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Well, I suppose people will come up with many interpretations, but I see the two prophets as two individual prophets...literal witnesses that will protect Jerusalem for the space of 3.5 years as prophesied. There are only so many levels of representations that can be given. The lampstands represent two prophets...two witnesses who, with the power of God, will withstand Gog's onslaught. John specifically calls them prophets. A group of people cannot constitute a single prophet to produce the power these two prophets will wield.
Some believe these two prophets to be Moses and Elijah. The scriptures say Moses died; however, all Joshua and the other Israelites saw was Moses caught up in a cloud. We also know from Joel that Lucifer had a dispute with Michael regarding Moses' body. So, was Moses also translated and taken up without tasting death?
I personally think these prophets will be living mortals, called to minister to the Jews. Why bring in prophets from bygone dispensations when it's never been done before?
But it's anyone's guess.