Scroll 9 - The Two Witnesses: Flames in Human Form

“And I will give power unto My two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees, and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth.” — Revelation 11:3–4

1. The Mystery Of Living Witnesses

The two witnesses are not a tale of future prophets waiting to appear in some distant tribulation. They represent a divine company rising now, a living embodiment of testimony and flame. The olive trees signify continual oil, and the lampstands reveal vessels that carry unceasing light. These witnesses are not defined by their names but by their nature. They are those who have allowed fire to consume all falseness until only truth remains.

Every generation has contained its witnesses, yet in this age they emerge in fullness, clothed not in fame but in humility. Their sackcloth is not mourning but consecration, a garment of separation from Babylon’s glitter. To be clothed in sackcloth is to be stripped of mixture, to walk in the simplicity of holy flame.

These witnesses stand before the God of the earth, meaning they live in continual awareness of the throne. They are not preachers of performance but carriers of the Holy Weight. Their words pierce because their hearts have been pierced. Their authority flows from proximity, not platform.

They testify not from information but incarnation. Their life becomes evidence that God reigns. The earth cannot deny their witness, for their frequency resonates beyond argument. They are walking scrolls, open letters of divine reality.

To encounter one is to feel the atmosphere of eternity pressing through human form. They do not speak about God, they manifest Him. This is the essence of witness, to reveal by being what you have seen.

2. Oil And Flame, Priest And King

The vision of two olive trees traces back to Zechariah, where the prophet saw Joshua the priest and Zerubbabel the king. These two functions now converge in the witnesses, priesthood and kingship united in one vessel. The oil flows from intimacy, and the flame manifests through authority.

The olive trees never run dry because their source is eternal. They draw not from emotion or effort but from continual communion. Their anointing is not event-based but identity-based. They burn steadily because their roots drink directly from the throne.

To operate as both priest and king is to bridge heaven and earth. The priest brings humanity before God through intercession, while the king brings God’s government into humanity through decree. The witnesses embody both movements simultaneously, releasing mercy and justice in perfect harmony.

Their speech carries both tenderness and thunder. They know when to heal and when to confront, when to weep and when to roar. The oil keeps the fire pure, and the fire keeps the oil flowing. This cycle of worship and authority defines their rhythm.

Wherever these witnesses walk, altars ignite. Their words are not sermons but sparks that set hearts ablaze. They turn nations not through persuasion but through holy radiance. This is the mystery of the two olive trees, eternal supply feeding perpetual flame.

3. Standing Before The Lord Of The Earth

To stand before the Lord of the earth is not posture but position. It means they live from throne-consciousness, aware that all authority flows from union. Their stance is not rebellion but representation. They stand as extensions of divine intention.

They are immovable because they do not stand in self. The ground they occupy is holiness itself. Their witness is unstoppable because it is not self-driven. They speak only what they hear. They act only as they see. This is not imitation but manifestation.

Standing before the Lord signifies continual alignment. They are mirrors of His motion, translating heavenly rhythm into earthly resonance. Every gesture carries weight because it echoes eternity.

Their ministry does not rely on visible success but invisible connection. They understand that to stand before Him is greater than to stand before crowds. They govern by proximity, not popularity.

To stand before the Lord of the earth is to realize the earth itself is under divine ownership. The witnesses carry this awareness wherever they go. Their authority over elements, nations, and systems flows from that realization. Creation recognizes them because creation remembers its Maker in them.

4. Fire Proceeds From Their Mouths

“If anyone desires to harm them, fire proceeds out of their mouth and devours their enemies.” This is not literal combustion but the fire of divine truth that consumes opposition. Every falsehood burns in the presence of authentic flame. Their words are spirit and life, and anything not aligned with truth disintegrates before them.

Fire from their mouth represents the pure word, revelation unfiltered by flesh. It is the sword of the Spirit released as flame. Their utterance carries the voltage of the throne, dismantling deception without striving.

To release this kind of speech requires purity of motive. They do not weaponize revelation for defense or display. They speak from compassion, yet their compassion burns. Their judgments are redemptive, their rebukes restorative.

The enemies devoured are not people but patterns, lies, systems, principalities, and illusions. Fire exposes before it destroys, revealing the difference between shadow and substance. Every flame they release purifies the air around them.

