The Two Witnesses: Part 3 - Sons of The Oil

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Oil

 Hello Friends and Readers; glad to have you back!  We are hot on the trail of the 2 witnesses and their relationship to Yom Teruah, or the Feast of Trumpets.  If you are just arriving to this series, please go back and begin here, and this will make much more sense.  I will be right here waiting when you return :) 


Ready to keep trailing?  Let's go!

Here are the scripture references:

Revelation 11:1-6

Zechariah 4


We will begin in Revelation 11 where we find the 2 witnesses prophesying for 1260 days dressed in sackcloth. 

In verse 4 of chapter 11, we learn that the 2 witnesses are the two olive trees and the two candlesticks that are standing before the Lord of the earth.  

Does anything about that feel familiar?  If you have read the book of Zechariah, it should.  Let's jump back to Zechariah chapter 4 and give it a good read through. 

What did you notice? 

(This is the part when I wish we were sitting together around a table with our bibles in hand searching and talking and laughing and learning together...one day!)

I hope you had time to read the whole chapter.  When we get down to verse 14 of chapter 4, we find the identity of the olive trees:  They are the two anointed ones, who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth.  Sound familiar?  It's supposed to point us forward to Revelation 11.  They are practically parallel scriptures!  See, prophecy does not begin in Revelation; it is  sprinkled throughout the entire cannon of scripture!    

So now, let us drill down to the Hebrew about those anointed ones.  

The Hebrew translation actually calls the "anointed ones,"

Sons of The Oil.

Sons of The Oil?  Who might they be?

Here we must begin to look at theories.  Have you heard of these as possibilities?

*Moses and Elijah

*Old Testament/Covenant and New Testament/Covenant

*Judah and Joseph

Keep in mind that that these 2 witnesses, whomever they may be, must agree upon something in order for the future Yom Teruah / Feast of Trumpets to begin.  

Of these theories, are there any pairs that currently Do Not agree?  

I will leave you with that very important question to roll around, but of course you must know that I do have a theory.  If you would care to know it, be watching.  I will be back soon to invite you to...

Come Seek With Me!  

Need to Catch Up?

The Two Witnesses - Part 1

The Two Witnesses - Part 2: The Hour and Day

Ready to Move On?

The Two Witnesses - Part 4: Who Does Not Agree?

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