The two olive - trees-the two candlesticks; compare Zechariah 4:2-6; Zechariah 4:11-14, from which the imagery is taken, but with free changes. Oil is a symbol of divine grace: a lamp replenished with oil and shining brightly, represents the light of a holy life and holy doctrine. The two witnesses are God's two olive-trees and two candlesticks, because they are the repositories of his grace, and the lights which he has appointed to shine in this dark world.

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Old Testament