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Revelation 11:3 (WEB)
I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”

Fathers and councils · 4

Tertullian, A Treatise on the Soul Chapter 50
“Enoch no doubt was translated, and so was Elijah; nor did they experience death: it was postponed, (and only postponed,) most certainly: they are reserved for the suffering of death, that by their blood they may extinguish Antichrist.” — editor's note: Rev. xi. 3.
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John Damascene, An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.26Book IV
“But Enoch and Elias the Thesbite shall be sent and shall turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, that is, the synagogue to our Lord Jesus Christ and the preaching of the apostles: and they will be destroyed by him.” — editor's note: Mal. iv. 6; Apoc. xi. 3.
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Hippolytus of Rome, Exegetical Fragments §20On Daniel
“He shall cut off the two witnesses and forerunners of Christ, who proclaim His glorious kingdom from heaven, as it is said: “And I will give (power) unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.”” — editor's note: Apoc. xi. 3.
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Hippolytus of Rome, Treatise on Christ and Antichrist
“For John says, “And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.”” — editor's note: Rev. xi. 3.
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