Revelation 10:1-11:19
“And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven... and he had in his hand a little book open... And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth... And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ.”
King James Version
The mighty angel and the little scroll, the measuring of the temple, the two witnesses who prophesy, are killed, and rise, and the seventh trumpet announcing the kingdom.
Fulfillment References
Zechariah 4:1-14 Revelation 11:15 Daniel 12:7 Ezekiel 2:8-3:3
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalThe seventh trumpet declares 'the kingdoms of this world are become' the Lord's and His Christ's — the one God reigning in Jesus.
JewishThe two witnesses echo Moses and Elijah (and Zechariah's two olive trees); the measuring of the temple recalls Ezekiel.
CatholicThe witnessing church empowered to prophesy, martyred yet vindicated, before the final triumph.
ProtestantThe two witnesses variously identified (Moses/Elijah figures, or the witnessing church); their death and resurrection precede the kingdom's announcement.
OrthodoxThe Church's faithful witness amid persecution, raised and vindicated.
DispensationalTwo literal end-time witnesses prophesying in Jerusalem during the Tribulation, slain and raised.
AcademicThe two witnesses draw on Zechariah 4's olive trees and Moses/Elijah typology; the scroll-eating echoes Ezekiel 2-3.
Scholarship & Sources
The two witnesses fuse Zechariah 4 (two olive trees/lampstands), Moses (plagues, water to blood), and Elijah (fire, drought) typology; the scroll-eating recalls Ezekiel 2:8-3:3. The 1,260 days / 42 months / time-times-half (Dan. 7:25; 12:7) recur across chapters 11-13. Commentators: Beale, Bauckham, Koester.
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