Hello Brother stonesoffire (love the name),
I am assuming you are speaking about Peter (betrayed Him = denied Him)? I believe Peter repented the moment the rooster crowed and his eyes met the eyes of Yeshua looking right at him. I believe Peter after he ran away in shame, he repented then at that very moment. Now, he might have felt he was not fully forgiven, and why at the tomb his name is mentioned specifically. But I have no doubts that Peter sought forgiveness and was overwhelmingly sorrowful for Denying his Lord and Master.
The others could have felt like they did betray Him, since they all scattered like rats when Yeshua was in captive being charged so His captors could execute Him. They were nowhere to be found and did not support their Lord and Master. And I am also positive they sought forgiveness for themselves. But I am sure due to the fact Yeshua continued with them before He ascended, they knew they were forgiven.
And by Passover, the Death Angel, the lamb's blood on the door, escaping the vengeance of God was replaced by the Death, Burial, Resurrection, reborn into the Spirit of God. Good analysis!!
That must have been such an experience, with the power of God (Holy Spirit) manifesting within their unity, and then the outpouring that led to 3,000 souls being saved (lives completely changed). No wonder Peter gained such boldness to do the will of God.
I firmly believe before the Tribulation begins (which the Book of Matthew reveals the words of Yeshua concerning that the "Elect" will go through the Tribulation), there will be such a revival and outpouring of the Holy Spirit preparing those of us still alive for the Tribulation.
Obviously, the 2 Witnesses will be during the Tribulation.
To some, the meaning of the two olive trees represent, 1) the Law 2) the Prophets while the two lampstands represent, 1) the Old Covenant Church 2) the New Testament Church. I tend to agree, since these were the staples of the Bible, outside who Christ was throughout the Word.
The head and body as one, is when the Elect (the Bride) is gathered and together with Christ.
Concerning the learning, if any of us ever stop learning, we better fall to our knees and cry out to God. I prefer to be labelled as a full time student of God. There is so much we can only believe we understand and comprehend. Even trying to retain the knowledge can be a difficult task. Every moment, experience, whether in my personal life or those of others, is a complete classroom of information waiting to be learned in how God handles every situation. Life is nothing but a classroom, we are the students, and God is our Professor!!
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