The Second Book of Adam and Eve
Chapter 22
Only three righteous men left in the world, The evil conditions of men prior to the Flood.
1. But Enoch kept the commandment of Jared his father, and continued to minister in the cave.
Revelation 1 NASB - The Revelation of Jesus Christ - The - Bible Gateway
[SUP]17 [/SUP]When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, [SUP]18 [/SUP]and the living One; and I [SUP][l][/SUP]was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades. [SUP]19 [/SUP]Therefore write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after these things. [SUP]20 [/SUP]As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
The Wesley Center Online: Book Of Enoch
[Chapter 20]
1,2 And these are the names of the holy angels who watch. Uriel, one of the holy angels, who is 3 over the world and over Tartarus. Raphael, one of the holy angels, who is over the spirits of men. 4,5 Raguel, one of the holy angels who takes vengeance on the world of the luminaries. Michael, one 6 of the holy angels, to wit, he that is set over the best part of mankind and over chaos. Saraqael, 7 one of the holy angels, who is set over the spirits, who sin in the spirit. Gabriel, one of the holy 8 angels, who is over Paradise and the serpents and the Cherubim. Remiel, one of the holy angels, whom God set over those who rise.
[Chapter 71]
1 And it came to pass after this that my spirit was translated And it ascended into the heavens: And I saw the holy sons of God. They were stepping on flames of fire: Their garments were white [and their raiment], And their faces shone like snow.
2 And I saw two streams of fire, And the light of that fire shone like hyacinth, And I fell on my face before the Lord of Spirits.
3 And the angel Michael [one of the archangels] seized me by my right hand, And lifted me up and led me forth into all the secrets, And he showed me all the secrets of righteousness.
4 And he showed me all the secrets of the ends of the heaven, And all the chambers of all the stars, and all the luminaries, Whence they proceed before the face of the holy ones.
5 And he translated my spirit into the heaven of heavens, And I saw there as it were a structure built of crystals, And between those crystals tongues of living fire.
6 And my spirit saw the girdle which girt that house of fire, And on its four sides were streams full of living fire, And they girt that house.
7 And round about were Seraphin, Cherubic, and Ophannin: And these are they who sleep not And guard the throne of His glory.
8 And I saw angels who could not be counted, A thousand thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand, Encircling that house.
And Michael, and Raphael, and Gabriel, and Phanuel, And the holy angels who are above the heavens, Go in and out of that house.
9 And they came forth from that house, And Michael and Gabriel, Raphael and Phanuel, And many holy angels without number.
10 And with them the Head of Days, His head white and pure as wool, And His raiment indescribable.
11 And I fell on my face, And my whole body became relaxed, And my spirit was transfigured;
And I cried with a loud voice, . . . with the spirit of power, And blessed and glorified and extolled.
12 And these blessings which went forth out of my mouth were well pleasing before that Head of Days. And that Head of Days came with Michael and Gabriel, Raphael and Phanuel, thousands and ten thousands of angels without number.
[Lost passage wherein the Son of Man was described as accompanying the Head of Days, and Enoch asked one of the angels (as in xlvi. 3) concerning the Son of Man as to who he was.]
14 And he (i.e. the angel) came to me and greeted me with His voice, and said unto me 'This is the Son of Man who is born unto righteousness, And righteousness abides over him, And the righteousness of the Head of Days forsakes him not.' 15 And he said unto me: ' He proclaims unto thee peace in the name of the world to come; For from hence has proceeded peace since the creation of the world, And so shall it be unto thee for ever and for ever and ever.
16 And all shall walk in his ways since righteousness never forsaketh him: With him will be their dwelling-places, and with him their heritage, And they shall not be separated from him for ever and ever and ever.
And so there shall be length of days with that Son of Man, And the righteous shall have peace and an upright way In the name of the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever.'
