Aaron; their words are mighty; their life is a testimony. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - And I will give power unto my two witnesses. Omit "power." What is given follows, viz. "they shall prophesy," etc. The voice, speaking in the name of Christ, says, "My: The two witnesses of me;" τοῖς, "the," as though they were well known. There is much diversity of interpretation in regard to "the two witnesses." It seems reasonable to understand the two witnesses as representative of the elect Church of God (embracing both Jewish and Christian) and of the witness which she bears concerning God, especially in the Old and New Testaments. The following considerations seem to support this interpretation: (1) The vision is evidently founded on that in <a href="/zechariah/4.htm">Zechariah 4</a>, where it is emblematical of the restored temple, which only in the preceding verse (<a href="/revelation/11-2.htm">Revelation 11:2</a>) is a type of the elect of God's Church (vide supra). (2) The Apocalypse continually represents the Church of God, after the pattern of the life of Christ, in three aspects - that of conflict and degradation; that of preservation; that of triumph (see Professor Milligan's Baird Lectures, 'The Revelation of St. John,' lect. 2 and 5.). This is a summary of the vision here. (3) Much of the Apocalypse follows our Lord's description in <a href="/matthew/24.htm">Matthew 24</a>. In that chapter (vers. 13, 14) we have, "He that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come." Again, a brief description of this vision. . . . <a href="/commentaries/revelation/11-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>And καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. I will empower δώσω (dōsō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. my μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. two δυσὶν (dysin) Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1417.htm">Strong's 1417: </a> Two. A primary numeral; 'two'. witnesses, μάρτυσίν (martysin) Noun - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3144.htm">Strong's 3144: </a> A witness (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case); by analogy, a 'martyr'. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. they will prophesy προφητεύσουσιν (prophēteusousin) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4395.htm">Strong's 4395: </a> From prophetes; to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office. for 1,260 χιλίας (chilias) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5507.htm">Strong's 5507: </a> A thousand. Plural of uncertain affinity; a thousand. days, ἡμέρας (hēmeras) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. clothed in περιβεβλημένοι (peribeblēmenoi) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4016.htm">Strong's 4016: </a> From peri and ballo; to throw all around, i.e. Invest. sackcloth.” σάκκους (sakkous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4526.htm">Strong's 4526: </a> Sack-cloth, a sign of mourning. 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