Read & Reflect

REVELATION 11:3-8

“The imagery employed bring to mind Elijah and Moses, but in the New Testament context, ‘the most common view is that the two witnesses represent the prophetic witness of the church’”[1]

• What example and challenge do the two prophets serve for the church today?
• What kind of life should I expect if the church is to fulfill its prophetic role in our world?

REVELATION 11:9-10

• Why would the inhabitants of the earth think that the two prophets were “tormenting” them? What is my attitude towards those who play the prophetic role in my life?

REVELATION 11:15-18

• Reflect on that day when “the kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ” How much am I living today with this day in mind?

[1] Craig S. Keener, Revelation, NIV Application Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1960) 291.