It was interesting to see the public reaction of the news of Osama Bin Laden's death this week. Judging by the images that I saw in the media (which can be speculative and biased) many people were obviously happy. Chants of U-S-A, spontaneous celebrations, and editorials that justice had been served, were common in our country. There were also favorable reactions by leaders in such places as Israel, Afghanistan, Italy and France. A lot of people are either happy or relieved that the man who was responsible for so many deaths worldwide had met his end.
As I viewed these developments I couldn't but help think of how a similar situation might look that is mentioned in Scripture. In Revelation 11 we are told of a time during the Tribulation when God will send 2 witnesses to earth, who will preach and perform mighty miracles in His name for 3 1/2 years. Since it is largely a godless world to whom they will preach, their message will be unwelcome. Finally, at the end of the 3 1/2 years, the Beast will kill them and their bodies will lie in the street for 3 1/2 days for the entire world to see. At this time, verse 10 tells us "and those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and make merry and exchange presents, because these two prophets had been a torment to those who dwell upon the earth." Obviously the celebration of the death of the 2 witnesses will be for much different reasons and on a much greater scale than the death of Bin Laden but I still believe that, in a small way, it is a preview of what is to come. Just an observation.
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