[Chapter 40]
1 And after that I saw thousands of thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand, I saw a multitude 2 beyond number and reckoning, who stood before the Lord of Spirits. And on the four sides of the Lord of Spirits I saw four presences, different from those that sleep not, and I learnt their names: for the angel that went with me made known to me their names, and showed me all the hidden things. 3 And I heard the voices of those four presences as they uttered praises before the Lord of glory. 4,5 The first voice blesses the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever. And the second voice I heard blessing 6 the Elect One and the elect ones who hang upon the Lord of Spirits. And the third voice I heard pray and intercede for those who dwell on the earth and supplicate in the name of the Lord of Spirits. 7 And I heard the fourth voice fending off the Satans and forbidding them to come before the Lord 8 of Spirits to accuse them who dwell on the earth. After that I asked the angel of peace who went with me, who showed me everything that is hidden: 'Who are these four presences which I have 9 seen and whose words I have heard and written down' And he said to me: 'This first is Michael, the merciful and long-suffering: and the second, who is set over all the diseases and all the wounds of the children of men, is Raphael: and the third, who is set over all the powers, is Gabriel: and the fourth, who is set over the repentance unto hope of those who inherit eternal life, is named Phanuel.' 10 And these are the four angels of the Lord of Spirits and the four voices I heard in those days.
Revelation 5
[SUP]6 [/SUP]And I saw [SUP][a][/SUP]between the throne (with the four living creatures) and the elders a Lamb standing, as if slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.
Two witnesses - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chapter 22
Only three righteous men left in the world, The evil conditions of men prior to the Flood.
1. But Enoch kept the commandment of Jared his father, and continued to minister in the cave.
2 It is this Enoch to whom many wonders happened, and who also wrote a celebrated book; but those wonders may not be told in this place.
3 Then after this, the children of Seth went astray and fell, they, their children and their wives. And when Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech and Noah saw them, their hearts suffered by reason of their fall into doubt full of unbelief; and they wept and sought of God mercy, to preserve them, and to bring them out of that wicked generation.
4 Enoch continued in his ministry before the Lord three hundred and eighty-five years, and at the end of that time he became aware through the grace of God, that God intended to remove him from the earth.
5 He then said to his son, "O my son, I know that God intends to bring the waters of the Flood upon the earth, and to destroy our creation.
6 "And ye are the last rulers over this people on this mountain; for I know that not one will be left you to beget children on this holy mountain; neither shall any one of you rule over the children of his people; neither shall any great company be left of you, on this mountain."
7 Enoch said also to them, "Watch over your souls, and hold fast by your fear of God and by your service of Him, and worship Him in upright faith, and serve Him in righteousness, innocence and judgment, in repentance and also in purity."
8 When Enoch had ended his commandments to them, God transported him from that mountain to the land of life, to the mansions of the righteous and of the chosen, the abode of Paradise of joy, in light that reaches up to heaven; light that is outside the light of this world; for it is the light of God, that fills the whole world, but which no place can contain.
9 Thus, because Enoch was in the light of God, he found himself out of the reach of death; until God would have him die.
9 Thus, because Enoch was in the light of God, he found himself out of the reach of death; until God would have him die.
10 Altogether, not one of our fathers or of their children, remained on that holy mountain, except those three, Methuselah, Lamech, and Noah. For all the rest went down from the mountain and fell into sin with the children of Cain. Therefore were they forbidden that mountain, and none remained on it but those three men.
2 Kings 2 NASB - Elijah Taken to Heaven - And it came - Bible Gateway
Elijah Taken to Heaven
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9 [/SUP]When they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “Please, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.” [SUP]10 [/SUP]He said, “You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so.” [SUP]11 [/SUP]As they were going along and talking, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire and horses of fire which separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a [SUP][e][/SUP]whirlwind to heaven. [SUP]12 [/SUP]Elisha saw it and cried out, “My father, my father, the [SUP][f][/SUP]chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” And he saw [SUP][g][/SUP]Elijah no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces. [SUP]13 [/SUP]He also took up the mantle of Elijah that fell from him and returned and stood by the bank of the Jordan. [SUP]14 [/SUP]He took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him and struck the waters and said, “Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” And when he also had struck the waters, they were divided here and there; and Elisha crossed over.
