Your point being these are not ordinary humans.
Still does not refute their soul does not remain in this dead body for those 3.5 days.
They are not an example of ordinary people period.
I am trying to point out They are not ordinary people because of those verses.
You are trying to turn these into sinful carnal corruptible bodies, where the soul has to leave the body.
Rev 11:3-4
(3) And I will give
power unto my two witnesses, and they shall
prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
(4) These are the
two olive trees, and the
two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
To believe Two Witnesses of Revelation chapter 11 as literally two olive trees and two candlesticks is
absurd. They are quite clearly portraying the
very same symbolism which is
used throughout the Bible, and it is
only by examining that symbolism that we will come to understand it's true meaning. I do not believe that we can understand the two witnesses of Revelation chapter eleven
as two literal supernaturally empowered people who can turn waters into literal blood, and who literally kill everyone who tries to harm them by breathing fire out of their mouth upon them. Come on!
Moreover, I believe that it is prudent (
rather than careless) for the sound-minded Bible student to understand that
God uses imagery and figures to illustrate spiritual truths. And as we shall see in this study, it is very significant that the loosing of the beast from the bottomless pit can only occur 'at the conclusion' of the time which God has given the two Witnesses to testify. For example, the testimony of Two Witnesses for the purpose of salvation by preaching the gospel will come to an end because God has secured all Elect He intends to seal has been sealed through their testimony. That is what the Great Commission is all about! This was what the millennial kingdom is all about since Pentecost!
As I can see many people here rarely quote Scripture to back their position up. This is why many of them have forgotten that the Bible is it's own interpreter. We have to compare Scripture with Scripture to see what God talked about the Olive Trees and Candlesticks. We study to show ourselves approved unto God by EXAMINING SCRIPTURE against SCRIPTURE, the spiritual with the Spiritual. Not Scripture with world news, conspiracy theories, or national forestry.
I will not write a commentary about Olive Trees and Candlesticks here. This is just a symbolic picture of the
indivisible Church (Elect) as it has been given the power to testify for this length of time. Moreover, so that there is no confusion about these being literally two men, God also enlightens us that these are the two olive trees and two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. And that word standing is again the Greek word [
histemi] illustrating they are able to stand with God by the support of Christ. They 'stand' before God and
give assent to His will, His Word, and His purpose, because they are made righteous in Christ. They were empowered by God with His Spirit to preach Gospel to the world for the past 2,000 years. This was why God has Satan restrained or bound so that He can build His Church through His Two Witnesses until all Elect will be secured. Then the Beast will come out and kill (silence) the Two Witnesses' testimony. The salvation is no more for a little season.
We have our consistent and Biblical understanding of this imagery. The two witnesses are a
representation of God's Church, and specifically in this context, God's 'true Church' (Elect), not the external covenant Church (professed believers). They are those who are 'standing before the God of the earth,' importing that they were strengthened in Christ, faithful messengers who adhere to His cause and testimonies.
If you want to know how Christians, as Two Witnesses, spew fire upon enemies, please feel free to ask. Else, you must have watched too many disaster movies from Hollywood lately.