The Chronicles of The Two Witnesses,
Part Three
, reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. Clouds and darkness are round about Him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of His throne. A fire goeth before Him, and burneth up His enemies round about.
His lightnings enlighten the world: the earth shall see, and tremble.
The hills melt like wax at the presence of the Lord, , of the whole earth.
The heavens declare His righteousness, and all the people shall see His glory. Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship Him,
, all ye gods of this world.
Zion hears, and she is glad; and the daughters of Judah [Yehuwdah] rejoice because of the judgments of the Lord,
. For the Lord, , is high above all the earth: He is exalted far above all gods.
Ye that love the Lord,
, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of His saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
Rejoice in the Lord, , ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness (Psalm 97).
The Lord,
, reigneth, He is clothed with majesty; the Lord, 
, is clothed with strength, wherewith He hath girded Himself: the world also is established, that it cannot be moved. The throne of is established of old: it is from everlasting (Psalm 93:1-2).
O worship the Lord,
, in the beauty of holiness: fear before Him, all the earth. Say among the heathen that the Lord, , reigneth: He shall judge the people righteously. Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof. Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein (Psalm 96:9-12). Let everything that hath breath, praise Praise ! Hallelu
Shalom and welcome to the celebration of our Twenty-Eighth Annual Feast of Tabernacles and Holy Convocation in the solar year 6011. Also, welcome to part four of this seminar entitled, "The Chronicles of The Two Witnesses."
As many of you may know, it has been a while since we last visited this seminar series. Yet, in considering the times that we are living in, the present stage of our Nation, and, most especially, after the ascension of our Messiah,
, it is most important that we return to this subject matter. Why? Because if the world hated for His name's sake, then will they not hate us too for continuing on in the name of the Son, (Matthew 10:22)? For they laid their hands on the only true Messiah, , persecuted Him, delivered Him up, put Him in prison, disallowed Him contact with His disciples--those who truly love Him. If they could do all of this to the Messiah, what more shall they do to His disciples--those who continue on in His message? The essential point is, if it can happen to , it can happen to you.
So, as the Nation of
, the chronicles of the two witnesses become very real in our lives. And the essence of this seminar is to help prepare us for phase two of our persecution as a Nation. That being so, let us open our Bibles and turn to Revelation, Chapter 11. We are going to read verses 1 through 6, which incorporate all the verses that have been decoded thus far. Let us read:
1 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God,Although we have concluded, in previous seminars, that the two witnesses in Verse 3 represent two individuals not specified within the Nation of
2 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.
3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God,
5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
, who will make great sacrifices or suffer very much for their belief in and the Son, , we have not deduced the number "two" to a comprehensible state.
That being the case, before we move into our recapitulation, let us define the word "two." Accepting the integrity of the Webster's New World Dictionary & Thesaurus, copyright 1998, Computer Software, the word two is tantamount to "couple." The Merriam Webster's 11th Collegiate Dictionary, copyright 2003, Computer Software, defines couple as "an indefinite small number." Hence, to give even more credence to this definition, the WORDsearch 7.0, Barnes' Notes On The New Testament, copyright 2004, Computer Software, states this about the phrase, "...unto my two witnesses ...,": "the word two evidently denotes that the number would be small; and yet it is not necessary to confine it literally to two persons." Therefore, accepting the verity of these truths, the inference can be made that the two witnesses do not literally apply to just two individuals in count, but, rather, an indefinite small number of persons within the Nation of
who will make great sacrifices or suffer very much for their belief in and the Son, .
Having established that, let us begin our recap so that we may flow right into our new subject matter for today. So far, we have deduced that the two witnesses--an indefinite small number of persons within our Nation--are referred to in the Scriptures as the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before God,
, because they are valuable people to . We learned that to be valuable unto means that they are to teach and give revealing knowledge to others about and His Son, . That being so, shall give His two witnesses--an indefinite small number of persons within our Nation--not just "the" right, but the "exclusive" right to the "divine" Ten Step Study Method of .
The reason
shall give them "exclusive" right to the "divine" Ten Step Study Method of is so they may decipher what is correct or true, and so that they may determine methodically what is in accord with fact or reason concerning the Scriptures in the Holy Bible. The two witnesses--this indefinite small number of persons within our Nation--will be so confident in the word of that they will demonstrate to the whole world that they are more than qualified to sift through the content of the Scriptures and to immediately detect those things which are true or correct in accordance with verifiable "facts" and sound "reason" (or rationale).
