These two witnesses are infinite and eternal Love; "they shall prophecy a thousand, two hundred and threescore days."This does not refer to a period of time. There is no time in Christian Science. Therefore the figures of the number must be symbols of some Truth uttered by the two, infinite and eternal. Write the number in this way: 123 x 20, and let us see what it means. What are the three worst errors in Revelation that were cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, and what was the order of their casting? It was this: the beast, prophet, and dragon,—sensuality, malice, and mortal sense,—these three are the 1, 2, 3 in the number. The (x) "times" sign, or multiplier, shows them to be multiplied by the 20. The figure 2 in the 20 stands for the two witnesses, "infinite" and "eternal." The two witnesses, infinite and eternal Love, will show suffering in sensuality, malice and personal sense (1) to be infinite, that nowhere will they be found to be anything but suffering, if any one attempts to enter that state of mortal mind. (2) To be eternal, i.e., at no future period, forever, will those three cease to be suffering to any who would enter. Thus you have an infinite, eternal, orthodox hell, which, in the intensity of its suffering, will forever keep anyone from going into it,—very far, at least. Thus, by infinite and eternal suffering, we have reduced sensuality, malice and personal sense to nonentity, nothingness. This nothingness is signified by the 0 in the number 20. We now have our prophecy complete. "Sensuality, malice and personal sense are infinite and eternal suffering, nonentity, nothingness." "Days" signify "realizations of Soul." "Clothed in sackcloth" means, that the two individuals who are uttering and teaching this prophecy are not known by the world to be the two witnesses.
Ver.4. Their character as "two olive trees" is the understanding of Life, Truth and Love, applied to healing in its perfection; as "two candlesticks," they are the last two churches, the sixth and seventh; the "God of the earth" is Jesus Christ.
Ver. 5. If any, through malicious intent, try to hurt them, their utterance of understanding (fire) destroys the enemy with his own weapons.
