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i_o will_v make_v my_o word_n in_o thy_o mouth_n fire_n and_o this_o people_n wood_n and_o it_o shall_v devour_v they_o final_o whereas_o these_o two_o witness_n be_v call_v two_o olive_n tree_n and_o two_o candlestick_n stand_v before_o the_o god_n of_o the_o earth_n it_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o the_o four_o chapter_n of_o zechariah_n where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o see_v a_o golden_a candlestick_n stand_v between_o two_o olive_n tree_n which_o distil_v down_o oil_n into_o the_o candlestick_n the_o candlestick_n there_o represent_v the_o church_n and_o the_o two_o olive_n tree_n represent_v zerobabel_n and_o jehoshua_n by_o who_o the_o church_n of_o israel_n be_v then_o conduct_v so_o that_o minister_n who_o teach_v the_o pure_a word_n of_o god_n be_v the_o olive_n tree_n of_o zechariah_n and_o the_o flock_n that_o harken_v unto_o and_o obey_v they_o be_v the_o candlestick_n xxiii_o illustration_n of_o the_o witness_n be_v overcome_v and_o slay_v and_o leave_v unbury_v rev._n chap._n xi_o v._o 7._o and_o when_o they_o shall_v have_v finish_v their_o testimony_n the_o beast_n that_o ascend_v out_o of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n shall_v make_v war_n against_o they_o and_o shall_v overcome_v they_o and_o kill_v they_o v._o 8._o and_o their_o dead_a body_n shall_v lie_v in_o the_o street_n of_o the_o great_a city_n which_o spiritual_o be_v call_v sodom_n and_o egypt_n where_o also_o our_o lord_n be_v crucify_v v._o 9_o and_o they_o of_o the_o people_n and_o kindred_n and_o tongue_n and_o nation_n shall_v see_v their_o dead_a body_n three_z day_n and_o a_o half_a and_o shall_v not_o suffer_v their_o dead_a body_n to_o be_v put_v in_o grave_n v._o 10._o and_o they_o that_o dwell_v upon_o the_o earth_n shall_v rejoice_v over_o they_o and_o make_v merry_a and_o shall_v send_v gift_n one_o to_o another_o because_o these_o two_o prophet_n torment_v they_o that_o dwell_v on_o the_o earth_n this_o beast_n be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o which_o arise_v out_o of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n have_v two_o horn_n describe_v rev._n chap._n 13._o v._n 11._o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v say_v also_o of_o the_o first_o beast_n that_o arise_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n and_o which_o be_v describe_v rev._n chap._n 13._o v._n 1._o that_o he_o shall_v make_v war_n with_o the_o saint_n and_o overcome_v they_o but_o not_o that_o he_o shall_v kill_v they_o as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o beast_n mention_v here_o of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o shall_v slay_v the_o witness_n but_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o beast_n shall_v kill_v the_o witness_n when_o they_o have_v finish_v their_o testimony_n this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v absolute_o as_o if_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v overcome_v and_o slay_v till_o after_o the_o 42_o month_n or_o the_o 1260_o day_n which_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o beast_n be_v to_o continue_v but_o when_o they_o be_v about_o to_o finish_v their_o sachcloath_n testimony_n and_o when_o the_o beast_n begin_v to_o fall_v and_o when_o 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