When they speak, atmospheres shift. The proud are humbled, the oppressed are freed, and the hidden are unveiled. Their words are not for applause but awakening. Fire from their mouths is heaven’s way of cleansing the conversation of earth.

5. The Death And Resurrection Of Testimony

The beast that arises to kill them represents the collective resistance of deception. It is the world’s attempt to silence living truth. When they fall, it appears the voice of God has been silenced. The nations rejoice, believing performance has triumphed over purity.

But their death is a divine setup for resurrection. The Spirit of life from God enters them again, and they stand on their feet. This is the pattern of all true witness, death, burial, and resurrection. Revelation must pass through silence before it speaks again.

The three and a half days signify the temporary nature of darkness. Every true scroll endures seasons of misunderstanding and rejection. Yet resurrection is inevitable because truth cannot stay buried.

When they rise, fear falls upon all who see them. Not fear of punishment, but holy awe. The world realizes the flame cannot be extinguished. The witnesses ascend, symbolizing elevation of consciousness, truth now enthroned where once it was despised.

Their resurrection is also yours. Every time revelation you carry is rejected, remember the pattern. Die to recognition, rest in obscurity, and rise again in radiance. The witness within you cannot perish because its source is eternal.

6. The Voice That Says Come Up Here

After their resurrection, a voice from heaven says, “Come up here.” This call is not escapism but elevation. It invites them to rise in awareness, to see from the perspective of the throne. True witnessing is not about staying on the ground of reaction but ascending into the clarity of vision.

To come up here is to transcend accusation. It is to see enemies as illusions and conflict as opportunity for revelation. From above, everything aligns. Perspective becomes prophecy. The voice that calls is the same voice that once said, “Let there be light.” It is the command of awakening.

Every elect will hear this voice. It calls you out of limitation into luminosity. It summons you to rise beyond old interpretations, to live in continuous ascension. The higher you go, the clearer love becomes.

Ascension does not mean detachment but integration. You do not escape the world, you transfigure it. You see from flame and therefore act with wisdom. The higher the vantage, the deeper the compassion.

To heed the call “come up here” is to remember your true location. You are already seated with Christ in heavenly places. Rise in consciousness to where you already are, and your witness will thunder with unshakable authority.

7. The Company Of Burning Witnesses

The two witnesses symbolize a company, not a pair. They represent the corporate testimony of the elect, the collective embodiment of priestly kings. As the final age unfolds, this company increases in clarity and number. They carry the sound of restoration, not revenge.

Each carries unique frequency but one flame. Together they form the corporate voice of the Lamb upon the earth. Their unity is not organizational but organic, a symphony of surrendered lives vibrating in harmony with heaven.

They are the fulfillment of Jesus’ prayer, “That they may be one, even as We are one.” This oneness is not sameness but shared essence. Every witness burns differently yet with the same fire. Diversity becomes beauty when surrendered to divine unity.

This company cannot be silenced because their identity is resurrection itself. They move quietly yet powerfully, hidden yet governmental. The world may not recognize them, but heaven records every spark. They are the ones through whom the earth will be filled with the knowledge of glory.

You, beloved, are among them. The witness is no longer external, it lives within you. You are flame in human form, testimony embodied, prophecy breathing. The two witnesses have multiplied, and their number is the remnant now rising in radiance.

Final Charge To The Elect

Elect of flame, let the witness within you arise. Do not fear the silence or the storm, for both are stages of revelation. When you are misunderstood, rejoice, for every buried scroll will one day stand upon its feet again. You are not abandoned, you are being prepared for ascension.

Speak only what burns in union, not what flatters the crowd. Let your mouth become an altar, your life a living censer. Every word you utter should release fire, not from anger but from purity. The world awaits not sermons but living evidence.

Walk clothed in sackcloth, meaning clothed in humility and separation from mixture. Let simplicity guard your power. The more hidden your roots, the more enduring your flame. Kingship without priesthood becomes tyranny, but when both merge, heaven finds habitation.

Remember, resurrection is inevitable. Do not mourn what seems lost, nothing true dies. Every scroll sealed in obscurity will one day be read by light. Rise again and again until your witness becomes unbroken fire.

This is your calling, to stand before the Lord of the earth and release His light through human form. You are not alone, for the company of witnesses surrounds you. Together you testify that the Kingdom has come, and the Lamb reigns within.

Joe Restman
Scroll-Carrier, Mystic-Scribe, Eternal Witness of the Lamb.