Revelation 20:4

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Revelation 20:4

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Summary

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

Thrones

The souls

Beheaded

Matthew 24:10

Mark 6:16

Luke 9:9

The witness

Revelation 1:9

Revelation 11:3

Revelation 12:11

And which

And they

2 Timothy 2:12

General references

Deuteronomy 4:4

Daniel 12:12

Bible References

Thrones

“As I kept watching,

thrones were set in place,
and the Ancient of Days took His seat.
His clothing was white like snow,
and the hair of His head like whitest wool.
His throne was flaming fire;
its wheels were blazing fire.

Jesus said to them, “I assure you: In the Messianic Age,

when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on 12 thrones, judging the 12 tribes of Israel.

so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom. And you will sit on thrones judging the 12 tribes of Israel.

Or don’t you know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest cases?

The souls

When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the people slaughtered because of God’s word and the testimony they had.

Look, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome Day of the Lord comes.

So the disciples questioned Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

Then they began to question Him, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

And he will go before Him
in the spirit and power of Elijah,
to turn the hearts of fathers
to their children,
and the disobedient
to the understanding of the righteous,
to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.

Herod the tetrarch heard about everything that was going on. He was perplexed, because some said that John had been raised from the dead,

Beheaded

Then many will take offense, betray one another and hate one another.

When Herod heard of it, he said, “John, the one I beheaded, has been raised!”

“I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this I hear such things about?” And he wanted to see Him.

The witness

I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of God’s word and the testimony about Jesus.

I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days,

dressed in sackcloth.”

They conquered him
by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony,
for they did not love their lives
in the face of death.

And which

He exercises all the authority of the first beast on his behalf and compels the earth and those who live on it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed.

and the smoke of their torment will go up forever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or anyone who receives the mark of his name.

I also saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had won the victory over the beast, his image, and the number of his name, were standing on the sea of glass with harps from God.

The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up from the abyss and go to destruction. Those who live on the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will be astonished when they see the beast that was, and is not, and will be present again.

And they

And they sang a new song:

You are worthy to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
because You were slaughtered,
and You redeemed people
for God by Your blood
from every tribe and language
and people and nation.

But after 3½ days, the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet. So great fear fell on those who saw them.

“In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, and this kingdom will not be left to another people. It will crush all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself endure forever.

But the holy ones of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess it forever, yes, forever and ever.’

and if children, also heirs—heirs of God and coheirs with Christ—seeing that we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.

For if their rejection brings reconciliation to the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead?

if we endure, we will also reign with Him;
if we deny Him, He will also deny us;

General references

But you who have remained faithful to the Lord your God are all alive today.

The one who waits for and reaches 1,335 days is blessed.