Their approach and methodology will be so profound that absolutely nothing anyone can say or do will be able to come in between that which they shall proclaim, so as to be a hindrance or obstacle to the perfection of their prophecy. Hence,
shall give His two witnesses the ability or capacity to see into all that the Gentiles, the Heathens, have invented fictitiously, fabricated deceitfully, and concocted secretly. Even more, they shall be able to reveal and crack the code to all of the lies and superficialities that the Gentiles, the Heathens, have institutionalized or wrote into the Scriptures or the New Testament to deceive the whole world (Revelation 12:9).
In fact, their unmatched ability and unchallengeable capacity to repeatedly attack the lies and superficialities of the Gentiles, the Heathens, publicly shall cause the Gentiles to suffer torment, be vexed, terribly annoyed, and greatly troubled. Why? Because they shall know that their punishment from the two witnesses is being sent directly from God,
, for deceiving Yehuwdah--the so-called Black people of America, descendants of slaves--in particular, but, also, the whole world.
Most significantly, these two witnesses--an indefinite small number of persons within our Nation--shall have power from
to smite the Gentiles, the Heathens, with what is true or correct according to the Scripture as often as they choose, as often as they wish, as often as they please, and whenever they feel that the Spirit of wants them to. Praise Praise !
Moreover, in a period of a thousand two hundred and threescore days (forty and two months or three and a half years), the two witnesses--an indefinite small number of persons within our Nation--whom
has given the mental competence to publicly make known what is right and true in accordance with the Holy Scriptures, shall have to make great sacrifices and will suffer extensively for their beliefs, cause, or principles. In fact, their sufferings shall be exacerbated by the most vulgar and indecent news broadcasts and reports.
However, God Almighty,
, has already decreed that any person who taunts, puts the heat on, worries, or raids the two witnesses--this indefinite small number of persons within our Nation--shall regret the day when they shall have to answer to for their wicked actions against the two witnesses who are carrying out the will of . In addition, any person who shall strive against, afflict, or cause pain to the two witnesses--an indefinite small number of persons within our Nation--shall also be shameful on the day that they shall have to pay for their wicked deeds and suffer the same intense mental suffering that they desired or wished upon the two witnesses of . Praise Praise !
Having recounted all of that, it is now time that we move on to our Scripture that we will be decoding today, which is Revelation, Chapter 11, verse 7. Let us turn to and read this Scripture. Please read:
And when they [the two witnesses] shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.From this Scripture, we can determine that the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit cannot just make war with the two witnesses of
--an indefinite small number of persons within our Nation. But, rather, it is prophesied that the time frame that this war shall occur is "when" they shall have finished their testimony. Therefore, let us start our research by decoding the word "when."
It can be substantiated in the Collin's Cobuild on CD-Rom (Lingea Lexicon 2002), copyright 1997-2007, Computer Software, that "you use when to introduce a clause where you mention the circumstances under which the event in the main clause will happen." Also, the Encarta World English Dictionary, copyright 1999, on page 2022, confirms that when means, "as soon as."
By virtue of these definitions, we can affirm quite frankly that the word "when" is used to conclude that the circumstances under which the event in the main clause--the beast ascending out of the bottomless pit to make war with them, overcome them, and kill them--will happen is as soon as the two witnesses shall have finished their testimony. Therefore, it is necessary for us to determine what the phrase, "...to finish their testimony," means.
As referenced in the WORDsearch 7.0, Strong's Talking Greek and Hebrew Dictionary, copyright 2004, Computer Software, the Greek word for finished is teleo, pronounced tel-eh-o, and is depicted as "to accomplish." The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, Sixth Edition, copyright 2007, Computer Software, declares that the word accomplish is "to complete (a work)." Even more, complete, as documented in the Oxford Universal Dictionary, copyright 1955, on page 355, is descriptive of something that is "fully carried out; not capable of having anything added to it." Based upon the gravity of these definitions, we can assert that as soon as the two witnesses--an indefinite small number of persons within our Nation--shall have fully carried out their work or fulfilled their testimony to the extent that nothing else can be added to it, then shall the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit make war against them. That being the case, we have to clarify what a testimony truly is.
In considering the exactness of the Noah Webster's 1828 Dictionary, Adobe Computer Edition, the word testimony is defined as "the gospel, which testifies of Christ and the will of God." Thus, the brevity of this definition reveals that the testimony of the two witnesses--an indefinite small number of persons within our Nation--shall be to declare the gospel, which testifies of Christ,
, and the will of God, , that they are to carry out. So just what exactly is the gospel, which testifies of Christ, ?
