Bible: Who Are The Two Witnesses?

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The Bible tells us in Revelation 3-12 that there will be Two Witnesses that prophesy on the earth. But the question that lingers is, “Who are the Two Witnesses?”. There are many different possibilities as for who could be the Two Witnesses, each is uniquely qualified to be one of the Witnesses. The first possibility is Moses and Elijah, this is an idea that is made popular by the Jewish people. The next idea is Enoch and Elijah, I think that this idea is well supported by the Bible. The third and final idea that I looked into was that Revelation eleven does not point out any of the prophets, but maybe just two “ordinary” Christians. All of these options are very valid interpretations of who the Two Witnesses might be, but only one will come true in the future. …show more content…
Many believe this interpretation to be true, because in Exodus 7:20 Moses is known for turning water into blood. The Bible says in Revelation 11:6 that they will have the power to turn water into blood, which makes many believe that Moses is one of the Two Witnesses because he turned the waters of the Nile into blood. Revelation 11:5 says that they will also have the powers to “poor fire from their mouths”, which reminds many of Elijah’s ability to call fire down from Heaven in 2 Kings 1:12, where Elijah called fire down from the heavens. Malachi 4:5 also says that Elijah will return near the coming days of the Lord, and many think that Moses will return with him. The fact that God hid the bones of Moses can also be a sign that points that God might have plans to send Moses back onto the

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