consume him and his 50 men. So the king sent out another captain with 50 soldiers, who said the same thing: "Man of God, thus has the king said, 'Come down quickly!"' (verse 11). Elijah answered, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men." And it was so. A third fellow sent to the crusty old prophet was a little smarter. In essence, he said, "I'm a family man, sir. And I'm under orders of the king. Please - would you mind? Have mercy on me." This time, Elijah went down. This story, coupled with Malachi 4:5 where God promises to send Elijah before the coming of the great day of God, is one of the chief reasons why some believe Elijah will be one of the two witnesses. Another reason is the fact that he never died but instead was taken up into heaven in a whirlwind, along with the appearance of a chariot and horses of fire (see II Kings 2). In the Great Tribulation, anyone seeking to hurt the two witnesses is destroyed by fire flashing out of their mouths. Yet the Scripture says when they have completed their testimony, then the beast will make war against them and overcome them and put them to death. He can't do that, however, until they've completed their testimony. War Against the Saints We also read that the Antichrist will make war against the Jews, who in that day will be known as "the saints" and God's "elect." Revelation 13:7 says, "It was granted to him [the Antichrist] to make war with the saints and
consume him and his 50 men. So the king sent out another captain with 50 soldiers, who said the same thing: "Man of God, thus has the king said, 'Come down quickly!"' (verse 11). Elijah answered, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men." And it was so. A third fellow sent to the crusty old prophet was a little smarter. In essence, he said, "I'm a family man, sir. And I'm under orders of the king. Please - would you mind? Have mercy on me." This time, Elijah went down. This story, coupled with Malachi 4:5 where God promises to send Elijah before the coming of the great day of God, is one of the chief reasons why some believe Elijah will be one of the two witnesses. Another reason is the fact that he never died but instead was taken up into heaven in a whirlwind, along with the appearance of a chariot and horses of fire (see II Kings 2). In the Great Tribulation, anyone seeking to hurt the two witnesses is destroyed by fire flashing out of their mouths. Yet the Scripture says when they have completed their testimony, then the beast will make war against them and overcome them and put them to death. He can't do that, however, until they've completed their testimony. War Against the Saints We also read that the Antichrist will make war against the Jews, who in that day will be known as "the saints" and God's "elect." Revelation 13:7 says, "It was granted to him [the Antichrist] to make war with the saints and