The Two Witnesses’ Mission

This flow follows the role Shorey assigns to the Two Witnesses, from their arrival and ministry to their death and resurrection.

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Temple Measurement

Temple Measurement A measured holy place Shorey places the account of the Jerusalem Temple and its worshippers near the beginning of the Two Witnesses’ ministry. The surrounding city is described as trampled for forty-two months. A marked period The measurement and duration give Shorey a way to position the passage on his proposed timeline. He treats the prophecy as covering the witnesses’ whole ministry, including events disclosed in advance.

The Witnesses Arrive

The Witnesses Arrive A public commission The Two Witnesses prophesy for 1,260 days in sackcloth, according to the passage Shorey highlights. Their authority includes protection from attackers and power to stop rain, turn waters to blood, and strike the earth with plagues. A placed beginning Shorey reasons backward from their eventual death, which he associates with a late earthquake. He consequently places their arrival shortly before the middle of the seven-year period.

Judgment through Testimony

Judgment through Testimony Signs and opposition The witnesses’ prophetic work confronts the people of the earth with signs and warnings. Shorey presents their ministry as part of a period of mounting judgment and spiritual pressure. A public challenge Their powers make attempts to harm them dangerous, while their message makes them hated by those they trouble. The conflict sets the stage for the violence that follows when their testimony is finished.

The Beast Kills Them

The Beast Kills Them Testimony completed When the witnesses finish their appointed testimony, the Beast makes war against them and kills them. Their bodies lie exposed in the great city, while people celebrate their deaths and exchange gifts. A temporary victory Shorey treats this episode as a sign of the Beast’s hostility toward divine witness. The public celebration reveals how deeply the witnesses’ ministry has provoked the people who reject it.

Life from the Spirit

Life from the Spirit Resurrection before the crowd After three and a half days, the Spirit of life from God enters the witnesses and they stand again. A heavenly voice summons them upward as their enemies watch. Earthquake and interpretation A severe earthquake follows, killing many and frightening the survivors. Shorey uses the earthquake to connect their resurrection with the later bowl judgments and to place their deaths near the end of his timeline.

Near the midpoint of the Great Tribulation in Shorey’s timeline

Just before the middle of the seven-year period

During the witnesses’ 1,260-day ministry

At the end of the witnesses’ 1,260 days

Three and a half days after their deaths