What happens to the two witnesses in Revelation?
According to Revelation, the two witnesses are killed and their bodies lie dead on the streets of Jerusalem. After three days, they are raised from the dead and ascend in a rapture-like experience, and the entire world witnesses their ascent.
Les explains that Revelation speaks of the two witnesses being dead on the streets of Jerusalem, then after three days they are raised from the dead and go up in a rapture-like experience. The book says the whole world will see them go. He points out that until modern satellite technology, this was hard to believe, but now it is believable. He also stresses that all prophecy, including this, is directed to the nation of Israel, not the church.