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Many people think the two witnesses show up in the first half. The problem with that is WHERE in Revelation John first sees them. They have to imagine that the two witnesses had been testifying for 3.5 years and John did not see them, or God chose for some reason not to show them to John. The point is, the TIMING in John's narrative in chapter 11 is JUST BEFORE the midpoint.The 70th week obviously involves 7 years. Revelation 11 covers the first 3.5 years, Revelation 13 covers the final 3.5 years. Combined they total 7 years. Speaking for myself then, I'm failing to see anything silly about concluding the 2W show up in the beginning of the 70th week, and not around the midpoint instead.
Remember when God brought two witnesses to Abraham before He destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah? He wanted witnesses when? Just before He brought destruction. God will need no witnesses beside the 144,000! THEY are His witnesses during the first half of the week.
Then I have yet another reason. Jesus Himself, the Head of the church spoke these words to me: "every time I mentioned and event that would start at the midpoint and go to the end of the week, I always included the 3 1/2 year period of time. When you find the mentions of the 3 1/2 years, you will be VERY CLOSE to the exact midpoint of the week."
I spent weeks in chapter 11, trying to make it fit what He said. I had them in the first half, then in the second half, back and forth. Finally I understood: Verses 11:4 through 11:13 are written as a parenthesis. They are NOT IN John's chronology!
We find the 5 mentions of the 3.5 years in chapters 11, 12, and 13. Therefore all of these are midpoint chapters.
You do understand, I hope, that from what Paul wrote, the man of sin will enter the new temple, go right into the most holy place, and declare HE is the god of the Jews! The God of creation. However, how could he enter the temple in Jerusalem if he is somewhere in Syria? Or somewhere else in the world? He must first GET TO JERUSALEM.
In 11:1-2 find find Gentile armies will begin to trample the city of Jerusalem for 42 months. I meditated on that and bugged God about it. This verse is showing us the man of sin entering Jerusalem with his Gentile armies - perhaps just 3.5 days before the exact midpoint when he will enter the temple.
God then sends the two witnesses to Jerusalem because the man of sin just got there. We know they arrive just 3.5 days before the exact midpoint.
Maybe I should not have said "silly." I repent. The truth is, the two witnesses show up exactly in John's chronology where He first mentions them: just before the midpoint of the week.
Revelation 11 covers the first 3.5 years Sorry, but this is just in error, WRONG. Throw that part of your theory into the trash. The first half of the week goes from the 7th seal to the 7th trumpet. The first 6 trumpets take up the first half of the week. Don't RUSH John! He goes very methodically through the week. But it takes from chapter 8 to chapter 16 to get through the week.
Revelation 13 covers the final 3.5 years. Please don't make mincemeat of John's chronology! The last half of the week goes from chapter 11:15 (the 7th trumpet) to the 7th vial in chapter 16.
you must learn to recognize John's parentheses. In chapter 11, John is introduced to the two witnesses in verse 3, but then in a parenthesis John is taken down the last half of the week with the two witnesses ONLY. These verses are OUTSIDE John's real chronology.
John does the very same thing in chapter 13. He gets to the start of the countdown: 42 months, and then the rest of the chapter takes us down a SIDE JOURNEY in a parenthesis - down the rest of the last half with the two Beasts.
Note carefully, in 14:1 John is RIGHT BACK at the midpoint or very shortly after the midpoint.
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