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Even without them being named but termed to be the two witnesses their ability to manifest the power of the Lord in judgmental fashion would identify them. Their God given abilities most definitely identify them as Moses and Elijah. Rev. 11:3, 5-6. They will be an extreme irritant for the peoples of that day for they will constantly be reminding the world of the fact that there is One who is the Lord. Try as they will, in those days, to kill them and have a totally wicked world they cannot overcome them until the time is up allotted by the Lord for them to bear testimony that Jesus is the Messiah.
The Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Lord Jesus, is as always, the most outstanding of the four men. Jesus is seen in many positions in the eternal objective of the Lord. He is both the Root of David and the Lion of the tribe of Judah. Rev. 5:5 As the Root, He is the source of all life, flora and fauna, natural and spiritual. As the Lion He rules and reigns both now and forever more. As a descendent of the tribe of Judah, who were not appointed to be active in the priesthood, the fact of a changed priesthood and manner of worship is introduced. Heb. 7:14 Isaiah declared that He would be an ensign to all the peoples of the earth and that they would gather unto Him. Isa. 11:10 The sign is not the cross or the fish. The cross has become an object of worship, while at the same time being nothing more that an inanimate object, there is nothing to be gained from a piece of wood or metal. Jesus said the only sign given was His death, burial and resurrection. Which involved three day and three nights each of a full twenty-four hour duration. Jesus is the sign and should be the only object of worship and nothing else. Mt. 12:39-41
Note the many different positions of the Lord Jesus. He is one of the four under whom the people of the Lord were led or directed to fulfill the aims of the Lord. Rev. 5:6 He is seen in the midst (the middle) of the throne. He is always seen as the center piece. The object of worship and praise. He well earned that position when He hung between heaven and earth on the middle cross between two thieves. Incidentally, He was crucified in the middle of the day. In the middle of the week (Wednesday, not Friday) and in the middle of the seven years of Daniel 9:27. Three and one half was the ministry of Christ, Three and one half remains to take place, known as the great tribulation. Not only is He in the midst of the throne but He is seen in the midst of the four living creatures and in the midst of the twenty four elders. As the Lamb of God, Jesus is preeminent, for He is the sole redeemer of all who are in heaven, none excluded.