From a thread I made in March of this year:
The Branch is the 2 witnesses of Revelation
No where is Jesus ever mentioned as being a "Branch"..Jesus is always the "Vine"....the 2 witnesses are the "Branch"
One witness is a
"king" and the other is a
"priest"Zechariah 6:12-13
King James Version (KJV)
12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is
The Branch; and he shall grow up out of his place, and
he shall build the temple of the Lord:13 Even he shall build the temple of the Lord; and he shall bear the glory, and
shall sit and rule upon his throne; and
he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between
them both.
The Branch is clearly the one building the temple of the Lord and in the book of Zechariah it is
Joshua the priest and
Zerubbabel the head of the tribe of Judah building the temple and the counsel of peace shall be between the king and the priest
Jeremiah 23 shows the Zerubbabel half of the Branch
Jeremiah 23:5-6
King James Version (KJV)
5 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David
a righteous Branch, and a
King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute
judgment and
justice(righteousness) in the earth.
6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby
"he" shall be called,
The Lord Our Righteousness.
Jeremiah 33 shows the Joshua half of the Branch
...notice no mention of the word "King" in these verses that is because it is the "Priest" side...the world is made up of male and female the kingdom of God is made up of kings and priests...kings masculine and priests feminine but not of the nature as we think of male and female on earth.
15 In those days, and at that time, will I cause
the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute
judgment and
righteousness in the land.
16 In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith
"she" shall be called,
The Lord our righteousness.
17 For thus saith the Lord; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne
(King) of the house of Israel;
18 Neither shall the
priests the Levites want
a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.
Psalm 72(A psalm of solomon)
King James Version (KJV)
72 Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
Notice the "Branch" executes "
Judgement and
righteousness"
The king thy
judgement and the kings son thy
righteousness"
The "Branch is 2 that become 1 because the Branch has the mission of joining the 2 that are separated Judah and Israel