The universally accepted authority of the Noah Webster's 1828 Dictionary, Adobe Computer Edition, agrees that the gospel is "the message about the Kingdom of God established in the life, death, ascension, and resurrection of Christ." In The New Unger's Bible Dictionary, copyright 1988, on page 493, the gospel is also described as "the preaching during the Great Tribulation heralding the second advent of Christ." Moreover, in accordance with Holman's Illustrated Pocket Bible Dictionary, copyright 2004, on page 361-362, it states under tribulation, "the expression of 'great tribulation' refers to the time of trouble that will usher in the second coming of Christ."
These unapproachable facts prove conclusively that the two witnesses--an indefinite small number of persons within our Nation--are to carry out the will of God,
, which is to declare the message about the Kingdom of God, , that shall be established in the life, death, ascension, and resurrection of Christ, . All that they shall preach, which shall serve as their testimony during the time of great trouble, is what will usher in the second advent or coming of Christ, . Praise Praise !
Again, in the aforementioned Holman's Illustrated Pocket Bible Dictionary, copyright 2004, on page 320, the second coming is characterized as "when Christ will return visibly and bodily to the earth to render judgment and complete His redemptive plan." The word redemptive is delineated in the Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, copyright 1999, Computer Software, as "of redemption or salvation."
So, inclusive of all that we have decoded from the phrase, "And when they shall have finished their testimony ...," we can assert that as soon as the two witnesses shall have fully carried out their work--to declare the message about the Kingdom of God,
, that shall be established in the life, death, ascension, and resurrection of Christ, --then shall something else occur.
In addition, it will be the message of the two witnesses--an indefinite small number of persons within our Nation--preaching about the Kingdom of God,
, during the time of great trouble that shall usher in the return of Christ, , visibly and bodily to earth to render judgment and to complete His plan for redemption and salvation to those who believe on His name. For Matthew, Chapter 24, verse 14 reads:
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.And as soon as they shall fulfill this message to an extent that nothing else can be added to it, not only shall the end come, but Revelation, Chapter 11, verse 7 also confirms that:
...the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, ...The specifics of this portion of the Scripture delineate exactly who will make war against the two witnesses--an indefinite small number of persons within our Nation who believe on
, and the Son, . Therefore, comprehension of who the "beast" represents requires diligent study.
In conferring with the American Heritage Talking Dictionary, copyright 1997, Computer Software, the word beast is synonymous to "demon." The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots, copyright 1985, on page 88, denotes that the word demon derives from the Indo-European root "d?-." In the same identical reference source, on page 10, it states that d?- is from the "root form dai-, in Greek daiesthai, meaning 'GEODESY.'" According to the Webster's New World Dictionary & Thesaurus, copyright 1998, Computer Software, geodesy comes from the Greek root word "geo." In The Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus, copyright 1996, on page 612, geo is the abbreviation for "George." Succinctly, we can ascertain from this brief definition that the word "beast" is referring to someone named "George."
To support this conclusion even further, when we return to the Indo-European root form dai- (from the word "beast"), it is also from the "suffixed form *d?-mo, in Greek demos, meaning "democracy." While, the New Oxford American Thesaurus, copyright 2000, Computer Software, affirms the word democracy as being synonymous to "white house"; white house, in the New Oxford American Dictionary, copyright 2001, Computer Software, is depicted as "the US President." Relying on the credibility of all these definitions gathered from the word "beast," it can be logically concluded that the "beast" represents George W. Bush who is the US President or the President of the United States. And Revelation, Chapter 11, verse 7 denotes that he:
...ascendeth out of the bottomless pit to make war against them [the two witnesses] ...Since President George W. Bush shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, let us validate what this means. Ascend, deriving from the word ascendeth, means to "rise" (as referenced in the American Heritage Talking Dictionary, copyright 1997, Computer Software). In the same identical reference source, rise means "to lift up oneself to a challenge." The American Heritage Talking Dictionary, copyright 1997, Computer Software, defines challenge as "an act of defiance." Defiance is depicted as "bold resistance to something opposed to; intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude; readiness to contend."
These facts show clearly that President George W. Bush will lift up himself to an act of defiance. Simply put, this is interpreted to mean that because he is opposed to the message that the two witnesses shall teach, he shall show a bold resistance to their message. In addition, he will have an intentionally contemptuous behavior or disdainful attitude that will show readiness to contend with the two witnesses--an indefinite small number of persons within our Nation. This readiness to contend with the two witnesses will come out from the "bottomless pit."
