Revelation 11:3 Meaning and Explanation
“And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →God appoints two witnesses to prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth as a sign of mourning and repentance.
What Does Revelation 11:3 Mean?
The Lord Himself now speaks, promising to grant power to His two witnesses, who will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days, the same three-and-a-half-year span, while clothed in sackcloth. Two has long been the number of valid testimony, for by the mouth of two witnesses a matter is established.
Even in a season when the holy city is trampled, God does not fall silent. He raises up faithful voices to speak His word, and their rough sackcloth proclaims a call to repentance and a grief over sin. The Lord always keeps a witness in the earth, and His truth goes on being spoken no matter how dark the hour. Those who carry that word are sustained by the very One who sends them.
Revelation 11:3 in the Original Language
martys (μάρτυς), 'witness' -- one who testifies to the truth, the root of the later word for martyr.
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What does Revelation 11:3 mean?
God appoints two witnesses to prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth as a sign of mourning and repentance.