| Who are the 2 Witnesses & when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. Revelation 11:1-8 | was givena reed like a measuring rod and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, with its worshipers. But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months. And | will appoint my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” They are “the two olive trees” and “the two lampstands”, and “they stand before the Lord of the earth.” If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die. They have power to shut up the heavens so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying; and they have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want. Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them. Their bodies will lie in the public square of the great city—which is figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where also their Lord was crucified. Apostle John was given a reed and was told to measure the Temple of God.Who are the 2 Witnesses & when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. Was this Temple the second Temple built by Zerubbabel and which was expanded upon by King Herod, or will this be a third Temple that will yet be » built in Jerusalem? This vision of the Temple given to Apostle John was immediately followed by yet another vision concerning the 2 Witnesses and the coming Antichrist who will overpower these 2 Witnesses and kill them. Since there is no doubt that the 2 Witnesses and the Antichrist haven't made their appearances yet, it is therefore clear that the vision regarding the Temple must be a future event. Now some people argue that the Temple which Apostle John was told to measure is not literal, and is only symbolic of the Church of Christ. However, the prophet Daniel also had a vision of Temple Sacrifices that will be offered just before the time of the end: DarWho are the 2 Witnesses & when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. The man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, lifted his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and | heard him swear by him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, times and half a time [or 3 1/12 years]. When the power of the holy people has been finally broken, all these things will be completed.” “And from the time that the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination that causes desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days. “And las for you, go your way till the end. You will rest, and then at the end of the days you will rise to receive your allotted inheritance.” The prophet Daniel made it clear that there will be 2 important events, or markers, that will herald “the end” during which time the dead will rise, and these markers are: - the 3 % years breaking of the power of the holy people, and - the 1290 days period starting > from the abolishing of the daily sacrifice until the setting up of . the abomination that causes desolation.Who are the 2 Witnesses & when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. Daniel chapter 8 gives us more details regarding this daily Temple sacrifice: iy What was the vision concerning , : i. the daily sacrifice? lt concerns about a rebellion, because of which the coming Antichrist will be allowed to take _ away the daily sacrifice from the Lord and to throw down His sanctuary:Who are the 2 Witnesses & when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. fi J), | According to Daniel 5 4 8:14 the “vision wi concerning the daily i sacrifice [and] the i rebellion that causes I desolation will take @ 2,300 evenings and mh al | mornings; [and] then } the sanctuary will be ihendiaed reconsecrated.” In other words, the daily sacrifice in the future third Temple in Jerusalem will last for only “2,300 evenings and mornings”, and then “the rebellion that causes desolation” will erupt because of which God will allow the Antichrist to throw down His sanctuary. And it is also during this epic moment that the Antichrist will set his throne in God's Temple, declare himself to be god, and then reconsecrate the sanctuary to himself!§ Who are the 2 Witnesses & when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. _ Now ask yourself this question: does this description of the daily | sacrifice, the sanctuary, and the Temple sound ) literal to you, or do you y) still think that they are symbolic of the body of Christian believers? To say that the daily sacrifice that will be surrendered to the Antichrist pertains to the ones offered by the Christian Church instead of by the Jewish Temple, is to say that the Antichrist will be able to stop the Christians from worshipping God every day in their spirit. | mean, the Antichrist can put Christians to prison en masse,gee Who are the 2 Witnesses & when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. but he can never imprison their spirit and their desire to worship the Lord. So there will always be a daily sacrifice for God coming from his Church. And Christ even assured his disciples that he will not allow his Church to stop