11:12And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here." And they went up into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies beheld them.

This is a continuation of the previous verse.

And

  • they heard a loud VOICE from HEAVEN saying, "COME UP HERE."
  • This confims the two witnesses are of God (not false teachers) because only God's own people are invited into heaven. This parallels the request to John in Revelation 4:1.

    And they went up into HEAVEN in the cloud,

    Note, it is 'the cloud' not 'a cloud'. There may be a special "God's cloud" which not only transports Jesus (Acts 1:9) and witnesses around but also contains the GLORY of God (Exodus 40:34-38).

    and their enemies beheld them.

    'BEHELD' is probably better translated 'STARED TRANSFIXED'. This is not a twinkling-of-an-eye exit (1 Corinthians 15:52). It is a slow deliberate departure. Most likely 'their enemies' were watching them closely to see what the two witnesses were going to do next. Their departure may have been a relief but even as believers are exhorted to be watchful, Luke 21:34-36, the enemies probably wonder if the two witnesses are going to return. Interestingly, they probably do with their Commander in the lead, Revelation 19:14.