It reminds me of one of those movies that have scenarios like this. If you try to change it, somehow in some way it still gets fulfilled.

Foe example, the movie The Time Machine, a man invented a time machine to travel back in time to prevent the murder of the woman he loved. He saved her life, only to have her get hit by a car and killed.

I think it will be like that. Satan cannot see all ends like God can. He may desperately try to change the outcome of a prophecy only to have it fulfilled in a way that he did not think about or comprehend.

You're right GOC, that kind of stuff is fun to think about!

Great brain tease! Should that happen, then the two end time witness might have an even greater effect for the kingdom of God, and could otherwise thwart satans elaborate plans. Satan seeing this will be forced to kill them. Whether in rage, frustration, or jealousy, he will perform what God has spoken. This one of those things that sounds great in theory, but lousy in reality!

Love & blessings...Tender Reed

I think by the time God removes His protection on their lives all nasty boy will be able to do is vent his hatred of them and Whom they serve. I don't think he will have the ability to restrain himself. And if he tries to restrain himself, all they'd have to do to bring about the prophecy is to stand there and laugh at him.

I think this question is best answered by the fact that God has seen the whole thing played out. Satan and the Beast have already acted out this play and are in the Lake of Fire. We are the only ones who have not acted out the final scene yet. God's out there in eternity waiting on us to catch up.

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The key is that the AC will not know for sure who are the two witnesses and what are they?
That is why we cannot even predict who they will be because then Satan could try to abort the plan as in Revelation because he has read that book much longer than each of us did. None of us knows what the meaning of book of revelation and what actually the fulfillment of Daniel's prophecy. Only some wise men will know for sure while the important part of it will kept hidden.
The interesting thing is that there will be 144000 holy people from Israel and again Satan will not know for sure who they are except those people did a lot of miraculous things as many of Pastors did today. It will be hidden from all of us but we knew it by heart and by faith only. Satan makes prediction too who they are and tries to abort the plan but he will make a lot of mistakes as he did when killing thousands of babies with the hope to kill Jesus but can't. What could happen is that those 144000 and two witnesses will give dangers to the earth Kingdom of the evil and thus have to be destroyed somehow somewhat.
Sure the evil will try to spare the life of people who they think might be the two witnesses but they will get the wrong people again and again. And when the evil think they have caught the right persons and think the rests are not the two witnesses, the evil forces will try to annihilate the rests while actually they get the wrong people and as the result kill the true two witnesses .... Our God YHWH is really smart in this game and he will again make the evil forces lost the battle for sure.

Keep in mind the circumstances.
The two witnesses have the authority to shut up the sky so it does not rain for the entire duration of their ministry.
That means drought and massive food shortages.
They are divinely protected during that time.
If the antichrist wants to claim he is the true messiah/God, who will listen to him, let alone believe him while these two odd, fire breathing dudes, capable of doing magical stuff most people have only seen in a Harry Potter movie are wandering around in Israel? If he isn't able to defeat them, the world will never worship him.