functioning and to cease from existence: Matthew 16: 17-18 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of * Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. And | tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock | will build my church, and the gates of 4 Hades will not overcome it. So if the Temple vision given to Apostle John refers to a literal Temple that will yet be built in Jerusalem, and not to the Church s ; = of Christ, then we should be asking the following custiiors, When will its construction start? When will it be completed? And when will they begin offering the daily sacrifice in this Temple? In my previous video titled “God's Final Jubilee and the 2nd Coming of Christ, when will it be?” | discussed how the year 2033 will be the next Jubilee year, and why | believe it will be the last.| Who are the 2 Witnesses & § when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. 8 | also discussed the following important end time events and the dates which | believe they will occur: * March 31, 2033: The Beginning of the 1000 year reign of Christ and the arrival of the New Jerusalem September 14, 2032: The Last Trumpet, the Resurrection of the Dead, and the start of the Rapture January 18, 2029 —September 13, 2032: Daniel’s 1335 days, the Firstfruits offering, and the 3 % years persecution of the Saints January 14-17, 2029: The 3 % days Death & Resurrection of the 2 Witnesses August 3, 2025— January 13, 2029; The 1260 days prophetic ministry by the 2 Witnesses | ended that previous video asking the following questions: Who are the 2 Witnesses? And why did God send His 2 Witnesses to prophesy in sackcloth for 1260 days? | will now be answering all these questions in this blog.| Who are the 2 Witnesses & when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. Who are the 2 Witnesses? Revelation 11:4 They are “the two olive trees” and the “two lampstands”, and “they stand before the Lord of the earth.” What does the olive tree represent? The olive tree represents the nation of Israel: Hosea 14: 5-6 | will be as the dew unto Israel: and Israel shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. Why are there 2 olive trees? The 2 olive trees represent the kingdom (or house) of Southern Israel and the kingdom of Judah: Jeremiah 11: 16-17 The Lord called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken. For the Lord of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal What does the lampstand represent? The lampstand represents the Church of Christ:Who are the 2 Witnesses & when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. Revelation 1: 20 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven Jampstands are the seven churches. Why are there 2 lampstands in Apostle John’s vision of the 2 Witnesses? The 2 lampstands represent the 2 “sheep pens” or classifications making up the Church of Christ, namely, those who are natural descendants of Israel, and those who are Gentiles: John 10: 14-16 “| am the good shepherd; | know my sheep and my sheep Know me— just as the Father knows me and | know the Father—and | lay down my life for the sheep. / have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. | must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. Ephesians 2: 11-14 Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” - remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of| the promise, without hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wail of hostility...i Who are the 2 Witnesses & when will the 3rd Temple be} built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. So how many “2 Witnesses” | will there be? There will actually be 2 sets of 2 Witnesses! The first set of 2 Witnesses will be sent to the nation of Israel, one Witness to the Kingdom of Southern Israel (which is made up of 10 tribes), while the other Witness will be sent to the Kingdom of Judah (which is made up of 2 ribes). The second set of 2 Witnesses will be sent to the Church of Christ, ne Witness to the natural descendants of Israel, while the other Witness will be sent to the Gentiles. Lastly and finally, Apostle John will actually be the 5th Witness! And he will be sent to the rest of the world that is outside of the nation of Israel and the Church of Christ: Revelation 10: 8-11 Then the voice that | had heard from heaven spoke to me onceWho are the 2 Witnesses & when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. So who are these 2 sets of 2 Witnesses? And what (together with the Sth Witness, Apostle John) were they witnesses of? | believe this special group of 5 “end times” messengers of God were the 5 Witnesses of Christ's transfiguration, when Christ appeared to them in all his glory, a glory that was not seen again even after Christ's resurrection and ascension. It will be the same kind of glory that will be seen again only in the future second coming of Christ:ae) Who are the 2 Witnesses & & when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. here he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus. These 5 Witnesses were of course