Hello everybody, it's me, MrPaul23, back with another video.
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So in this video I want to talk about the relationship between Jesus and Moses and Elijah.
Particularly to focus on Moses and Elijah and their role in future biblical prophecy.
The book of Revelation talks about two people called the two witnesses which I believe represent
Moses and Elijah having been risen from the dead and set to prophesy on earth during the
period that the beast is in power.
Now we see the record of the two witnesses in the book of Revelation as follows in Revelation
chapter 11 verse 3 to 6 it says,
And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred
and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
These are the two olive trees and the two candlesticks standing before the god of the
earth.
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.
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.
Now there are several details in that passage that I just read which make it clear who it's
talking about.
Now the first detail I want to look at is that it identifies the two witnesses as the
two olive trees and candlesticks standing before the god of the whole earth.
That's a reference to the book of Zechariah in Zechariah chapter 4 verse 1 to 3 it says,
And the angel that talked with me came again and waked me, as a man that is wakened out
of his sleep, and said unto me, What seest thou?
And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it,
and his seven lamps thereon, seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof,
and two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left
side thereof.
And then later in the chapter Zechariah is, he asks about what it is that he sees and
he gets this response.
So it says in Zechariah chapter 4 verse 11 to 14, Then answered I had said unto him, What
are these two olive trees, upon the right side of the candlestick, and upon the left
side thereof?
And I answered again and said unto him, What be these two olive branches, which through
the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?
And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be?
And I said, No, my lord.
Then said he, These are the two anointed ones that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
So the identity of these two olive trees that Zechariah sees is simply referred to as the
two anointed ones that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
Now there's not really any additional information in this chapter, although the wording of the
last verse of Zechariah 4 helps us to identify the two witnesses.
We know first of all that these two are special in some way.
They're not just ordinary people.
If these are anointed to be prophets and they stand by the Lord of the whole earth.
Well, interestingly, the Bible does show us an example of two figures who stand by God.
At the end of Matthew chapter 16, Jesus promises some of his disciples that they would not
taste of death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.
Then the next chapter, this is fulfilled when Jesus is transfigured before them to show
them what he would look like when he comes in the clouds.
Notice the details in Matthew chapter 17 verse 1 to 8 says, And after six days, Jesus taketh
Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart, and was
transfigured before them, and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white
as the light.
And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with them.
Then answered Peter and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here.
If thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for
Elias.
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them.
And behold, a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am
well pleased.
Hear ye him.
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were so afraid.
And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no man save Jesus only.
So Jesus has changed to appear as he does in his glorified form.
It's alike to what we see in the book of Revelation that his face shines like the sun when Christ
appears to John, and he looks similar to what Peter, John, and James see in this chapter.
Or also like what the Ancient of Days appears like in the book of Daniel chapter 7.
But importantly, with him is Moses and Elias that are talking with Jesus.
It's interesting that these two are the ones specifically mentioned as being with Jesus
when he is transfigured, when he shows himself as he will be when he comes in his kingdom.
Now it says in the parallel passage in the book of Luke, where it also describes this
event, it says in chapter 9 verse 28 to 36, And it came to pass about eight days after
these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went into a mountain to pray.
And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and
glistening.
And behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias, who appeared in
glory, and spake of his decease, which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.
But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep.
And when they were awake, they saw his glory and the two men that stood with him.
And it came to pass as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is
good for us to be here, and let us make three tabernacles, one for thee and one for Moses,
and one for Elias, not knowing what he said.
While he thus spake, there came a cloud and overshadowed them, and they feared as they
entered into the cloud.
And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved son, hear him.
And when the voice was passed, Jesus was found alone.
And they kept it close and told no man in those days any of those things which they
had seen.
Now notice in verse 31 that it tells us that Moses and Elias also had appeared in glory
when they appeared to Peter, John and James, and that they stood again with Jesus.
So considering that this is the only instance in the Bible of two particular people who
are side by side with Jesus Christ, it's reasonable to say that Moses and Elias or Elijah, Elias
is the Greek form of Elijah, are the two witnesses that stand by the Lord of the whole earth,
as the scriptures say.
But then there's also additional detail in the book of Revelation in chapter 11, which
further supports this identification about who these two witnesses are.
In Revelation 11, it says in verse three, that they prophesied on the earth for a total
of 1260 days, which is three and a half years, then it gives a detail these have power to
shut heaven, that it rained not in the days of their prophecy in verse six, and we already
know that the days of their prophecy is 1260 days or three and a half years.
