Student Study Guide
Chapter 17
The Mighty End-Time Witnesses
Section 1 — The Mighty End-Time Witnesses
Section One
Before opening this chapter's prophetic themes, Steve is careful: sincere believers hold different views on the timing and sequence of end-time events, and this chapter will not turn secondary prophetic debate into a wall between believers who love Jesus. What he holds with full conviction is this: God is raising up a unified, praying remnant of Jewish and Gentile believers in the last days, whose divinely energized witness and intercession will participate in releasing heaven's final purposes on earth.
After the 144,000 sealed in Revelation 7, John saw "a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues... These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb" (Rev. 7:9, 14). This D.E.E.P. anointing is not dispensational - Moses, Elijah, Jesus, and the Apostles all operated in it, and it will increase until Christ returns.
Chapters 13 and 14 both mentioned "the two witnesses" who will prophesy with fire in their mouths, promising that this end-time praying company's identity would come into sharper focus later in the book. Here it does: a unified, Spirit-empowered witness of Jew and Gentile together.
Think It Through
Steve says he holds his prophetic view "with conviction, but with open hands." Why is this posture important when studying end-time Scripture with other believers?
Your Thoughts
The great multitude in Revelation 7 washed their robes and made them white in the of the Lamb.
The D.E.E.P. prayer anointing is not ; it has always been the heavenly pattern.
Moses, Elijah, Jesus, and the Apostles all in this anointing.
Section 2 — The Reed and the Measuring
Section Two
Remember From Section 1
Steve will not allow secondary prophetic debate to become a between believers who love Jesus.
John is told to "rise and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there," but to leave the outer court unmeasured (Rev. 11:1-2). In Scripture, measuring always signals divine ownership and protection: "This is Mine." God is drawing a spiritual, not denominational, line between the inner court - wholly surrendered, Spirit-filled worshipers - and the outer court, close to the temple but not fully given over.
In the New Testament, the true temple is the people of God themselves (1 Cor. 3:16-17; Eph. 2:19-22). The inner court is not defined by denomination or attendance, but by the intensity and purity of one's devotion to Jesus Christ. God is marking, shielding, and separating a faithful inner remnant even in the darkest hour.
Recall Check
Fill in these from what you just read above, using your own memory.
John was told to measure the temple, the altar, and those who there.
The outer court will be trampled by the Gentiles for exactly forty-two .
The inner court is defined by the intensity and purity of one's to Jesus Christ.
Reflection
Are you more naturally drawn to the "inner court" (wholehearted devotion) or the "outer court" (nearness without full surrender)? Be honest.
Your Thoughts
Section 3 — Israel: The Called Witness
Section Three
Remember From Section 2
The true temple in the New Testament is the of God themselves. (1 Cor. 3:16–17)
God named Israel as His witnesses long before the Church existed (Isa. 43:10-12). Paul confirms in Romans 11:28-29 that Israel's calling is "irrevocable" - not subject to reversal. Israel's future is not diminishment but restoration: "what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?" (Rom. 11:15). Isaiah foresaw a nation born in a single day (Isa. 66:8) - fulfilled precisely on May 14, 1948.
In 2025, on a prayer journey, Steve stood atop Gibraltar over a cave once called the "Gate of Hades," and prophesied from Isaiah 13:2-3 for the return of Christ. He later learned this overlapped with Aliyah - the Hebrew word meaning "ascent," the prophesied return of Jews to Israel.
Recall Check
Fill in these from what you just read above, using your own memory.
"Irrevocable" means not subject to .
The Jewish state was reborn on May 14, , in a single day.
Aliyah is a Hebrew word meaning "" or going up.
Reflection
"The election stands. The witness calling stands." How does this change the way you think about Israel's ongoing role in God's end-time purposes?
My Thoughts
Section 4 — The Church: The Witness Sent to the Nations
Section Four
Remember From Section 3
Steve stood atop Gibraltar over a cave once called the Gate of .
"You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me" (Acts 1:8). The Greek word for "witness" is martys, the root of our word "martyr" - one who has seen and declares it publicly at any cost. Paul describes Jew and Gentile as one olive tree, not two separate programs (Rom. 11:17-18).
The cross did not produce two separate spiritual communities running parallel tracks. It produced one new humanity where the dividing wall has been torn down. The fullest expression of this one new man is still coming, and it will be the most powerful witness to Jesus Christ the world has ever seen.
Recall Check
Fill in these from what you just read above, using your own memory.
The Greek word for "witness" in Acts 1:8 is martys, the root of our word "."
Paul describes Jew and Gentile as one tree, not two separate programs.
The cross produced one new man, one body, one .
Reflection
"The Church was never meant to be a Gentile replacement of Israel." Was this how you previously understood the relationship between Israel and the Church?
Your Thoughts
Section 5 — The End-Time Convergence
Section Five
Remember From Section 4
The fullest expression of the one new man will be the most powerful to Jesus Christ the world has ever seen.
"Blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel will be saved" (Rom. 11:25-26). The Gentile witness provokes Israel to jealousy (Rom. 11:11), accelerating Israel's return to Messiah. Jesus Himself said Jerusalem would not see Him again "till you say, 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord'" (Matt. 23:39).
