Revelation 11:3

b. The martyr two witnesses=the faithful few, Revelation 11:3-6 .

3. Give power It was to be expected that in the midst of Gentiles these witnesses would hush in silence. Their enemies are thousands, and they are but two. But they have the “gift of power,” and their prophecy will ring through the streets of the city through the whole long, dark period. My The word implies that the speaker is God, and that these witnesses are claimed as his own. See note Revelation 11:1. Hence this word is incorrectly quoted by Dusterdieck as an instance in which an angel abruptly speaks the words of God as his own, as a precedent for such an interpretation of Revelation 22:10, where see note.

Prophesy All true preaching is prophecy, for it predicts man’s future destiny, and comes from a divine power. The whole gospel is a solemn prophecy.

Clothed in sackcloth An emblematic garb, symbolizing humiliation and grief, especially of the repentant kind. Hence it was worn by the prophets who preached repentance to a guilty generation. The garment represented the humiliation which the sins of the age required. It was usually made of coarse hair. and used for sacks, and also for straining out liquids. Elijah and John the Baptist wore sackcloth. 2 Kings 1:8.