“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.”
I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge; and I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony to Jesus and for the word of God - those faithful unto death are resurrected and elevated to thrones of judgment. This is a vision of the martyrs' vindication and exaltation.
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Markus BauerNote1mo agoReigning With Christ
Those who are beheaded because of their testimony reign with Christ for a thousand years. The price they paid is honored. Their sacrifice is rewarded. Suffering isn't wasted. It's transformed into aut...
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Aisha MbekiNote1mo agoThrones and a Thousand Years
I'm a biblical scholar who's studied every eschatological view - premillennial, postmillennial, amillennial, preterist. The debates are endless and rarely productive.
But the image of thrones, of the...
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