Ezekiel's valley of dry bones is a two-stage process: first flesh and sinew come together (fulfilled in 1948), then the breath of God enters - the spiritual awakening still coming. Peter previewed this convergence at Pentecost, where Israel's feast, Gentile presence, and the Spirit's outpouring intersected at once.
Recall Check
Fill in these from what you just read above, using your own memory.
The Gentile witness provokes Israel to . (Rom. 11:11)
Ezekiel's dry bones first come together as flesh and sinew, then receive the of God.
At Pentecost, Israel's feast, Gentile presence, and the Spirit's intersected at once.
Reflection
What would it look like for you to personally pray for Israel and for the Church's unified witness to the nations?
My Thoughts
Section 6 — The Sackcloth Spirit and the Prayers of the Saints
Section Six
Remember From Section 5
The physical restoration of Israel happened in ; the spiritual awakening is still coming.
The character of the end-time witness is defined not by power or prominence but by sackcloth - brokenness, mourning, and repentance. Think of Nehemiah weeping before the king, Daniel confessing Israel's sin as his own, Joel's cry: "Let the priests weep between the temple porch and the altar" (Joel 2:17). Authority comes from costly communion with God, not spiritual performance.
Moses stood in the breach and turned away judgment (Ex. 32:10-14). Elijah prayed and fire fell, then the drought broke (1 Kgs. 17-18). Daniel's supplication released the angel Gabriel mid-prayer, carrying the entire prophetic timetable of the Messiah (Dan. 9:3, 20-23). None of those prayers were lost - all of it ascended, all of it was kept. The bowls are being filled right now.
This is the next-to-last chapter in this book. Chapter 18 will bring the sword, the prayer language, high praise, forceful prayer, and this end-time witness company together into the book's final culmination.
Reflection
"We want to be prophets without being prayer warriors. We want the fire without the oil." Is there an area where you have wanted spiritual authority without the costly communion that produces it?
My Response
This Chapter in My Own Words
| What the Chapter Showed | In My Own Life |
|---|---|
| God measures and marks an inner-court remnant wholly given to worship | |
| Israel's calling as a witness is irrevocable, not replaced by the Church | |
| Jew and Gentile are one new man, one body, one witness | |
| The end-time witness gains authority through sackcloth, not performance | |
| Moses, Elijah, and Daniel's prayers were never lost - all of it ascended | |
| The bowls of the saints' prayers are being filled right now |
One More Table
| What It Looked Like | What Was Actually True |
|---|---|
| End-time prophecy as a source of division and debate among believers | God is raising up a unified, praying remnant of Jew and Gentile whose intercession partners with heaven's final purposes. |
| Write a short prayer asking God to make you part of the "inner court" remnant, marked, protected, and set apart in this hour. |
Personal Prayer Journal
Write a prayer for Israel, for the Church's unified witness to the nations, and for your own place in the inner-court remnant.
Chapter 17 — Practice Test
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Part A: Multiple Choice (5 questions · 2 pts each)
1. According to the chapter, what is the "great multitude" in Revelation 7:9, 14?
2. In Revelation 11:1-2, what does John being told to "measure" the temple signify?
3. According to Romans 11:28-29, what does "irrevocable" mean about God's calling on Israel?
4. According to Ephesians 2:14-16, what did the cross produce regarding Jew and Gentile?
5. According to the chapter, what does "sackcloth" represent in the character of the end-time witness?
Part B: True or False (6 statements · 1 pt each)
1. The chapter claims to resolve every debate about the timing of the rapture and tribulation with total certainty.
2. Paul says in Romans 11:28-29 that God's gifts and calling toward Israel are irrevocable.
3. The state of Israel was reborn in a single day, May 14, 1948, fulfilling Isaiah 66:8.
4. The chapter teaches that the Church replaced Israel and Israel's calling as a witness has ended.
5. According to the chapter, the end-time witness company gains its authority through impressive credentials and spiritual performance.
6. Revelation 8:3-5 shows that when the golden bowls of the saints' prayers are full, judgments are released on the earth.
Part C: Fill in the Blank (5 items · 1 pt each)
1. "You are My ," says the Lord, of Israel. (Isa. 43:10)
2. The Greek word for "witness" in Acts 1:8 is martys, the root of our word "."
3. Ephesians 2:15 says the cross created in Himself "one new " from the two.
4. In Gibraltar, Steve stood over a cave once called the "Gate of ."
5. The Hebrew word Aliyah literally means "" or going up.
Part D: Short Answer (completion credit)
1. Explain what it means, according to the chapter, that God "measures" the temple in Revelation 11:1-2.
2. Explain the relationship between Israel and the Church described in Ephesians 2:14-16 and Romans 11, and why the chapter says the Church did not replace Israel.
3. Explain what the chapter means by "the Sackcloth Spirit" as the character of the end-time witness.
Part E — Before You Leave
Are you more naturally drawn to the "inner court" (wholehearted devotion) or the "outer court" (nearness without full surrender)? Be honest.
What would it look like for you to personally pray for Israel and for the Church's unified witness to the nations?
Write a short prayer asking God to make you part of the "inner court" remnant, marked, protected, and set apart in this hour.