Revelation 11 NASB - The Two Witnesses - Then there was - Bible Gateway
The Two Witnesses
11 Then there was given me a [SUP][a][/SUP]measuring rod like a staff; [SUP][b][/SUP]and someone said, “Get up and measure the [SUP][c][/SUP]temple of God and the altar, and those who worship in it. [SUP]2 [/SUP][SUP][d][/SUP]Leave out the court which is outside the [SUP][e][/SUP]temple and do not measure it, for it has been given to the nations; and they will tread under foot the holy city for forty-two months. [SUP]3 [/SUP]And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.” [SUP]4 [/SUP]These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. [SUP]5 [/SUP]And if anyone wants to harm them, fire flows out of their mouth and devours their enemies; so if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this way. [SUP]6 [/SUP]These have the power to shut up the sky, so that rain will not fall during the days of their prophesying; and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood, and to strike the earth with every plague, as often as they desire.
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7 [/SUP]When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them and kill them. [SUP]8 [/SUP]And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which [SUP][f][/SUP]mystically is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. [SUP]9 [/SUP]Those from the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will look at their dead [SUP][g][/SUP]bodies for three and a half days, and [SUP][h][/SUP]will not permit their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb. [SUP]10 [/SUP]And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate; and they will send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.
[SUP]11 [/SUP]But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God came into them, and they stood on their feet; and great fear fell upon those who were watching them. [SUP]12 [/SUP]And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” Then they went up into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies watched them. [SUP]13 [/SUP]And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell; [SUP][i][/SUP]seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
Zechariah 4 NASB - The Golden Lampstand and Olive Trees - Bible Gateway
The Golden Lampstand and Olive Trees
4 Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and roused me, as a man who is awakened from his sleep. [SUP]2 [/SUP]He said to me, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps on it with seven spouts belonging to each of the lamps which are on the top of it; [SUP]3 [/SUP]also two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left side.” [SUP]4 [/SUP]Then I said to the angel who was speaking with me saying, “What are these, my lord?” [SUP]5 [/SUP]So the angel who was speaking with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.” [SUP]6 [/SUP]Then he [SUP][a][/SUP]said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel saying, ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord of hosts. [SUP]7 [/SUP]‘What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain; and he will bring forth the top stone with shouts of “Grace, grace to it!”’”
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8 [/SUP]Also the word of the Lord came to me, saying, [SUP]9 [/SUP]“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will finish it. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to [SUP][b][/SUP]you. [SUP]10 [/SUP]For who has despised the day of small things? [SUP][c][/SUP]But these seven will be glad when they see the [SUP][d][/SUP]plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel—these are the eyes of the Lord which range to and fro throughout the earth.”
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11 [/SUP]Then I said to him, “What are these two olive trees on the right of the lampstand and on its left?” [SUP]12 [/SUP]And I answered the second time and said to him, “What are the two olive [SUP][e][/SUP]branches which are beside the two golden pipes, which empty the golden oil from themselves?” [SUP]13 [/SUP]So he answered me, saying, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.” [SUP]14 [/SUP]Then he said, “These are the two [SUP][f][/SUP]anointed ones who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth.”
2 Kings 2 NASB - Elijah Taken to Heaven - And it came - Bible Gateway
Elijah Taken to Heaven
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9 [/SUP]When they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “Please, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.” [SUP]10 [/SUP]He said, “You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so.” [SUP]11 [/SUP]As they were going along and talking, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire and horses of fire which separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a [SUP][e][/SUP]whirlwind to heaven. [SUP]12 [/SUP]Elisha saw it and cried out, “My father, my father, the [SUP][f][/SUP]chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” And he saw [SUP][g][/SUP]Elijah no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces. [SUP]13 [/SUP]He also took up the mantle of Elijah that fell from him and returned and stood by the bank of the Jordan. [SUP]14 [/SUP]He took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him and struck the waters and said, “Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” And when he also had struck the waters, they were divided here and there; and Elisha crossed over.
