There was a time when I thought the two witnesses of Jesus were raptured too.But I couldn't understand why they do the exact opposite of everything Jesus commands his witnesses in the gospel.
There's nothing opposite to Jesus' gospel in Rev 11, except killing His two witnesses and rejoicing over their dead bodies.
And the more I learned about what takes place in Jerusalem on the day they ascend into heaven in that cloud that I realized what was actually happening to them.Yes they are ascending into heaven in a cloud that rises from Jerusalem into the sky to be in the presence of the lamb who is in the clouds.
And so we see how more and more Scripture must be read wrong, in order to support a false prophecy of Scripture.
Revelation 14:9-11
A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on their forehead or on their hand,
they, too, will drink the wine of God’s fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. They will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.
And the smoke of their torment will rise for ever and ever. There will be no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”
And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
1. The two witnesses are resurrected from the dead to stand upon the earth alive again. None of the wicked dead are resurrected on the earth, but only to be judged at the GWT after the earth is passed away.
2.The two witnesses ascend with clouds. Only Jesus and His resurrected saints ascend with clouds.
3. God does not call up the wicked to come up where He is.
4. God does not give power of prophets to the wicked, but Satan can give power to imitate God's prophets and witnesses, even as the magicians of Egypt. The dragon will do the same for his last false prophet on earth.
I've learned,in order to fulfill scripture they must be alive and they must be in the presence of the lamb and of the angels.
In order to fulfill your mistaken prophecy and teaching of Scripture.
They cannot be ascended with smoke of torment into the air, in the presence of the returning Lord and His armies of angels, because it will be forever and ever. This earth and air has an ending.
The smoke of their torment will be in the presence of God and His angels
forever after the GWT judgment and being cast into the LOF.
And the only people cast alive into it are the beast and false prophet. They are not God's two witnesses according to God's own testimony.
What takes place in Jerusalem on that day that causes the great earthquake and the cloud to rise from Jerusalem high into the heaven is an object that resembles a lake of fire ,with smoke and brimstone.
Now you've gone over to symbolization of what ought not be symbolized, because it is not symbology of God.
So I won't feel sorry for these two christians one bit because they spend their time tormenting men women and children in the name of Jesus.I believe they should receive torment just as they have tormented others .
I totally agree, which is any such beast and false apostle and false prophet of Christ, especially the last two before His return. They are the ones cast alive into the LOF after having killed the two witnesses of God on the streets of Jerusalem.
Once again, God never calls false apostles and prophets 'His witnesses', but only His enemies of the cross of Jesus and His gospel:
(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
Everything you say is true pertaining to the last antichrist beast and false prophet on earth. Except for being resurrected from the dead on earth again, and then ascending hither with clouds into the air at the word and calling of God.
The command of the Lord will be for all resurrected saints on earth to meet with Him in the air. 1 Thess 4 is fulfilled in Rev 11.
Revelation 11:10
And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
At no time,has Jesus ever commanded his prophets who come in his name to torment other people.
And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. (Acts 7)
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. (1 John)
The truth torments the unrepentant wicked. It is their unwillingness to repent that torments them. Christian ministers do not physically torment people, but only false witnesses of inquisition infamy.
Jesus commanded his prophets to be harmless.
Many harmless prophets and apostles and ministers of God, such as Steven become faithful martyrs like Antipas, because they cut to heart and tormented the wicked with the truth of God's word and living it righteously.
It's as old as Cain talking with and then slaying his brother righteous Abel.
Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
God reveals the hearts of the people that rejoice of the death of His two witnesses. They were cut to heart and tormented by their ministry of truth.
God is not saying in Rev 11 His two witnesses were harmfully tormenting people. That is your own obvious misreading to support your mistaken prophecy about them.
The only reason why I can see is to be really really unique. I give you full credit for coming up with that one, that I have never heard before.
Being unique and contrary to tradition is not wrong in itself, but it is when many verses of Scripture must be changed in meaning to do so.
Mathew 5
38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Jesus never commanded his prophets to go out and kill and torment people.
True. God's witnesses are not called and sent to do so.
He commanded them to be perfect and he set an example for us to follow.He commanded his prophets to preach the gospel.
True, which torments and cuts the hearts of the rebellious, as Abel's testimony did with Cain.
Mathew 10
40 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
These two prophets of Jesus have done everything Jesus commanded not to do
They will do everything God's witnesses do with power of His prophets of old.
Your mind of mistaken prophecy has them do the opposite, and are to be allies of the beast and false prophet, if not being the beast and false prophet themselves.
Unique, but not true.