For those that claim Moses is one of the two witnesses and that he *did not die*, I present to you the following witnesses in scripture that -he did indeed die- and was buried on Mt Nebo ...
.:: MOSES ::.
Deu 31:14 And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.
Deu 31:16 And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.
Deu 32:49-50 Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession: And die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy people; as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto his people: {No one disputes that Aaron died! Why do they refuse to believe this scripture that says Moses will likewise "die".}
Deu 33:1 And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
Deu 34:5-8 So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD. And he {the LORD, or possibly Michael the Archangel at the LORD's instruction} buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day. And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended. {You don't weep !30 days! for someone that didn't die.}
Jos 1:1-2 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying, Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel. {The LORD said it!}
Jde 1:9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
Rom 5:14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
Now, to address the two witnesses ... they could only be Enoch of the 10th generation from Adam (translated) & Elijah the prophet (taken to heaven in a chariot of fire) as they are the ONLY TWO to have not died.
.:: ENOCH ::.
Gen 5:23-24 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
Heb 11:5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
.:: ELIJAH ::.
2Ki 2:11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
I may do another post on what I think Jesus meant when talking about Elijah having already come (in the spirit of John the baptist). For now, I think the two witnesses can only be the two men who have not yet died because the two witnesses WILL DIE {see Rev 11 link below} ...
Heb 9:27-28 And as it is appointed unto men once to die,
but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the
sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second
time without sin unto salvation.
.:: TWO WITNESSES ::.
Deu 17:6 At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
Zec 4:3 And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.
Zec 4:11-14 Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof? And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves? And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth. {The candlestick represents Jesus with His seven spirits/eyes; the two olive trees/branches represent the two human witnesses who have not yet died, Enoch & Elijah.}
Why two witnesses?
Mat 18:16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. -Jesus
Rev 11:3-4 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 candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. -Jesus
Read the whole chapter (Rev 11 https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/rev/11/) for more information on these two witnesses, who are also called "two prophets", and are yet future in their coming fulfillment at the sixth trumpet. Again, the two olive trees represent the two human witnesses that have not yet died, Enoch & Elijah.
Luk 24:44 And he {Jesus} said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. -Jesus
... and ...
Jhn 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. -Jesus
To investigate Jesus' claims as seen above, I challenge you to begin by reading: Isa 51, Isa 63, Psa 2, Jhn 1.
Also, Jesus explains the purpose of candlesticks --- they are a place on which the candle that holds the fiery light rests, not to be hidden ...
Luk 11:33 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light. -Jesus
The two candlesticks here refers to two congregations of peoples, which I believe represents believing Israelites & Gentiles. We see Jesus define candlesticks in the beginning of the Book of Revelation ...
Rev 1:20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. -Jesus
Well, that's all for now folks! I hope you had a blessed Christmas ;o}
Thanks for reading!
{KJV used, all curly bracket comments mine; blue letters OT God, red letters NT Jesus.}