In seeking information from the Tyndale Bible Dictionary, copyright 2001, on page 234, it states this about the bottomless pit: "The Hebrew word (literally 'the deep') is translated 'abyss.'" Corroborated in the Webster's New World Dictionary & Thesaurus, copyright 1998, Computer Software, the word abyss is synonymous to "pandemonium." Pandemonium is tantamount to "anger and wrath."
Hence, on the basis of these facts, we can substantiate that President George W. Bush shall show a readiness to contend with the two witnesses--an indefinite small number of persons within our Nation--out of anger and wrath. For Revelation, Chapter 12, verse 17 clearly affirms that:
And the dragon [a synonym for beast] was wroth with the woman [Therefore, in seeing that President George W. Bush shall make war with the two witnesses, let us continue on our course of studying Revelation, Chapter 11, verse 7. It reads in part:
...the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, ...Logically deducing this portion of the Scripture, we can perceive that the beast really does not have a justifiable reason for going to war with the two witnesses, which is why he must "make" war against them. So, we shall now define the phrase "...make war against them ...."
On the authority of the Merriam Webster's 11th Collegiate Dictionary, copyright 2003, Computer Software, to make means "to frame." The American Heritage Talking Dictionary, copyright 1997, Computer Software, defines frame as "to make up evidence or contrive events so as to incriminate (a person) falsely." Make up is one and the same as "fabricate, put together, throw together, invent, and the like" (as recorded in The Synonym Finder, by J. I. Rodale, copyright 1978, on page 698).
Thus, to make war against the two witnesses means that President George W. Bush shall fabricate, put together, throw together, and invent evidence and contrived events to falsely incriminate them. To incriminate them suggests that the false evidence that he will fabricate, put together, throw together, and invent will be "to accuse them of a crime or other wrongful act or to cause them to appear guilty of a crime or fault" (as defined in the aforementioned American Heritage Talking Dictionary, copyright 1997, Computer Software). With all of that said, let us define the word "war."
In conformity with The New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, Greek Dictionary of the New Testament, copyright 1990, on page 59, war (reference number 4171) in Greek is polemos." Polemos is the root for the word "polemic." The New Oxford American Dictionary, copyright 2001, Computer Software, defines polemic as "a strong written or verbal attack on someone; a public dispute carried over a period of time in print or media."
Thus far, based on a rational deduction of Revelation, Chapter 11, verse 7, it can be authenticated that as soon as the two witnesses shall have fully carried out their work--to declare the message about the Kingdom of God,
, that shall be established in the life, death, ascension, and resurrection of Christ, --then shall something else take place.
Additionally, it will be the message of the two witnesses--an indefinite small number of persons within our Nation--preaching about the Kingdom of God,
, during the time of great trouble that shall usher in the return of Christ, , visibly and bodily to earth to render judgment and to complete His plan for redemption and salvation to those who truly believe on His name.
At the point that this shall occur, President George W. Bush shall have a bold resistance to the message that the two witnesses shall teach concerning the Kingdom of God,
, and the return of Christ, . Therefore, he will show an intentionally contemptuous behavior or disdainful attitude that will display his readiness to contend with the two witnesses out of anger and wrath.
In his anger and wrath, he will launch a strong written and verbal attack against the two witnesses--an indefinite small number of persons within our Nation--that will develop into a public dispute carried out over a period of time. This strong written and verbal attack against them with fabricated evidence and contrived events will be to falsely accuse them of a crime or other wrongful act that will be to cause them to appear guilty. This all-out attack will be carried out in the print and electronic media.
In returning to the word polemic, derived from the word "war," it is also tantamount to "vilification, revile, and abuse" (in keeping with the New Oxford American Thesaurus, copyright 2000, Computer Software). In accordance with the Microsoft Encarta Reference Library, copyright 1993-2003, Computer Software, the word vilify, from the word vilification, is described as "to malign somebody; to make malicious statements about somebody." Also, the Webster's New World Dictionary & Thesaurus, copyright 1998, Computer Software, describes revile, the base word of reviling, as to "speak irreverently or profanely of someone or sacred things"; while abuse is synonymous to "persecute." Persecute means "to afflict or harass constantly so as to injure or distress; to oppress cruelly, esp. for reasons of another's belief."
In light of these facts, it is clearly evident and plainly obvious that President George W. Bush will make malicious statements about the two witnesses in an effort to malign their characters. These malicious statements will involve him speaking irreverently or profanely of them and the sacred things that they believe. His strong written and verbal attacks against them will be to persecute them, which is to afflict and harass them constantly so as to injure or distress them. Furthermore, in his anger and wrath, he will even oppress the two witnesses--an indefinite small number of persons within our Nation--cruelly for reasons of their belief in
and His Son, .
