Revelation 20:4
Revelation 20:4 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.
By
thrones
here we are to understand the kingdom and dominion of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of his suffering, conquering and overcoming saints. Revelation 11:15; Daniel 7:27; Matthew 19:28; Revelation 3:21; Revelation 12:11
And judgement was given unto them.
That is, to the righteous, \ to the saints, \
And I saw the souls (animas, not the bodies) of them that were beheaded,
that is, suffered death
for the witness of Jesus,
Revelation 6:9-11; Revelation 11:7 and for the Word of God, the holy scripture;
And which had not worshipped the beast:
that is, had not taken the oath of supremacy to the beast;
neither to his image:
popish kings, as head of the church, are refused to swear away the headship of our Lord Jesus Christ, \
Neither had received his mark in their foreheads or in their hands.
See Revelation 13:16-17
And they lived and reigned with Christ these thousand years.
Romans 8:17-18; 2 Timothy 2:11-12
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