Revelation 20:4

Then I saw thrones. Seated on them were those who had been given authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony about Jesus and for the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his image, and they had refused to receive the mark on their forehead or hand. They came to life, and they reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

3He threw him into the bottomless pit. He shut it and sealed it over him. This was so that he would not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were over. After that, he must be set free for a short amount of time.

5The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection.

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Cross References

Daniel 2:44In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be conquered by another people. It will break the other kingdoms into pieces and put an end to all of them, and it will remain forever.

Daniel 7:18But the holy people of the Most High will receive the kingdom, and they will possess it forever and ever.'

Daniel 7:27The kingdom and the dominion, 1 and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, 1 will be given to the people 1 who belong to the holy people of the Most High. 1 His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, 1 and all other kingdoms will serve and obey him.'

Matthew 17:10His disciples asked him, saying, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

Matthew 24:10Then many will stumble, and betray one another and hate one another.

Mark 6:27So the king sent a soldier from his guard and commanded him to bring him John's head. The guard went and beheaded him in the prison.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 20:2-11

The Binding of Satan. ( a. d. 95.) 1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. 4 And I saw thrones, and they sat… Read the whole commentary →

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