Why might Elijah be one of the two witnesses in Revelation 11?
Elijah might be one of the two witnesses because he was taken up without having died, and because Malachi 4:5 is cited as a related prophecy. Scripture does not name the witnesses, so this remains a speculation rather than a dogmatic claim.
Les explains that the two witnesses appear at the beginning of the tribulation, and he comments on who they might be. He says we cannot be dogmatic because Scripture does not tell us their names. He finds Elijah the easier of the two to decide on. One reason is that Elijah was taken up without having died. Another reason is the reference to Malachi 4:5, which Les connects to Matthew 11. He suggests it is very possible that Elijah is one of the two witnesses.