Even though all of this vilification, reviling, abuse, and persecution shall befall them, Matthew, Chapter 5, verses 10 through 12 reads:
10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.For it is also written in John, Chapter 15, verses 20 through 21:
11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his Lord. If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept My saying, they will keep yours also.In reading these Scriptures, we can perceive that all that they shall do unto the two witnesses--an indefinite small number of persons within our Nation--shall be for the sake of the name,
21 But all these things will they do unto you for My name's sake, because they know not Him that sent Me.
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In perceiving that the beast--President George W. Bush--shall bring up false accusations against them and persecute them in the print and electronic media, this is not the conclusion of the whole matter. The remainder of Revelation, Chapter 11, verse 7 states that he shall also:
...overcome them, and kill them.As referenced in the WORDsearch 7.0, Strong's Talking Greek and Hebrew Dictionary, copyright 2004, Computer Software, the Greek word for overcome is nika? (reference number 3529), pronounced nik-ah'-o, and it means to "subdue." Accepting the veracity of the Webster's New World Dictionary & Thesaurus, copyright 1998, Computer Software, the word subdue is synonymous "to apprehend." The Webster's New World Dictionary & Thesaurus, copyright 1998, Computer Software, defines apprehend as "to take into custody; arrest."
Accordingly, not only will President George W. Bush persecute the two witnesses and bring false evidence and accusations against them--because of the message that they shall teach concerning the Kingdom of God,
, and the return of Christ, --but, he, will also have them arrested and taken into custody. All of this will be done in an effort to "kill" them. Nonetheless, Luke, Chapter 21, verses 12 through 18 authenticates that although they shall persecute the two witnesses--an indefinite small number of persons within our Nation--and shall imprison them, they shall not be afraid. For these Scriptures read:
12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for My name's sake.Thus, taking into account that not an hair of the heads of two witnesses--an indefinite small number of persons within our Nation--shall perish, we must get an understanding of what it means to "kill."
13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
14 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:
15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.
17 And ye shall be hated of all men for My name's sake.
18 But there shall not an hair of your head perish.
Kill is characterized in the Webster's New World Dictionary & Thesaurus, copyright 1998, Computer Software, as "to destroy the effect of something; to prevent the publication of." Also, the Noah Webster's 1828 Dictionary, Adobe Computer Edition, defines kill as "to stop the spread of; to stop the operation of; to quiet."
Therefore, in accepting the integrity of all of the authorities, the reality of the whole matter can be set forth that as soon as the two witnesses--an indefinite small number of persons within our Nation--shall have completed the work that
gave them to do, then shall the beast ascend out of the bottomless pit to make war against them, to overcome them, and to kill them.
This is interpreted to mean that as soon as they have declared the message--concerning the return of Christ,
, visibly and bodily to earth to render judgment and to complete His plan for redemption and salvation to those that believe on His name--then President George W. Bush will show an intentionally contemptuous behavior or disdainful attitude against their message.
Out of wrath and anger, he will launch a strong written and verbal attack against the two witnesses--an indefinite small number of persons within our Nation. This strong written and verbal attack against them with fabricated evidence and contrived events to falsely accuse them of a crime or other wrongful act--carried out in the print and electronic media--will be in an effort to malign their characters.
Therefore, he will make malicious statements about them. Even more, he will speak irreverently or profanely of them and the sacred things that they believe. His strong written and verbal attacks against them will be used to persecute or to afflict them constantly so as to ultimately injure or distress them.
But, not only will he persecute them and bring false evidence and accusations against them, he will also have them arrested and taken into custody. The end result of them being in custody shall be to quiet them so as to stop and prevent the operation and publication of the message that they shall teach concerning
. Even further, it will be to destroy the effect of the message concerning the Kingdom of God, , and the return of Christ, , to render the last judgment and to redeem those who truly believe on His name.
And in following this sequence of events, Revelation, Chapter 11, verse 8 states this:
And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord,In our next seminar, we will continue our course of decoding Revelation, Chapter 11, which chronicles the life of the two witnesses. I hope that you all have enjoyed this seminar. I thank
for the enlightenment and I thank His Son, , for teaching us how to decode the Bible. It is my prayer that this seminar helps to mentally prepare our Nation for the time of "great trouble," which is soon to come upon us.
May
rest between me and thee until we meet again at Passover/Feast of Unleavened Bread 6012. Let everything that hath breath, praise Praise !