Questions From Readers/Conclusion of Who are the two witnesses mentioned Revelation chater 11?

However, true to the words of the prophecy, at the end of the three and a half days, the two witnesses were brought back to life. Not only were these anointed ones released from prison, but those who remained faithful received a special appointment from God through their Lord, Jesus Christ. In 1914 they were among  those who were appointed to serve as a "faithful and discreet slave" for the spiritual needs of God's people during the last days. - MATTHEW 24:45-47; REVELATION 11:11, 12.

Interestingly, Revelation 11:1, 2 links these events to a time when the spiritual temple would be measured, or evaluated. Malachi chapter 3 mentions a similar inspection of the spiritual temple followed by at time of cleansing. (Malachi 3:1-4) How long did this inspection and cleansing work take? It extended from 1914 to the early part of 1919.  This period of time includes both the 1,260 days (42 months) and the symbolic three and a half days referred to in REVELATION chapter 11.

How happy we are that Jehovah arranged for this spiritual refining work to cleanse a special people for fine works! (Titus 2:1-4) Additionally, we appreciated the example set by the faithful anointed ones who took the lead during that time of testing and thereby served as the symbolic two witnesses.

Next time: "Now You Are God's People" 

From the jw.org publications