Peter, James, and John, together with Moses and Elijah. The 2 Witnesses who will be sent to the nation of Israel and who will be killed by the Antichrist in the great city “where also their Lord was crucified” will be Moses and Elijah. And these 2 prophets will be performing the same signs arid miracles that they performed before and which were written about in the Old Testament: Revelation 11: 5-6 If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die. They have power to shut up the heavens so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying; and they have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want.Who are the 2 Witnesses & when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. Now some people argue that Moses cannot be one of the 2 Witnesses because he already died and according to Apostle Paul people are appointed to die only once: Hebrews 9: 27-28 Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ Was Sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; In my previous video titled “Cain's curse & his 7 reincarnations as the Antichrist”, | argued that this statement by Apostle Paul applies to mankind in general, and as such there were several exceptions to this rule. Such exceptions were the cases of dead people recorded in the Bible who were resurrected and who later on died a second time, just like Lazarus. Now the 2 Witnesses who will be sent to the Church of Christ will be the Aposties Peter and| James. | believe Apostle Peter will be the one sent to the Gentiles within the Church while Apostle James will be theWho are the 2 Witnesses & when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. lone sent to the natural descendants of Israel within the Church. | said this because Peter was the first ever disciple of Christ who was | sent to preach to the Gentiles, specifically to that of Cornelius and his household: | believe the 5 Witnesses, or the 5 Messengers of Christ, will also be the 5 “angels” mentioned in the 7th chapter of Revelation:| Who are the 2 Witnesses & when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. The Greek word ang’-el-os could have any of the following meanings: a messenger, an envoy, one who is sent, or an angel from God. In the case of the 5 Witnesses and as applied to chapter 7 of Revelation, this Greek word is best translated to mean both an envoy and a messenger from God. The four “angels”, or messenger} envoys, standing at the four corners of the earth, will be the 2 sets of 2 Witnesses. While the “angel coming up from the east” having the seal of the living God will be Apostle John. July 4, 2025: Daniel’s 1290 days starts, the daily sacrifice is abolished, & the Abomination that causes desolation is setup Now why will God send Moses and Elijah to prophesy in Israel for 1260 days wearing sackcloth, starting from Tisha B'Av (or August 3), 2025? The reason is because just 30 days before this, or on July 4, f 2025, the daily sacrifice that will be offered in the future Third ’ Temple will be abolished by the Antichrist who will also start setting up “the abomination that causes desolation” on the same day:# Who are the 2 Witnesses & when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. Daniel 12: 11 “From the time that the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination that causes desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days. Interestingly, July 4, 2025 falls on _ the 9th of the Hebrew month Tammuz, which is remembered as the day Jerualem’s walls were breached by King Nebuchadnezzar and a date also observed as a day of fasting just like Tisha B'Av, or the 9th of the Hebrew month of Av. (The fast of Tisha B'Av commemorates the destruction of both the First Temple and Second Temple in Jerusalem, which occurred about 655 years apart, but on the same Hebrew calendar date). «g) Note also that the end of Daniel's | 1290 days coincides with the end of the 1260 days prophetic ministry by the 2 Witnesses, and this will be on January 13, 2029. This is because the end of these prophetic days is when the setting up of “the abomination that causes desolation” will also be completed; and the Antichrist will be using this “abomination” to overcome and kill the 2 Witnesses.Who are the 2 Witnesses & 2 when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. The 2 witnesses will be prophesying | in protest of the abolishment of the daily Temple sacrifice and the setting up of “the abomination”. And the one who will abolish the daily sacrifices will be the resurrected Cain, whom | believe to be the Antichrist, a topic §} which | discussed in detail in my previous video titled “Cain's curse & his 7 reincarnations as the Antichrist”. | also believe that Cain will be assisted in setting up this “abomination” by his descendants whom | believe to be the residents of the planet Nibiru; and together it will take them 1290 days to complete its construction. One possible reason why it will take them this long to finish setting up the “abomination” will be the disruption caused by the 2 Witnesses who will do their utmost best to stall its