26 Two Lamps in the Darkness, 2

Two Lamps in the Darkness, part 2
The Anointing of Two Witnesses
Text: Rev. 11:1-14

Summary of Ch. 11: This chapter symbolically presents the broad mission of the church in New Testament times, which is opposed and hated by the devil and his agents, but is empowered and approved by God.

I. The Measurements of the Temple.

II. The Anointing of Two Witnesses.

A. Their Identity.

1. Suggested Interpretations.
2. Spiritual Interpretation defended.

B. The Source of Their Ability.

1. “Two olive trees.” Two uses of the oil in the OT Tabernacle; symbolic meaning.
2. “Two lampstands.” “Seven lampstands” interpreted by Christ in Rev. 1; Suggested interpretation of “two lampstands” in Rev. 11.