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9 “The hands of Zerubbabel
aHave laid the foundation of this1 temple;
His hands bshall also finish it.
Then cyou will know
That the dLord of hosts has sent Me to you. 
10 For who has despised the1 day of asmall things?
For these seven rejoice to see
The plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.
bThey are the eyes of the Lord,
Which scan to and fro throughout the whole earth.”  
11 Then I answered and said to him, “What are these atwo olive trees—at the right of the lampstand and at its left?”  
12 And I further answered and said to him, “What are these two olive branches that drip1 into the receptacles of the two gold pipes from which the golden oil drains?”  
13 Then he answered me and said, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”
14 So he said, a“These are the two anointed ones, bwho stand beside the Lord of the whole earth.” 
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When these verses are combined with the information regarding the Two Witnesses in Revelation 11, it is clear the olive trees feeding the lampstand with oil, empowering it to give light, are the Two Witnesses feeding the entire church. If we are indeed nearing the time for God to raise up the Two Witnesses, then we should expect first one, then the other to come to the attention of the church. A spiritual unity will develop as church members voluntarily submit themselves to be fed and led by the Two Witnesses.

If we know what to look for, because we are familiar with the patterns God has revealed to us, it will put us into the position to see God regathering and reforming the church from the destructive calamity that He put it in for its good. He is actively creating whatever it takes to save His people from their sins.

John W. Ritenbaugh
God's Sovereignty and the Church's Condition (Part Two)

Related Topics: God's Patterns | God's Reforming the Church | God's Regathering the Church | Reforming the Church | Regathering of Church | Spiritual Unity | Submission to Two Witnesses | Two Witnesses | Two Witnesses Feeding the Entire Church | Voluntary Submission


 
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