completion. The Nibiruans: a race of reptilian humanoidsWho are the 2 Witnesses & when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. What is this “abomination that causes desolation’? | believe it is the image of the Antichrist wild beast mentioned in Revelation: The fact that it will take 1290 days to complete this abominable image, must mean that this image will be something very massive and highly complex, possessing both life and artificial intelligence. | also believe that its influence and reach will be global. And for it to be capable of killing the 2 Witnesses of God, and to persecute the saints of the Most High for 3 % years no matter where they may be located, then it must also be something unimaginably powerful as well. If any, this structure that will be setup by the Antichrist in Jerusalem will be almost comparable in grandeur as the Holy City, New Jerusalem, which God will be setting up later on in the North Pole.Who are the 2 Witnesses & when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. Will this abominable image of the Antichrist be having the same function and capability as the tower of Babel, and will its height also “reach to the heavens"? According to God Himself, anyone capable of building the tower of Babel will have nothing impossible for them to do! Will Jerusalem become the great city “Babylon the Great” prophesied in the Book of Revelation once the Antichrist beast makes it his capital? And also when the nation of Israel starts worshipping his “abominable image” that will be setup where the Temple's Holy of Holies is located?ae Who are the 2 Witnesses & | when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. June 30, 2025 — July 3, 2025: First half of Daniel’s 70th week and the rebellion that causes desolation| Who are the 2 Witnesses & when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and sixty two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. And after sixty two| weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week; and in the midst of the week he shail cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease... Daniel's 70 weeks prophecy has been used by many Bible scholars to predict the first coming of Christ and his sacrifice on the cross, and they are right to do so. However, | believe this prophecy can have more than one fulfillment and more than one interpretation. Daniel's 70 weeks Middie of the week, daily sacrifice is abolished. Note that the prophecy divided the 70 weeks into 3 separate periods, namely, the first “7 weeks”, the second “62 weeks”, and finally, the third and final “week” or the “7Oth week", | believe this prophecy can be used to predict the future actions of the yet to appear Antichrist, specifically in the following verse that talks about the 70th week:Who are the 2 Witnesses & when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. Daniel 9: 27 ... and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and he oblation to cease... Daniel's 70th Week 3 1/2 days June 30, 2025 July 4, 2025 Rebellion that Daniel 9: 27 ... and in the midst of capes the week he shall cause the sacrifice eames cools and the oblation to cease... Earlier, | said that July 4, 2025 is when the daily Temple sacrifice will be abolished by the Antichrist. And according to Daniel 9:27, the ceasing of the sacrifice and the oblation will occur in the middle of the 70th week. In other words, this event will take place at the end of the first half of the 70th week. This also means that the beginning of Daniel's 70th week will be 3 % days before July 4, 2025, ie., starting from the evening of June 30, 2025. What will happen on June 30, 2025? | believe this is when the rebellion that causes desolation will take place; Daniel 8: 12-13 Because of rebellion, the Lord's people and the daily sacrifice were given over to it. It prospered in everything it did, and truth wasWho are the 2 Witnesses & when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. thrown to the ground. Then | heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to him, “How long will it take for the vision to be fulfilled - the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, the surrender of the sanctuary and the trampling underfoot of the Lord’s people?” The rebellion that causes desolation is when the people of Israel will make a covenant with the coming Antichrist and pledge their loyalty to him, believing that he is their long awaited Messiah. The Antichrist will confirm the covenant with many for one week, during Daniel's 70th week, by marking them with his name or the number of his name. And as soon as the Antichrist gets control over the land of Israel, specifically 3 1% days later or in the midst of Daniel's 70th week, the Antichrist will abolish the daily sacrifice.Who are the 2 Witnesses & when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. Afterwards, the Antichrist will continue to shock Israel by proclaiming himself “to be God" while sitting on his throne inside the Temple in Jerusalem. Coincidentally, June 30, 2025 is the 5th day of the 4th month Tammuz in the