Revelation 11 NASB - The Two Witnesses - Then there was - Bible Gateway
The Two Witnesses
11 Then there was given me a [SUP][a][/SUP]measuring rod like a staff; [SUP][b][/SUP]and someone said, “Get up and measure the [SUP][c][/SUP]temple of God and the altar, and those who worship in it. [SUP]2 [/SUP][SUP][d][/SUP]Leave out the court which is outside the [SUP][e][/SUP]temple and do not measure it, for it has been given to the nations; and they will tread under foot the holy city for forty-two months. [SUP]3 [/SUP]And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.” [SUP]4 [/SUP]These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. [SUP]5 [/SUP]And if anyone wants to harm them, fire flows out of their mouth and devours their enemies; so if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this way. [SUP]6 [/SUP]These have the power to shut up the sky, so that rain will not fall during the days of their prophesying; and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood, and to strike the earth with every plague, as often as they desire.
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7 [/SUP]When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them and kill them. [SUP]8 [/SUP]And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which [SUP][f][/SUP]mystically is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. [SUP]9 [/SUP]Those from the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will look at their dead [SUP][g][/SUP]bodies for three and a half days, and [SUP][h][/SUP]will not permit their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb. [SUP]10 [/SUP]And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate; and they will send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.
[SUP]11 [/SUP]But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God came into them, and they stood on their feet; and great fear fell upon those who were watching them. [SUP]12 [/SUP]And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” Then they went up into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies watched them. [SUP]13 [/SUP]And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell; [SUP][i][/SUP]seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
Zechariah 4 NASB - The Golden Lampstand and Olive Trees - Bible Gateway
The Golden Lampstand and Olive Trees
4 Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and roused me, as a man who is awakened from his sleep. [SUP]2 [/SUP]He said to me, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see, and behold, a lampstand all of gold with its bowl on the top of it, and its seven lamps on it with seven spouts belonging to each of the lamps which are on the top of it; [SUP]3 [/SUP]also two olive trees by it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left side.” [SUP]4 [/SUP]Then I said to the angel who was speaking with me saying, “What are these, my lord?” [SUP]5 [/SUP]So the angel who was speaking with me answered and said to me, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.” [SUP]6 [/SUP]Then he [SUP][a][/SUP]said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel saying, ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord of hosts. [SUP]7 [/SUP]‘What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain; and he will bring forth the top stone with shouts of “Grace, grace to it!”’”
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8 [/SUP]Also the word of the Lord came to me, saying, [SUP]9 [/SUP]“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will finish it. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to [SUP][b][/SUP]you. [SUP]10 [/SUP]For who has despised the day of small things? [SUP][c][/SUP]But these seven will be glad when they see the [SUP][d][/SUP]plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel—these are the eyes of the Lord which range to and fro throughout the earth.”
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11 [/SUP]Then I said to him, “What are these two olive trees on the right of the lampstand and on its left?” [SUP]12 [/SUP]And I answered the second time and said to him, “What are the two olive [SUP][e][/SUP]branches which are beside the two golden pipes, which empty the golden oil from themselves?” [SUP]13 [/SUP]So he answered me, saying, “Do you not know what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.” [SUP]14 [/SUP]Then he said, “These are the two [SUP][f][/SUP]anointed ones who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth.”
Revelation 1 NASB - The Revelation of Jesus Christ - The - Bible Gateway
[SUP]17 [/SUP]When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, [SUP]18 [/SUP]and the living One; and I [SUP][l][/SUP]was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades. [SUP]19 [/SUP]Therefore write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after these things. [SUP]20 [/SUP]As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
The Wesley Center Online: Book Of Enoch
[Chapter 20]
1,2 And these are the names of the holy angels who watch. Uriel, one of the holy angels, who is 3 over the world and over Tartarus. Raphael, one of the holy angels, who is over the spirits of men. 4,5 Raguel, one of the holy angels who takes vengeance on the world of the luminaries. Michael, one 6 of the holy angels, to wit, he that is set over the best part of mankind and over chaos. Saraqael, 7 one of the holy angels, who is set over the spirits, who sin in the spirit. Gabriel, one of the holy 8 angels, who is over Paradise and the serpents and the Cherubim. Remiel, one of the holy angels, whom God set over those who rise.
