Our Heavenly Father has called many from all over this world.
I visited this remote church group living near the Kenya/Tanzania border back in December 2021. Most of you have visited their area numerous times over the years yourselves. These brethren live along the banks of the “Mara River”. If you float down this River you will soon find yourself passing though the “Serengeti” In Tanzania. Most of you are familiar with that area after watching so many of those “National Geographic” pictures, films, and documentaries, showing the “Great Wildebeest Migration” where over two million wildebeest, zebras and gazelles move through the Serengeti and Masai Mara in search of green pastures. But green pastures don’t come easy. As they cross the river, the Crocodiles do their feasting.
Our God has called many in all parts of the world, including these brethren who live deep in the bush. And He has His church scattered for a very important reason. Let us remember Scripture describes the coming “two witnesses” as two “olive trees” and two “candlesticks” (Revelation 11:4). Trees represent men in the Scriptures, and as Scripture tells us there will be two men witnessing to the world during the coming Great Tribulation. But what about those two candlesticks? Candlesticks always represent the church in Scripture.
Soon the church will be quite busy, as this evil world is powerfully called to repentance by God’s two men, His two witnesses who will have the Power to shut the rain, turn water into blood, and smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. Many church of God pulpits teach that the church goes into hiding (with protection) during that time. But I believe Scripture shows a different picture, a picture of His scattered church being protected, but being protected where they are, as they also will be busy witnessing, and helping the people all around this world to understand what is happening as the Great Tribulation comes upon us. Our “lights” will be needed to shine more at that time than ever, because it will be a time of much confusion for the world, with not only God’s two witnesses addressing the entire world, but also the man of sin and the false prophet performing those lying wonders.
We (His church) are also called His witnesses, and with His church scattered, we will be able to help this world better understand what the two witnesses are saying and doing, that God is requesting/requiring repentance. God does everything decently and orderly. His scattered church will be able to make clear to those in their geographical area, in their vernacular, what God is doing. And if He requires all that repent during the Great Tribulation to be baptized, His two witnesses are going to need help in doing that too. Anyway, let this be food for thought.
Bill Goff
(There is a message titled: “I Will Give Power Unto my Two Witnesses” that elaborates better with the Scriptures that pertain to this subject.)
https://khofh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/I_will_Give_Power_Unto_My_Two_Witnesses.pdf