These two witnesses represent the word of God. There are two of them, because one carries God’s people up to Christ’s first coming, and the other carries them to His second coming. in light of His finished work on the cross. Two different perspectives, one looking forward and the other looking back. One magnificent salvation story.

What does it mean to measure the altar? What does the altar symbolize? The sacrifice of Christ! This is His side of the story. This love is too great for us to fully take in, yet we are being called to measure it.

The divine process of dealing with the sin problem is certainly about forgiveness, but it is so much more! Only He can do the work of remaking our characters. This lifelong process never takes away our choice. It is up to each of us to choose to follow the Lamb wherever He goes.

Paul’s life is a magnificent example of overcoming the culture in which he had been brought up. He knew the Scriptures better than almost anyone, but after he received light from heaven, those very Scriptures settled perfectly upon Christ, and they became his own joy… and his own rejoicing.

They understood the history, amazed at the accuracies in every detail regarding the rise and fall of the successive kingdoms under the omnipotent, omniscient providence of God. They spent a lot of time examining the longest time prophecy, the 2300-day prophecy of Daniel 8:14. It specified the cleansing of the sanctuary at a certain time…

No doubt the enthusiasm with which the message was delivered sent a bolt of energy and contagious enthusiasm straight to John’s heart. Oh, how ready he was to write these words!