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The Bible indicates that these two witnesses are indeed physical, mortal men. Note that are given power to prophesy for 3-1/2 years. While the old and new testaments can correctly be considered as speaking to us today (Hebrews 1:2, 2 Tim 3:16, Rev 1:1), they have certainly been doing so for more than 3-1/2 years. The Bible in the form we have it today has been around for hundreds of years. As a group of smaller books and letters, it has been around for thousands of years - well more than the 3-1/2 years the two witnesses will be. We also see a description in Rev 11:8-9 of their physical bodies being drug through the street for 3-1/2 days and being desecrated by not being buried. In addition, they are drug through the streets of a physical city. While the Bible has been desecrated by many over the years, it has not, and will not be destroyed. In addition, it extends beyond the bounds of one physical city. All of these things point to the fact that these two witness are indeed real, physical people, and not the old and new testaments.
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Thank you for your question regarding the two women grinding at the mill. The context of this scripture is Christ's warning that there will be many people claiming to be Him or that He has already returned. His actual, physical return, will be quick and seemingly out of nowhere, just like a lightening strike (Matthew 24:5, Luke 17:22-24). The women at the mill, along with the others that Christ mentions in this section of scripture, were ordinary, every day kinds of activities. Christ illustrates through these example that n the middle of ordinary, daily life, Christ's return will be a shock to many. Some, left standing, will not understand what has happened. The faithful, those spoke of as being taken, will be rising in the air to meet Christ (1 Thessalonians 4:17). The references in Job and Isaiah point to the diligent, watchful eyes of the eagle. As Christ concludes his warning about not to be caught off guard, He gives us admonition to be like the watchful eagle (Luke 17:37, Matthew 24:28). We should maintain a diligent attitude as we seek for the Kingdom of God!
We certainly do live in a world that is under spirit influence, don’t we? There’s no doubt these evil spirits can influence our mind, heart and way of thinking. John 4:24 reminds us we must worship God in spirit and truth. To ensure we worship God in truth, we must guard what goes into our minds. Proverbs 4:26-27 tells us, “Ponder the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established. Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil.” Keeping ourselves on the right path requires recognizing and removing the very real evil influences of this evil age and staying close to God through prayer and study of Biblical truths!
Hi Dodie, thanks for your question! In I Samuel 17:4, we read that Goliath was from a town called Gath. This is important because going back to the time when Israel was to enter the promised land, we see that the 12 spies include in their report that there were children of Anak in the land, and that this particular race of people were very large, or giants (Numbers 13:33). Later, when Joshua was leading the charge to posses the land, we see they battle the Anakim (descendants of Anak) and killed many of them, however some escaped to the down of Gath (Joshua 11:21-22). While there is no evidence to believe that he was the product of any sort of 'human-angel' union, we do get a clear picture that he descended from a line of taller than average human beings.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Kathy! What you say reminds me a bit of Matthew 6:21, "For where yout treasure is, there your heart will be also." The things we surround ourselves with soon become our focus. If we surround ourselves with darkness and negativity, we make it hard on ourselves to see God's blessings!
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