Summary of Revelation 11:7-14
The 2 witnesses will be killed by the Beast. Their death will be celebrated by those on earth because these witnesses had tormented them. Their bodies will lie out for 3.5 days.
God then raised the witnesses after 3.5 days. They were taken to heaven. An earthquake struck and killed 7,000 people and destroyed 1/10th of the city. The survivors gave glory to God, marking the passage of the 2nd woe.
BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 15, Day 4: Revelation 11:7-14
9a) The two witnesses will be attacked, overpowered, and killed.
b) God raised them up and took them into heaven.
c) 1/10th of the city was destroyed by an earthquake and 7,000 people were killed. The survivors gave glory to God.
10a)
John 11:25-26: Jesus says anyone who believes in him will have eternal life.
John 14:1-4: Jesus says he is preparing a place for his disciples for when he comes back for them.
1 Corinthians 15:20-28: In Christ, all will be made alive again.
Philippians 3:20-21: Our bodies will be transformed like Christ to be like his glorious body again.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18: God will bring with Jesus those who believe in him. The Lord will come down and the dead in Christ will rise again. Those still alive will be caught up to meet the Lord in the air and be with the Lord forever.
1 John 3:2: When Christ appears again, we will be like him.
All of these verses give me comfort to know I’ll be with my loved ones and God forever.
b) This is hard to know who to share the Lord’s word with, so I try to give him credit when I can and witness about our Lord and Savior in the hopes those that need to hear will.
Conclusions BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 15, Day 4: Revelation 11:7-14
Amazing passage! I love the care God has for these witnesses and how He raises them to be with Him once their job is done. So amazing!
End Notes BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 15, Day 4: Revelation 11:7-14
The beast is Satan (Revelation 9:11)
Note that the witnesses finish the work God has for them before they are allowed to be killed by Satan. They cannot be touched until God deems their time is up.
You can relate this to your life. You have an assignment from God, and you won’t leave this side of heaven until it is complete.
We all are witnesses testifying about the Lord, and we are only taken when our task given to us by Lord is complete on this earth.
The witnesses are killed in Jerusalem, where Jesus was killed. Jerusalem is referred to as Sodom, Egypt, and the great city (aka Babylon) as a symbol of the evil it has fallen into.
Remember that earthquakes are often used as judgments for sin.
Some Bible scholars see the 2 witnesses as representative of the entire church, but most believe they are actually 2 people. Many speculate as to who these 2 witnesses would be (from Enoch to Elijah), but no one knows.
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