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In Revelation 11:3-12, God says he will appoint his two witnesses – “two olive trees”, “two lampstands” – as prophets for 1260 days. They end up being overpowered and killed by the beast, seemingly in Jerusalem. The fact that they have the power to shut up the heavens suggests they’re somehow connected with the ministry of Elijah and the mention of a turning water into blood and plagues is suggestive of Moses.
Are these witnesses supposed to be actual men? Or are they symbolic of something else? Is there any way from the text to tell?
I’m also curious if there is any OT connection for the fire from their mouths, like the allusions to Elijah and Moses.