That's interesting because there's only one other person in the scriptures who shut up
heaven and cause it not to rain for that period of time.
It says in James chapter five, verse 17, Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are,
and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it rained not on the earth by the
space of three years and six months.
In the book of Kings, it records that Elijah shuts up the heaven by prayer to cause it
not to rain in Israel during the reign of Ahab, but it does not specify how long that
time period was.
However, James tells us that it was for three years and six months.
Now, I don't think it's a coincidence that it's the same detail that's given in Revelation
11, that the witnesses which stand by the Lord of the whole earth cause it not to rain
for the exact same period of time.
But that's not the only miracle which it says that the two witnesses do.
It also says in verse six, and it specifies this, it singles this one out, that they have
power over waters to turn them to blood and to smite the earth with all plagues as often
as they will.
I think it's interesting, again, that it mentions the two witnesses turning water into blood
upon the earth.
Now, who did that elsewhere in the Bible?
Moses.
In Exodus chapter 7, verse 19 to 21, it says, And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron,
Take thy rod, and stretch out thy hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon
their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become
blood, and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of
wood and in vessels of stone.
And Moses and Aaron did so as the Lord commanded, and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters
that were in the river, and the sight of Pharaoh, and the sight of his servants, and all the
waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
And the fish that was in the river died, and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not
drink of the water of the river, and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.
So interestingly, the two miracles that it mentions that these two witnesses do in Revelation
11 are the same that Moses and Elijah did.
And Moses and Elijah are the two people who stand by Jesus Christ when he is transfigured,
while the two witnesses are said to stand before the God of the earth.
And one more detail we could look at concerning this prophecy is at the end of the book of
Malachi.
In Malachi chapter 4 verse 4 to 6 it says, Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which
I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel with the statutes and judgments.
Behold I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful
day of the Lord, and ye shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart
of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
I like that chapter.
It's a great way to end the Old Testament, but the prophecy of Elijah coming before the
day of the Lord, that was partially fulfilled with John the Baptist.
It said in the book of Luke in chapter 1 when the angel appears to Zacharias, and he says
that he will be in the spirit and power of Elijah.
And then Jesus says that he is Elias which should come.
Now John was not literally Elijah, but he was the messenger who prepared the way for
the Lord, and he was a partial fulfillment of this prophecy in the book of Malachi.
But I believe that there is also a dual fulfillment before the literal day of the Lord when the
wrath of God is poured out upon the earth.
If you look at all the prophecies in the Old Testament concerning the day of the Lord,
it clearly fits in with the description in the book of Revelation when God pours his
wrath out upon the earth starting at the time of the seventh seal.
So the day when the sun and the moon should be darkened, and then the sight of the Son
of Man would appear in heaven, and Jesus Christ would come in the clouds.
That would be the time that the day of the Lord comes.
And we know that the two witnesses prophesy for the same time as the beast is in power
since it also says in Revelation that the Gentiles would trample Jerusalem for 42 months
in the same chapter, Revelation 11, and that's the same period of time that the beast is
in power according to Revelation 13.
Therefore the rapture which takes place after the midpoint of the 70th week when the abomination
of desolation is set up is preceded by the beginning of the two witnesses prophesying.
And I believe that this will literally be Elijah and Moses resurrected and sent by God
to prophesy in the land that Elijah will literally be sent before the great and dreadful
day of the Lord, meaning the day of God's wrath poured upon this earth based on the
details that we are given of these two witnesses.
Both of these men were great prophets and great men of God, great creatures of the past,
and therefore it's not surprising that they would be two witnesses chosen by God to fulfill
this task, the two anointed prophets that stand by God because it even tells us that
these are the two who are alongside Jesus at the Mount of Transfiguration.
So there's not really much else I have to say about this particular subject.
One thing I just want to mention, and this is completely unrelated to the video for any
of you watching, I have recently hit 500 subscribers on this channel, and tomorrow, just kind of
like a little commemoration thing, I'm going to do like a live Q&A thing, if anybody has
any questions about literally anything, as long as it's not like a just ridiculous nonsensical
question, you know, something that relates to me or this channel or anything, something
that's not just stupid, then you can ask it and I'll answer it tomorrow.
I don't know the exact time, just sometime in the afternoon, I'll do this question and
answer thing.
So that's it for this video about Jesus, Moses, and Elijah, and how I believe that Moses and
Elijah are the two witnesses prophesied in the book of Revelation.
So thank you everybody for watching, God bless you, and goodbye.