Revelation 11:3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
3 I will commission my two witnesses[a] to prophesy for those twelve hundred and sixty days, wearing sackcloth.”
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- 11:3 The two witnesses, wearing sackcloth symbolizing lamentation and repentance, cannot readily be identified. Do they represent Moses and Elijah, or the Law and the Prophets, or Peter and Paul? Most probably they refer to the universal church, especially the Christian martyrs, fulfilling the office of witness (two because of Dt 19:15; cf. Mk 6:7; Jn 8:17).
Revelation 11:7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the abyss[a] will wage war against them and conquer them and kill them.(A)
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