Hebrew calendar which is also the day the prophet Ezekiel received his vision of God sitting in his throne with the message of condemnation against the rebellious nation of Israel:Who are the 2 Witnesses & when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. | May 7, 2022 - June _ 29, 2025: Daniel’s 2300 evenings and| Who are the 2 Witnesses & S when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. he vision of the daily sacrifice that will last for “2300 evenings and mornings” refer to the following law given to Moses: [Exodus 29: 38-39 “This is what you are to offer on the altar regularly each day: two lambs a year old, Offer one in the morning and the other at twilight. he vison on Daniel 8 tells us that there will be exactly “2300 levening and morning” sacrifices that will be offered in the third emple in Jerusalem before the rebellion that cases desolation will fake place on June 30, 2025. Since there will be 2 sacrifices each day, one in the morning and one in the evening or twilight, this means that the first every daily sacrifice will be offered exactly (2300/2 or) 1,150 days before June 30, 2025, and this will be on May 7, 2022. Now May 7, 2022 is also the 7th day of the Hebrew month lyar for that year, and this day is historically when Jerusalem's walls were dedicated by Nehemiah who rebuilt it, nearly 88 years after its destruction by Nebuchadnezzar. i i} | believe the walls of Jerusalem that were rebuilt by Nehemiah || Who are the 2 Witnesses & | when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. and which were destroyed by General Titus on 70 AD will be rebuilt again. And these rebuilt walls together with the Temple that will also be rebuilt simultaneously, will be dedicated together on the 7th day of lyar, 2022. During this dedication they will also be making the first ever daily sacrifice on the “’ Temple's future Altar. Now how long will it take to construct the walls of Jerusalem as well as the future third Temple? , Daniel's 70 weeks 7 weeks 62 weeks jiweek. Middle of the week, daily sacrifice is abolished.Who are the 2 Witnesses & when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. Let us take a look again at Daniel's 70 weeks prophecy that has to do with the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls: Daniel 9: 25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. his prophecy mentioned 2 periods of time that have to do with the rebuilding of Jerusalem, its street, and its wall, namely “seven eeks" and “threescore and two (or 62) weeks”. he first period lasting for “seven weeks” was fulfilled by Nehemiah hen he rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem that was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar within seven weeks and 3 days’ time, or exactly 52 days (note that the prophecy is counting weeks, and not days, so 52 days are properly counted as seven weeks): Nehemiah 6: 15 So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in ifty-two days. his means also that the second period lasting for “sixty two weeks” mentioned in the prophecy applies to the time when the walls of Jerusalem that were destroyed by General Titus on 70 AD will be rebuilt in the future.Who are the 2 Witnesses & when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. February 27, 2021 — May 6, 2022: Daniel's 62 weeks during which the walls and the third Temple of Jerusalem will be rebuilt May 7, 2022 is when the fully rebuilt walls of Jerusalem that was destroyed by General Titus will be dedicated. 62 weeks or 434 days before this day is when the work of rebuilding the third Temple as well as the walls of Jerusalem will start. Daniel's 70 weeks 4st rebuilding of 2nd rebuilding of 1150 days daily Start of the week, Jerusalem's walls: Jerusalem's walls sacrifices: rebellion that that were apt that were (May 7, 2022) —— Sesoletion destroyed by destroyed by pnegee Nebuchadnezzar Titus on 70 AD. ienbee BCE. Middle of the week, daily sacrifice is abolished. (July 4, 2025) The start date of this enormous project will be on February 27, 2021, which is the 14th of the Hebrew month Adar for that year, and during which time the evening of Shushan Purim also takes place.| Who are the 2 Witnesses & when will the 3rd Temple be built? by Eulalio Eguia Jr. Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people etl i iM Te tsm vom Haman, who was | planning to kill all the Jews. & the walls of Jerusalem This took place in the ancient Persian Empire and the story is recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther. It is a day of feasting and gladness, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor. Thus, it will be during this festive atmosphere that the work of rebuilding the third Temple and the walls of Jerusalem will commence in the near future. Mca nn Cee Now the question is, who will build the walls and the third Temple in Jerusalem? How will he overcome the seemingly impossible task of securing the Temple Mount and building a Jewish Temple in the midst of a thriving Muslim community? | will be answering all these questions in my next blog!