Clothed in sackcloth (Revelation 11:3)


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And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

Revelation 11:3 - King James

 


⚪ The Old and New Testament kept covered in dead languages
⚫ Reproach and mourning when applied to God's people
⚫ Indicate their humble endurance in announcing Jehovah's judgments


 

 

⚪ The Old and New Testament kept covered in dead languages

Rev. 11:3 [...]
11:3. And I will give power unto My Two Witnesses. — "The Lord refers to the Old and New Testament Scriptures, and faithfully they have borne their testimony to every nation."— D 258.
And they shall prophesy. — Teach.
A thousand, two hundred and three score days. — 1260 years, from A. D. 639 to 1799.
Clothed in sackcloth."Kept covered in dead languages." — C 50.

Source : 🇺🇸 1917 - Studies in the Scriptures, Vol 7, The finished mystery, page 173 + Cover

 

⚫ Reproach and mourning when applied to God's people

Rev. 11 [...]
"Sackcloth" is a symbol of reproach and mourning when applied to God's people: "For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me Up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me. When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach. I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them." (Ps, 69:9-11)

Source : 🇺🇸 1930 - Light, Vol 1, page 194 + Cover

 

⚫ Indicate their humble endurance in announcing Jehovah's judgments

"'And I will cause my two witnesses to prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days dressed in sackcloth.' These are symbolized by the two olive trees and the two lampstands and are standing before the Lord of the earth."-Revelation 11:3, 4.
These faithful anointed Christians needed the quality of endurance, for they had to prophesy "in sackcloth." What did this mean? [...] The sackcloth worn by the two witnesses appears to indicate their humble endurance in announcing Jehovah's judgments.

Source : 🇺🇸 1988 - Revelation its grand climax at hand, page 164 + Cover