Two Witness and Seven Bowls Chart - Rumor notes 71 supplement

 Revelation 11

3 I will give [power] to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth." 4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands, standing before the Lord of the earth.

This is a chart comparing things found in chapter 11 with the descriptions of the 7 angels in chapters 15 and 16 pour out the contents of their bowls. There is significant resonance between these two descriptions, and we might benefit from pondering why this appear to correlate. Listed are similarities and contrasts between these two groups. The parallels are surprisingly numerous

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Two Witnesses (Rev 11)	7 Angels with Bowls (Rev 15-16)
2 Witnesses, Olive trees, Lamp stands	Those who sing the Song of Moses and the Lamb
I will give power to them	Censers are given to them Overcame the beast, image and number
Prophecy 1260 days	The wrath of God is finished
Dressed in sackcloth	Dressed exactly like Jesus in chapter 1
Standing before the Lord of the earth	Standing on the sea of glass
Fire out of their mouth devours their enemies	Sea of glass mingled with fire Temple was filled with smoke In these plagues the wrath of God is finished
Must be killed in this way	Bowls contain prayers and praises No one could enter the temple until plagues are finished
Power to shut up the sky	Great and marvelous sign in the sky Poured bowl on the air
Not rain during days of their prophecy	Poured bowl on the sun that scorched with heat No one could enter the temple until plagues are finished
Power over the waters	Poured bowl on seas, rivers and springs
Turned waters into blood	Turned rivers and springs into blood
Strike the earth with every plague	Poured bowl on the earth causing evil sores
When they finish their testimony	Wrath of God is finished
Beast overcomes and kills them	They overcame the beast and all his ID They poured out the blood of saints and prophets
Beast from the abyss makes war with them	They praise God's works, ways and identity Poured bowl on throne of the beast
Their dead bodies will be in the street	They stand of the sea of glass mixed with fire
The street of the great city	The great city splits into 3 parts
The nations look at their dead bodies	All nations will come and worship before you
Those who dwell on the earth rejoice over them	They glorify God's reputation and integrity People blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues
Give gifts to one another	One of the creatures gives bowls to the 7 angels
Prophets viewed as tormenting those on earth	Poured out censers cause reactions of torment assumed to be coming from God
Breath of life entered into them	The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God
Great fear fell on those who saw them	Who wouldn't fear you, Lord, and glorify your name?
I heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them	I heard a loud voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels
They went up into heaven in the cloud	The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power
A great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell	A great earthquake, such as was not since there were men on the earth, so great an earthquake, so mighty. The great city was divided into three parts
Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake	Great hailstones, about the weight of a talent, came down out of the sky on people
The rest were terrified, and gave glory to the God of heaven	People blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail
The seventh angel sounded.... great voices in heaven followed, saying, The kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ	The seventh poured out his bowl... A loud voice came forth out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, "It is done!"
The twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God's throne, fell on their faces and worshiped God	People blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for this plague is exceedingly severe ...who worshiped the beast and his image
We give you thanks, Lord God, the Almighty, the one who is and who was; because you have taken your great power, and reigned	People blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues. They didn't repent and give him glory
The nations were angry, and your wrath came	the seven last plagues, for in them God's wrath is finished
Time for the dead to be judged	You only are holy. Your righteous acts have been revealed. You are righteous, who are and who were, you Holy One, because you have judged these things
To destroy those who destroy the earth	They poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve this
God's temple that is in heaven was opened, the ark of the Lord's covenant was seen in his temple	The temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened
Lightnings, sounds, thunders, an earthquake, and great hail followed	Lightnings, sounds, and thunders; and there was a great earthquake. Great hailstones came down out of the sky on people