The Two Witnesses by Robert Govett

These pages present Govett's understanding of the two witnesses of Revelation 11. He writes: "Of all the passages of difficulty in the book of Revelation, the history of the Two Witness is, I should suppose, the most perplexing to every interpretation but the true. To any who might be in doubt about any new explanation of the Apocalypse, 'Test it by its power to explain the Two Witnesses. If it fail anywhere, and be conspicuous in its failure anywhere, it will be there.'"

Robert Govett (1813-1901) was a British theologian and pastor who became well known because of his brilliant deductive and analytical capabilities. He was a fellow of Worcester College, Oxford. His teachings and writings have been preserved in a large number of books and tracts. C. H. Spurgeon said of him: "Mr. Govett wrote a hundred years before his time, and the day will come when his works will be treasured as sifted gold."