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 looked, thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames; its wheels were burning fire.

Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, in the new world,when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases?

The souls

When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne.

"Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes.

And the disciples asked him, "Then why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?"

And they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?"

and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared."

Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead,

Beheaded

And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another.

But when Herod heard of it, he said, "John, whom I beheaded, has been raised."

Herod said, "John I beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?" And he sought to see him.

The witness

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

And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth."

And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.

And which

It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed.

And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name."

And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire--and also those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands.

The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to rise from the bottomless pit and go to destruction. And the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because it was and is not and is to come.

And they

And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation,

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

And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever,

But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, forever and ever.'

and if children, then heirs--heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.

For if their rejection means the reconciliation of 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 also will deny us;

General references

But you who held fast to the LORD your God are all alive today.

Blessed is he who waits and arrives at the 1,335 days.