[Chapter 71]
1 And it came to pass after this that my spirit was translated And it ascended into the heavens: And I saw the holy sons of God. They were stepping on flames of fire: Their garments were white [and their raiment], And their faces shone like snow.
2 And I saw two streams of fire, And the light of that fire shone like hyacinth, And I fell on my face before the Lord of Spirits.
3 And the angel Michael [one of the archangels] seized me by my right hand, And lifted me up and led me forth into all the secrets, And he showed me all the secrets of righteousness.
4 And he showed me all the secrets of the ends of the heaven, And all the chambers of all the stars, and all the luminaries, Whence they proceed before the face of the holy ones.
5 And he translated my spirit into the heaven of heavens, And I saw there as it were a structure built of crystals, And between those crystals tongues of living fire.
6 And my spirit saw the girdle which girt that house of fire, And on its four sides were streams full of living fire, And they girt that house.
7 And round about were Seraphin, Cherubic, and Ophannin: And these are they who sleep not And guard the throne of His glory.
8 And I saw angels who could not be counted, A thousand thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand, Encircling that house.
And Michael, and Raphael, and Gabriel, and Phanuel, And the holy angels who are above the heavens, Go in and out of that house.
9 And they came forth from that house, And Michael and Gabriel, Raphael and Phanuel, And many holy angels without number.
10 And with them the Head of Days, His head white and pure as wool, And His raiment indescribable.
11 And I fell on my face, And my whole body became relaxed, And my spirit was transfigured;
And I cried with a loud voice, . . . with the spirit of power, And blessed and glorified and extolled.
12 And these blessings which went forth out of my mouth were well pleasing before that Head of Days. And that Head of Days came with Michael and Gabriel, Raphael and Phanuel, thousands and ten thousands of angels without number.
[Lost passage wherein the Son of Man was described as accompanying the Head of Days, and Enoch asked one of the angels (as in xlvi. 3) concerning the Son of Man as to who he was.]
14 And he (i.e. the angel) came to me and greeted me with His voice, and said unto me 'This is the Son of Man who is born unto righteousness, And righteousness abides over him, And the righteousness of the Head of Days forsakes him not.' 15 And he said unto me: ' He proclaims unto thee peace in the name of the world to come; For from hence has proceeded peace since the creation of the world, And so shall it be unto thee for ever and for ever and ever.
16 And all shall walk in his ways since righteousness never forsaketh him: With him will be their dwelling-places, and with him their heritage, And they shall not be separated from him for ever and ever and ever.
And so there shall be length of days with that Son of Man, And the righteous shall have peace and an upright way In the name of the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever.'
[Chapter 40]
1 And after that I saw thousands of thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand, I saw a multitude 2 beyond number and reckoning, who stood before the Lord of Spirits. And on the four sides of the Lord of Spirits I saw four presences, different from those that sleep not, and I learnt their names: for the angel that went with me made known to me their names, and showed me all the hidden things. 3 And I heard the voices of those four presences as they uttered praises before the Lord of glory. 4,5 The first voice blesses the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever. And the second voice I heard blessing 6 the Elect One and the elect ones who hang upon the Lord of Spirits. And the third voice I heard pray and intercede for those who dwell on the earth and supplicate in the name of the Lord of Spirits. 7 And I heard the fourth voice fending off the Satans and forbidding them to come before the Lord 8 of Spirits to accuse them who dwell on the earth. After that I asked the angel of peace who went with me, who showed me everything that is hidden: 'Who are these four presences which I have 9 seen and whose words I have heard and written down' And he said to me: 'This first is Michael, the merciful and long-suffering: and the second, who is set over all the diseases and all the wounds of the children of men, is Raphael: and the third, who is set over all the powers, is Gabriel: and the fourth, who is set over the repentance unto hope of those who inherit eternal life, is named Phanuel.' 10 And these are the four angels of the Lord of Spirits and the four voices I heard in those days.
Revelation 5
[SUP]6 [/SUP]And I saw [SUP][a][/SUP]between the throne (with the four living creatures) and the elders a Lamb standing, as if slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.
Two witnesses - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia